| Intro | Brazilian association football player |
| Is |
Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager |
| From | Brazil |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 26 September 1970, Ponta Grossa |
| Age: | 49 years |
Eriélton Carlos Pacheco (born 26 September 1970), known as Pachequinho, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward.
Playing career
Pachequinho was born in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, and was a Coritiba youth graduate. He made his senior debut on 11 February 1990, in a 3–0 win against Nove de Julho, and scored his first senior goal one month later, in a match against Matsubara.
Pachequinho left Coxa in 1996, with 215 matches and 64 goals. He subsequently represented Bahia, Atlético Paranaense, Matonense, Paraná and Criciúma before retiring in 2000 at the age of 30, mainly due to injuries.
Manager career
After his retirement, Pachequinho worked at his first club Coritiba, as a scout. On 4 November 2015, after the dismissal of Ney Franco, he was appointed interim manager of the main squad.
On 9 November, Pachequinho was definitely appointed manager until the end of the year.
Honours
Individual
- Campeonato Paranaense top goalscorer: 1995
- “Pachequinho era a alegria da torcida, mas alvo de botinadas” [Pachequinho was the joy of the supporters, but was also a target of tackles] (in Portuguese). Paraná Online. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.