Born in Piau, Condé moved to Juiz de Fora, both in the Minas Gerais state, at the age of six.

[1] In 1996, aged 22, he started his career training the youth sides of Tupi, and worked at the club until 2001 when he received an invitation from América Mineiro.

[2] He led the club on eight matches before returning to his previous role, and moved to the youth sides of Atlético Mineiro in the following year.

On 16 March 2009, Condé became a head coach for the first time in his career, replacing José Carlos Amaral at the helm of his first club Tupi.

[15] Condé was sacked from Braga on 22 May 2016,[16] and replaced Enderson Moreira at the helm of fellow division two side Goiás on 9 June.

[27] He won the Campeonato Maranhense and led the club to their best finish in the Série B since 2006, before departing on 30 January 2021;[28] hours later, he was announced at Novorizontino.