Gilberto “Giba” Damiano Maciel, Jr. is a Brazilian football manager who was in charge of the US Virgin Islands team from November 2019 to March 2024.
In January 2024 Giba Damiano was hired as Assistant Coach for the NWSL team - Houston Dash.
[3] Giba was hired in 2018 as assistant coach of the U.S. Virgin Islands men's senior national team ahead of World Cup qualifiers, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the CONCACAF Nations League.
[4][5] In 2019 he was appointed as the U.S. Virgin Islands head coach and the general manager of the national team.
Giba was appointed Assistant Coach for the NWSL team Houston Dash in January 2024.