In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Eric de Oliveira Pereira (born 5 December 1985), known as Eric, is a Brazilian-Romanian[2][3] former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021
After starting out his career in native Brazil, he went on to amass numerous stints in Romania, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Japan and Qatar. He achieved most success in Romania, representing in the country Gaz Metan Mediaș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Viitorul Constanța and Voluntari.
With 66 goals in the Liga I, Eric has been the top foreign goalscorer of the Romanian championship since 2020. Previously, he was named the Foreign Player of the Year twice, in 2010 and 2013.
Eric de Oliveira started his professional career in Brazil at Metropolitano. He was loaned[4] by Metropolitano to Gaz Metan Mediaș in the 2007–08 Liga II season, a season in which he scored 10 goals helping the team to gain promotion to Liga I. After that season, Gaz Metan bought him from Metropolitano.
In his first Liga I season, he played in 25 games and scored 3 goals. In the following campaign, he played in 30 games and scored 8 goals. In the 2010–11 season, he played in 31 games and scored 15 goals, helping the team finish in the 7th place in Liga I, a place that gained Gaz Metan's first ever qualification to the UEFA Europa League, due to Politehnica Timișoara, who finished 2nd in the league table, being relegated by the Romanian Football Federation for not fulfilling the licence conditions to play in European competitions or Liga I. He was awarded the Liga I Foreign Footballer of the Year individual trophy in 2010.
In the 2011–12 campaign, he made his debut in European competitions playing both legs against KuPS. Shortly after moved to Ukraine after signing with Karpaty Lviv. He played 6 games there and returned to Gaz Metan after that season. In the 2012–13 season, he was named Gaz Metan's captain and played in 22 games and scored four goals.
Pandurii Târgu Jiu / Al-Ahli
In July 2013, Eric de Oliveira signed a three-year contract with Pandurii Târgu Jiu, the Liga I runner-up, following his former coach from Gaz Metan, Cristian Pustai. With Pandurii, he advanced to the group stage of Europa League, participating in 8 matches. On 13 September 2013, Eric scored the winning goal in the 2-1 victory against Dinamo București. The following week, he scored the only goal of Pandurii in the 1-1 draw against CFR Cluj.
In January 2014, Eric transferred to Al-Ahli from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a team contending in the Saudi Professional League and runner up for last year's Asian Champions League. In January 2015, he returned to Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[5]
Late career
On 30 June 2015, Matsumoto Yamaga announced the signing of Eric de Oliveira from Romanian club Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[6] On 8 July 2017, Eric signed a one-year contract with Liga I club Viitorul Constanța.[7]
On 12 January 2019, Eric de Oliveira signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Viitorul Constanța.[8] On 14 January 2020, Eric left Viitorul Constanța[9] and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Liga I side Voluntari.[10] On 8 January 2021, Eric was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated.[11]
On 19 February 2021, Eric de Oliveira signed a six-month contract with Gaz Metan Mediaș.[12]
Personal life
In July 2011, Eric and Romanian handball player Cosmina Dancu had their first son, whom they named Deric.[13] Eric married Cosmina two years later.[14] Their second son, Anthony, was born in 2015.[15]
Eric's cousin, Vitinho, was also a professional footballer and played for Gaz Metan Mediaș.[16]
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^"Eric, fotbalistul îndrăgostit de România. "Nu mă mai întorc în Brazilia" | DCNews".
^"VIDEO EXCLUSIV Eric regretă că n-a îmbrăcat tricoul naționalei României: „Puteam fi primul străin care făcea asta"".
