Rogério Henrique was born in Borda da Mata, Minas Gerais, and played for Goiás, Grêmio Maringá and Monte Azul as a senior.
After retiring at the age of just 20, he worked in the youth sides of Brasilis before moving to South Korea, as a coach of the Daeryun High School football team.
[10] On 16 May 2019, Rogério Henrique was presented as Pouso Alegre head coach,[11] and won the Mineiro Segunda Divisão with the club before resigning on 28 August 2020.
[12] On 5 September, he was named in charge of Atibaia,[13] but returned to his native state in December to take over Atlético Três Corações [pt] for the remainder of the 2020 Mineiro Segunda Divisão.
[16] He began the 2022 campaign in charge of Lemense (returning to the club as they were previously named Atibaia), but was sacked from the side on 6 March of that year.