Neco (footballer, born 1964)

Neco

Personal information
Full name	Manoel Carlos de Lima Filho
Date of birth	(1964-02-08) February 8, 1964
Place of birth	Umbuzeiro, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Petrolina (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1993	Sport Recife
Managerial career
2005	Sport
2008–2010	Salgueiro
2010	Ypiranga
2010	Petrolina
2011–2012	Salgueiro
2013–2014	Sport (assistant)
2013	Sport (interim)
2015	Petrolina
2016	Timbaúba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manoel Carlos de Lima Filho or simply Neco (born 8 January 1964) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a winger and a manager.

He played for Sport Recife in the '80s as one of the heroes of the red-black Pernambuco in winning the Union Cup 1987. After this he was a manager.

He commanded the Salgueiro, in the years 2008 and 2009. He was still in Ypiranga and Petrolina, returning as coach of Willow in 2013. Neco took over after the fall of Marcelo Martelotte due to poor results in Serie B.

Honors

Player

• 1987 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Sport Recife)
• 1988 – Campeonato Pernambucano (Sport Recife)
• 1991 – Campeonato Pernambucano (Sport Recife)
• 1992 – Campeonato Pernambucano (Sport Recife)