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^"Eric de Oliveira, bucuros că s-a întors la Pandurii". Pandurii Târgu Jiu. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
^"エリック選手 パンドゥリ タルグ ジウより完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Matsumoto Yamaga. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^"Eric a devenit jucătorul Viitorului" (in Romanian). Viitorul Constanța. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^"Bine ai revenit, Eric de Oliveira!" (in Romanian). Viitorul Constanța. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ (in Romanian). Viitorul Constanța. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^"BUN VENIT, ERIC !" (in Romanian). Voluntari. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^"Multumim, Eric de Oliveira!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^"Bine ai revenit, Eric de Oliveira!" (in Romanian). Gaz Metan Mediaș. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^"Eric de Oliveira este oficial tatic!Vezi primele poze cu fiul vedetei lui Gaz Metan". adevarul.ro. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
^"Eric vedeta lui Gaz Metan Medias s-a insurat". enational.ro. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^"Eric si-a pregatit ghetele pentru meciurile cu Pandurii". pandurul.ro. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^"Vitinho, vărul lui Eric, cel mai valoros stranier anul trecut, munceşte pe brânci în România, pentru familia nevoiaşă aflată la Rio". libertatea.ro. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
External links
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In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Pereira Eric de Oliveira Pereira born 5 December 1985 known as Eric is a Brazilian Romanian 2 3 former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder EricEric with Karpaty Lviv in 2012Personal informationFull nameEric de Oliveira PereiraDate of birth 1985 12 05 5 December 1985 age 37 Place of birthNova Iguacu BrazilHeight1 74 m 5 ft 9 in 1 Position s Attacking midfielderYouth career0000 2004CFZ do Rio2004Alacranes de Durango2005 2006Parana2006 2007MetropolitanoSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2007Metropolitano5 3 2007 2011Gaz Metan Mediaș117 36 2011 2012Karpaty Lviv6 0 2012 2013Gaz Metan Mediaș22 4 2013Pandurii Targu Jiu18 11 2014Al Ahli9 1 2015Pandurii Targu Jiu13 2 2015Matsumoto Yamaga0 0 2016Najran12 4 2016 2017Gaz Metan Mediaș34 6 2017 2018Viitorul Constanța20 7 2018Al Markhiya9 3 2019Viitorul Constanța12 8 2020 2021Voluntari17 2 2021Gaz Metan Mediaș0 0 Total294 87 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 5 December 2021After starting out his career in native Brazil he went on to amass numerous stints in Romania Ukraine Saudi Arabia Japan and Qatar He achieved most success in Romania representing in the country Gaz Metan Mediaș Pandurii Targu Jiu Viitorul Constanța and Voluntari With 66 goals in the Liga I Eric has been the top foreign goalscorer of the Romanian championship since 2020 Previously he was named the Foreign Player of the Year twice in 2010 and 2013 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early career Gaz Metan Mediaș 1 2 Pandurii Targu Jiu Al Ahli 1 3 Late career 2 Personal life 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditEarly career Gaz Metan Mediaș Edit Eric de Oliveira started his professional career in Brazil at Metropolitano He was loaned 4 by Metropolitano to Gaz Metan Mediaș in the 2007 08 Liga II season a season in which he scored 10 goals helping the team to gain promotion to Liga I After that season Gaz Metan bought him from Metropolitano In his first Liga I season he played in 25 games and scored 3 goals In the following campaign he played in 30 games and scored 8 goals In the 2010 11 season he played in 31 games and scored 15 goals helping the team finish in the 7th place in Liga I a place that gained Gaz Metan s first ever qualification to the UEFA Europa League due to Politehnica Timișoara who finished 2nd in the league table being relegated by the Romanian Football Federation for not fulfilling the licence conditions to play in European competitions or Liga I He was awarded the Liga I Foreign Footballer of the Year individual trophy in 2010 