Picolé (footballer)

José Manoel Ricardo (born 29 January 1956), better known as Picolé, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

[1] Revealed by the EC Noroeste, he stood out to the point that he was part of some friendlies aimed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, but was not called-up in the final list.

From 1976 to 1979, played for Palmeiras where he appeared in 59 games and scored 12 goals.

[2] He also played in Mexican football, for Club Puebla and Deportivo Neza.

He also coached Tanabi in 2014 and São-Carlense in the 2019 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr.[3] He currently works for São Paulo FC, at a football school in Palmas, Tocantins.