Dudu Patetuci

Dudu Patetuci
Personal information
Full name Carlos Eduardo Patetuci
Date of birth (1972-02-10) 10 February 1972
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brazil U17 (head coach)
Youth career
Flamengo
Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Fluminense 6 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2014 Flamengo U15 (assistant)
2014–2017 Flamengo U15
2017–2019 Vasco da Gama U15
2019 Brazil U16
2020–2024 Brazil U15
2024– Brazil U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Eduardo Patetuci (born 10 February 1972), known as Dudu Patetuci, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of the Brazil under-17 national team.

Playing career

Known simply as Dudu as a player, he played for the youth teams of Flamengo and Fluminense. Promoted to the latter's first team in 1991, he only made his senior debut on 8 March 1993, in a 1–0 Campeonato Carioca win over São Cristóvão. He featured in 24 matches for Flu until 1994.

Coaching career

After retiring, Patetuci graduated in physical education from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2014 he began his coaching career with Flamengo's under-15 team, achieving rapid success,[1] and later coached Vasco da Gama.

In October 2019, Patetuci was hired by the Brazilian Football Confederation to coach Brazil's under-18 and under-16 teams.[2][3]

Honours

Flamengo U15

Vasco da Gama U15

  • Campeonato Carioca Sub-15: 2019

Brazil U17

References

  1. ↑ "Flamengo é campeão da Copa Brasil sub-15 invicto". CR Flamengo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "CBF anuncia Dudu Patetuci como treinador das seleções sub-16 e sub-18". GloboEsporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dudu Patetuci relembra lições de 2019 antes de estreia no Mundial Sub-17". FIFA.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 November 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
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