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René Simões

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Renê Rodrigues Simões (born on December 12, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football coach and manager, and former footballer. He lead Jamaica national football team for the first and only to date time, to 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. This accomplishment made Jamaica the first English speaking Caribbean country to qualify for the World Cup. In 2004 Summer Olympics, he got the Gold Medal with the Brazil women's national football team. As of 2006 He is the Head Coach and manager of Iran's Under 23 national football team.

He has also previously coached the Trinidad and Tobago football team.