Baiano (footballer, born 1978)
Brazilian footballer and manager
Dermival Almeida Lima (born 28 June 1978), commonly known as Baiano, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as either a right-back or as a defensive midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Red Bull Bragantino' under-17 team.
Club career
Born in Capim Grosso, Bahia, Baiano was nicknamed after his native state, and was a youth product of Santos. He made his first team debut on 11 February 1996, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Paulista home draw against Corinthians.
Baiano scored his first goal for Peixe on 2 May 1996, netting the opener in a 2–1 away loss to Novorizontino. He subsequently became a regular starter in the 1997 season, winning the 1997 Torneio Rio-São Paulo before losing his spot in the following campaign.
In February 1999, Baiano was loaned to Matonense for the 1999 Campeonato Paulista. In July, he moved to Vitória also in a temporary deal.
Back to Santos for the 2000 season, Baiano was a regular starter during the year's Paulistão before being transferred to Spanish La Liga club UD Las Palmas for a rumoured fee of US$ 2.75 million in August.
Baiano returned to his home country in 2001, after being loaned to Atlético Mineiro for one year.
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