Nicknamed "Buffalo", his career began with
Oriente Petrolero, where he played from 1995 to 2002 with a short interval at the Argentine club
Lanús. Coimbra then went to Mexico, where he played for
Puebla F.C. (2002–2003) and
Correcaminos UAT (2004), before moving to
Ras Al Khaima in the United Arab Emirates (2004), then to the Greek team
Ionikos (2005) and later to the Chinese side
Beijing Guoan (2006). During early 2007, he joined the Chilean club
O'Higgins along with fellow countryman
José Alfredo Castillo, but after a few games he returned to Oriente for the remainder of the year. In 2008, he was loaned to
Guabirá. The team was relegated to the second division and he left after the season came to an end. During his fourth spell with Oriente during the 2009 Apertura tournament, Coimbra surprisingly announced his withdrawal from professional football at the age of 34. ==International career==