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Humberto Targino Woolley Filho (born 3 January 1982), known as Dico Woolley, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former footvolley player. He is the current head coach of Retrô.
Career
Born in Olinda, Pernambuco, Woolley played footvolley professionally before retiring and subsequently graduating in Physical education. He began his coaching career with the under-15 side of Náutico in 2011, before moving to Libya to work as Baltemar Brito's fitness coach at Al-Ittihad Club in 2013.
Woolley subsequently worked as a youth coach for Retrô and Náutico, before becoming an assistant of Nilson at Flamengo de Arcoverde for the 2019 season. He then returned to Retrô, before becoming Dado Cavalcanti's assistant at Bahia in June 2021.
On 22 September 2021, Woolley was named head coach of Retrô, after the departure of Milton Mendes. He led the club to the runner-up position in both the 2022 and 2023 editions of the Campeonato Pernambucano, but was sacked on 13 May 2023, after a winless start in the year's Série D.
On 22 June 2023, Woolley was named Campinense head coach, replacing sacked Luan Carlos, but left on 25 July after just five matches. On 25 September, he was announced as the head coach of Manauara for the upcoming season, but was dismissed the following 25 January, after just two matches.
On 22 February 2024, Woolley was appointed head coach of River. On 3 April, after being eliminated from the 2024 Copa do Nordeste, he was relieved from his duties.
On 1 October 2024, Woolley agreed to return to Retrô as head coach for the ensuing campaign, with the club now in the Série C.
References
External links
Dico Woolley at Soccerway