Andrezinho (footballer, born 1982)
André Reinaldo de Souza Esposito, better known simply as Andrezinho (born 11 August 1982, in Santo André) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Sabah FA in Malaysian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Reinaldo de Souza Esposito | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo André, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sabah FA | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Matsubara | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Fluminense | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sabah FA | ||
| 2006–2007 | Kazma SC | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al Salmiya | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Ansar Beirut | ||
| 2010 | FK Borac Čačak | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Foolad | 38 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Tarxien Rainbows | 27 | (8) |
| 2014 | Ipatinga | 5 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Sabah FA | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 December 2014 | |||
Career edit
He started playing in Brazil with Matsubara in 1999, before joining Fluminense.[1]
Fluminense edit
1999–2005 edit
With Flu he won the Oberndorf Tournament Under-19 in 2001 scoring on the final against VfB Stuttgart[2][3] and the Campeonato Carioca in 2002.[4]
Asia and Europe edit
In August 2002 he went on trial to Russian FC Spartak Moscow, but left the club after three days[5] and returned to Fluminense until 2005 when he leaves to Malaysia, where he played with Sabah FA. Between 2006 and 2009, He played in Kuwait, first with Kazma Sporting Club where he won the following titles: Al khurafi Cup[6] and Al Hasawy Super Cup[7] and then with Al Salmiya Club qualifying with the club to the Asian Football Confederation. In 2009, he had a short spell in Lebanon with Al-Ansar SC before moving in January 2010 back to Europe to play in Serbian SuperLiga with FK Borac Čačak.[8] From there, Andrezinho returned to acting in the Middle East, more precisely to Iran, where defending Foolad FC for two seasons.[9] In 2012, the player move to island of Malta becoming part of Tarxien Rainbows FC club with which he broke the fastest goal record of League Maltese on 27 April 2013, with just 20 seconds of play, and attending the best campaign of all time from the foundation club,[8][10] In 2014, Andre returned to Brazil and sign with Ipatinga FC to play the Campeonato Mineiro. In 2014, he returned to Malaysia to defend the red T-shirt of Rhinos again with Sabah FA.[11] but fail to impress the team due to discipline problem and being unpaid for 5 months salary.
References edit
- ^ Placar magazine 2003 pag. 49
- ^ Club, Fluminense Football. "Página Inicial". Fluminense Football Club.
- ^ pt:Torneio de Oberndorf Sub-19
- ^ Fluminense Football Club: história, conquistas e glórias no futebol by Antonio Carlos Napoleão, pag. 135
- ^ ""Спартак" подал заявку на Лигу чемпионов". РБК.
- ^ "Kazma claim their revenge". The World Game.
- ^ "Today in Kuwait's history 07/02/2015". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 7 February 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ a b Andrezinho at Soccerway (wrongly spelled as Ronaldo instead of Reinaldo)
- ^ Andre Reinaldo de Souza esposito 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine at persianleague.com
- ^ Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Four-goal Ohawuchi foils Rainbows' rally". Times of Malta.
- ^ Andre Reinaldo de Souza esposito 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine at ifball.com
External sources edit
- at Sambafoot (archived)