Picolé (footballer)

José Manoel Ricardo (born 29 January 1956), better known as Picolé, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career
Revealed by the EC Noroeste, he stood out to the point that he was part of some friendlies aimed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, but was not called-up in the final list. From 1976 to 1979, played for Palmeiras where he appeared in 59 games and scored 12 goals. He also played in Mexican football, for Club Puebla and Deportivo Neza.

Managerial career
In 2008 he was the coach of GE Juventus de Jaraguá do Sul. He also coached Tanabi in 2014 and São-Carlense in the 2019 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr..

He currently works for São Paulo FC, at a football school in Palmas, Tocantins.