Born in Maceió, Adriano played exclusively in his native state Alagoas during his entire career.
After starting his career with Sete de Setembro [pt], he represented Bom Jesus in the Campeonato Alagoano and joined ASA in 2003, playing for the side in the year's Série C. In 2004, Adriano joined CSA, and appeared for the club in the Campeonato Alagoano Segunda Divisão.
After retiring, Adriano first worked as a manager at former side Sete de Setembro, leading the club in the campaigns of 2013[6] and 2014,[7] in the second division.
In 2018, he was in charge of FF Sports Portocalvense [pt][11] before moving to ASA to work as their under-20 manager on 3 October 2019.
[15] On 14 November 2022, despite the club's relegation, Adriano was permanently named manager of CSA for the upcoming season.