In the 2011 12 campaign he made his debut in European competitions playing both legs against KuPS Shortly after moved to Ukraine after signing with Karpaty Lviv He played 6 games there and returned to Gaz Metan after that season In the 2012 13 season he was named Gaz Metan s captain and played in 22 games and scored four goals Pandurii Targu Jiu Al Ahli Edit In July 2013 Eric de Oliveira signed a three year contract with Pandurii Targu Jiu the Liga I runner up following his former coach from Gaz Metan Cristian Pustai With Pandurii he advanced to the group stage of Europa League participating in 8 matches On 13 September 2013 Eric scored the winning goal in the 2 1 victory against Dinamo București The following week he scored the only goal of Pandurii in the 1 1 draw against CFR Cluj In January 2014 Eric transferred to Al Ahli from Jeddah Saudi Arabia a team contending in the Saudi Professional League and runner up for last year s Asian Champions League In January 2015 he returned to Pandurii Targu Jiu 5 Late career Edit On 30 June 2015 Matsumoto Yamaga announced the signing of Eric de Oliveira from Romanian club Pandurii Targu Jiu 6 On 8 July 2017 Eric signed a one year contract with Liga I club Viitorul Constanța 7 On 12 January 2019 Eric de Oliveira signed a one and a half year contract with Viitorul Constanța 8 On 14 January 2020 Eric left Viitorul Constanța 9 and signed a one and a half year contract with Liga I side Voluntari 10 On 8 January 2021 Eric was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated 11 On 19 February 2021 Eric de Oliveira signed a six month contract with Gaz Metan Mediaș 12 Personal life EditIn July 2011 Eric and Romanian handball player Cosmina Dancu had their first son whom they named Deric 13 Eric married Cosmina two years later 14 Their second son Anthony was born in 2015 15 Eric s cousin Vitinho was also a professional footballer and played for Gaz Metan Mediaș 16 Honours EditAl Ahli King Cup runner up 2014Pandurii Targu Jiu Cupa Ligii runner up 2014 15Viitorul Constanța Cupa Romaniei 2018 19 Supercupa Romaniei 2019Individual Gazeta Sporturilor Foreign Player of the Year in Romania 2010 2013Records Foreign top goalscorer in Liga I 66 goalsReferences Edit Liga 1 Romania Pagina Personala a Jucatorului lpf2 ro Eric fotbalistul indrăgostit de Romania Nu mă mai intorc in Brazilia DCNews VIDEO EXCLUSIV Eric regretă că n a imbrăcat tricoul naționalei Romaniei Puteam fi primul străin care făcea asta Cairo Eric e Grilo no Gaz Metan da Romenia metropolitano net Archived from the original on 25 August 2012 Retrieved 25 August 2012 Eric de Oliveira bucuros că s a intors la Pandurii Pandurii Targu Jiu Retrieved 25 January 2015 エリック選手 パンドゥリ タルグ ジウより完全移籍加入のお知らせ in Japanese Matsumoto Yamaga 30 June 2015 Retrieved 30 June 2015 Eric a devenit jucătorul Viitorului in Romanian Viitorul Constanța 8 July 2017 Retrieved 8 July 2017 Bine ai revenit Eric de Oliveira in Romanian Viitorul Constanța 12 January 2019 Retrieved 12 January 2019 Mulțumim Eric de Oliveira in Romanian Viitorul Constanța 14 January 2020 Archived from the original on 14 January 2020 Retrieved 14 January 2020 BUN VENIT ERIC in Romanian Voluntari 14 January 2020 Retrieved 14 January 2020 Multumim Eric de Oliveira in Romanian Voluntari 8 January 2021 Retrieved 17 January 2021 Bine ai revenit Eric de Oliveira in Romanian Gaz Metan Mediaș 19 February 2021 Retrieved 19 February 2021 Eric de Oliveira este oficial tatic Vezi primele poze cu fiul vedetei lui Gaz Metan adevarul ro Retrieved 24 July 2011 Eric vedeta lui Gaz Metan Medias s a insurat enational ro 28 May 2013 Retrieved 28 May 2013 Eric si a pregatit ghetele pentru meciurile cu Pandurii pandurul ro Retrieved 1 July 2019 Vitinho vărul lui Eric cel mai valoros stranier anul trecut munceste pe branci in Romania pentru familia nevoiasă aflată la Rio libertatea ro 16 March 2014 Retrieved 16 March 2014 External links EditEric de Oliveira at RomanianSoccer ro in Romanian Eric de Oliveira at J League archive in Japanese Eric de Oliveira at FootballDatabase eu Eric de Oliveira at Soccerway Eric de Oliveira UEFA competition record archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric de Oliveira amp oldid 1110153464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
