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Vinicius Silva Maciel de Oliveira ( Vinícius de Oliveira ) (born February 26, 1982) is a former Brazilian/Australian Football/Futsal player and current Football and Futsal coach.

Vinicius de Oliveira played for a few semi-professional and amateur teams in Brazil and Australia. He was born in Londrina, Parana and lived in a few different cities in Brazil but mainly in Curitiba, Parana. Always dreaming of becoming a professional football player, Vinicius de Oliveira trained both Futsal and Football since the age of 6. He has won awards for school competitions growing up which it has exposed him to scouts and has granted him the opportunity to be able to play for official football and futsal clubs and to obtain scholarships, including abroad. Although he had a promising future in both sports he has taken a different path and went to live and study abroad, firstly in the USA and then New Zealand before settling in Australia. Taking then a break from both sports competitively. Nevertheless, to settle in Australia he had to take on different industries of work such as hospitality as a chef and retail stores before going back to his passion, Football and Futsal.

MOST RESCENT PROJECTS

GALAXY FC – QLD - AUSTRALIA (2016 Puma F-League Champions) 2014-CURRENT Women’s Squad Head Coach, current F-League National Champions of Australia in our first year running, consequently heading to Thailand in July for the AFF Championship 2017. Assistant Coach for the Men’s Squad and Director of Coaching for the junior programs, supervising, training and mentoring other coaches at all age groups.

NEXT LEVEL FUTSAL 2015-CURRENT Founder of Next Level Futsal, an organization focused on developing players to participate in various tournaments. Current champions of the Johnny Warren Cup, State of Origin Cup, Jacaranda Futsal Cup and Gold Coast Futsal Leagues in multiple age groups. Most amount of participants in the Gold Coast Rep Squads and QLD State Teams. We are now deeply focused in developing the sport in schools, implementing futsal training programs, coaching the coaches (teachers), etc. Currently at Kings Christian College, Somerset College and Saint Andrews Lutheran College. Also assisting TSS – The Southport School to involve the students in Club Football/Futsal, working along Keith Reynolds and Joe Dolan, both former professional football players.

FOOTBALL QUEENSLAND 2016-CURRENT State Representative Coach for Football QLD Futsal Taking teams to the FFA National Championships. Currently working in the Sporting Schools Program, an initiative from Football QLD and Brisbane Roar to help schools to use grants towards futsal development in schools.

SURFERS PARADISE APOLLO SOCCER CLUB 2016-CURRENT Voluntarily helping Surfers Paradise Apollo Soccer Club, implementing a training program where the club’s junior system can be rebuilt and numbers of participants can grow. At the moment the focus is developing the coaches and the training programs to be delivered.

REGISTERED ACHIEVEMENTS AS PLAYER

FOOTBALL Member of Coritiba FC and Parana FC from the age of ten until the age of seventeen. Won four metropolitan, one state and one national tournament from the age of twelve until the age of sixteen. Played competitive amateur football in QLD-Australia for clubs such as Redlands United, Merrimac Soccer Club, Gold Coast Knights and Surfers Paradise Apollo Soccer Club. Won two premierships.

FUTSAL Played competitive futsal up to the youth categories before going to live abroad where I did not encounter competitive futsal opportunities and focused on education and work. Coritiba Football Club (Brazil/Curitiba-PR) Member of Coritiba Football Club squad senior semi-professional level for two years from the age of fifteen. Received awards as best player for three consecutive years (Campeonato Metropolitano). Inter/Ulbra (Brazil/Canoas-PR) Member of youth squad in 1997. The club won important titles during these years including Brazilian Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Libertadores, etc.

Inpacel (Brazil/Arapoti-PR) Member of the pre-youth squads before the club dissolved in 1995. The senior team counted with players such as Manoel Tobias, Ortiz, Fininho, Vander, Índio, Serginho and others.

You may still find him playing in local club competitions or coaching both Football and Futsal at higher levels.