Born in Borda da Mata, Minas Gerais,[1] Leite worked in a football school in his hometown before beginning his career with the youth sides of Brasilis, being also in charge of the first team during the 2007[2] and 2008 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão editions.
[4] In 2010, Leite was Zé Teodoro's assistant at Fortaleza,[5][6] before taking over the under-20 team of Guarani late in that year.
[7] In 2013, he was an assistant of Sérgio Baresi in the under-20 team of São Paulo.
Leite reunited with Dias in the 2015 campaign, being his assistant at União Barbarense.
[12] On 10 August 2023, Leite was announced at Série C side Pouso Alegre for the remaining two matches of the campaign.