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Ademir Fonseca dos Santos (born 18 January 1963), simply known as Ademir Fonseca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ademir Fonseca dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Nepomuceno, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1982 | Botafogo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Botafogo | ||
| 1986 | → Santa Cruz-RN | ||
| 1986–1987 | → Vitória | ||
| 1987 | Volta Redonda | ||
| 1987 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 1988–1991 | Joinville | ||
| 1992 | Comercial-SP | ||
| 1992 | Sãocarlense | ||
| 1993–1994 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1995 | Santo André | ||
| 1996 | São José-SP | ||
| 1996 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 1997 | Ituano | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997 | Ituano | ||
| 1998 | Sãocarlense | ||
| 1998 | Comercial-SP | ||
| 1998 | Tubarão | ||
| 1999 | São Bento | ||
| 2000 | Madureira | ||
| 2000 | CRB | ||
| 2001 | Volta Redonda | ||
| 2001 | Tupi | ||
| 2002 | Ituano | ||
| 2002 | Marcílio Dias | ||
| 2002 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2003 | América-RN | ||
| 2003 | Joinville | ||
| 2003 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2004 | Joinville | ||
| 2004 | Caldense | ||
| 2004 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2004 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2005 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2005 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 2006 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2006 | Paysandu | ||
| 2006 | Ituano | ||
| 2007 | Remo | ||
| 2007 | America-RJ | ||
| 2007 | Caldense | ||
| 2008 | America-RJ | ||
| 2008 | Bangu | ||
| 2008 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2008 | Gama | ||
| 2009 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2009 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2010 | Tupi | ||
| 2010 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2010 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2011 | Oeste | ||
| 2011 | São Caetano | ||
| 2011 | Goiás | ||
| 2011 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2012 | Caldense | ||
| 2012 | ABC | ||
| 2013 | CRB | ||
| 2013 | Santo André | ||
| 2014 | Oeste | ||
| 2014 | Anápolis | ||
| 2014–2015 | CRB | ||
| 2015 | Guarani | ||
| 2016 | URT | ||
| 2016 | Al-Shoulla | ||
| 2017 | Resende | ||
| 2017 | Botafogo-PB | ||
| 2018 | Ferroviário | ||
| 2018 | Olaria | ||
| 2019 | Uberlândia | ||
| 2019 | Tupi | ||
| 2020 | URT | ||
| 2020 | Villa Nova | ||
| 2021 | ASA | ||
| 2022 | Tupi | ||
| 2024 | União Suzano | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 | |||
Revealed by Botafogo FR, Ademir Fonseca is from the same generation of players who became famous as Josimar and Alemão. He didn't win official titles at Botafogo, but he won the Bern Tournament in 1985 against Young Boys.[1][2][3]
Ademir Fonseca began his career as a coach immediately after retiring, at Ituano FC in 1997. At Ituano he achieved one of the greatest achievements of his career, the 2002 Campeonato Paulista title.[4] He also won the state championships in 2006 with Paysandu[5] and in 2013 with CRB, in addition to other successful campaigns for teams from the interior of Brazil.[6][7][3]
Fonseca suffered a heart attack during the match Uberlândia vs. Serranense for Módulo II, in March 2019, having to undergo emergency heart surgery.[8]
On 6 February 2024, he was announced as coach of União Suzano for the Campeonato Paulista Série A3.[9]
Player
- Botafogo
- Torneio Internacional de Berna: 1985
Manager
- Ituano
- Paysandu
- Campeonato Paraense: 2006
- CRB
- Campeonato Alagoano: 2013
- Tupi
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