Gilberto Damiano

{{Short description|Brazilian football manager}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gilberto “Giba” Damiano | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Gilberto Damiano Maciel, Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/GOX9McDoIAYb9qd2TMiRgBEkwt0/appointments|title=Gilberto Junior Damiano Maciel|publisher=Companies House|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1976|12}} | birth_place = [[Brazil]]<ref name="Legacy">{{cite web |title=Damiano looking to leave a legacy on the US Virgin Islands |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/damiano-looking-to-leave-a-legacy-on-the-us-virgin-islands#football-on-us-virgin-islands-gilberto-damiano |publisher=FIFA |access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> | height = | position = | currentclub = Former Houston Dash Assistant Coach | clubnumber = | manageryears1 = November 2019 to March 2024 | managerclubs1 = US Virgin Islands U23 | manageryears2 = 2019–2024 | managerclubs2 = [[United States Virgin Islands national soccer team|US Virgin Islands]] | club-update = | ntupdate = }}

'''Gilberto “Giba” Damiano Maciel, Jr.''' is a Brazilian [[association football|football]] manager who was in charge of the [[United States Virgin Islands national soccer team|US Virgin Islands]] team from November 2019 to March 2024.

In January 2024 Giba Damiano was hired as Assistant Coach for the [[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]] team - [[Houston Dash]]. Because of family Priorities, Giba left the job in September 2024.

He moved his coaching education journey to Scotland, 2018 to 2022 where he got his [[UEFA coaching licences#UEFA Pro Licence|UEFA Pro license]].

==Coaching career== ===Cardiff City===

From 2012 to 2014, Damiano held a coaching role at [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://graduates.name/country-uk-6090#|title=Graduates from United Kingdom|publisher=European Graduates|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref>

===US Virgin Islands===

Giba was hired in 2018 as assistant coach of the U.S. Virgin Islands men's senior national team ahead of World Cup qualifiers, the [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]], and the [[CONCACAF Nations League]].

In October 2019, Damiano was appointed manager of the [[United States Virgin Islands national soccer team|US Virgin Islands]] and their under-23 side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grenadafa.com/people/soccer/gilberto-damiano/343832/|title=Gilberto Damiano Maciel|publisher=Grenada Football Association|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/usvi-learns-from-loss-aims-to-bounce-back-vs-barbados/article_b970f127-6ca7-5f1b-a3fd-fe9a9e4053d2.html|title=USVI learns from loss, aims to bounce back vs. Barbados|publisher=Virgin Islands Daily News|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> In 2019 he was appointed as the U.S. Virgin Islands head coach and the general manager of the national team.

=== Houston Dash === Giba was appointed Assistant Coach for the [[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]] team [[Houston Dash]] in January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Houston Dynamo |title=Houston Dash announce New Members of Technical and Medical Staff {{!}} Houston Dynamo |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/news/houston-dash-announce-new-members-of-technical-and-medical-staff |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Houston Dynamo FC |language=en}}</ref>

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