Showing posts with label Santos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Santos. Show all posts

Friday, March 16, 2012

Keirrison



Profile Football Stars | Keirrison | Keirrison Became a regular in Coritiba's playing squad in 2007, Helping the club win the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and being Promoted to the Following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He was the club's top goal scorer in That competition, with 12 goals. He was the top goal scorer of the Campeonato Paranaense in 2008, with 18 goals. He played his first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game on 11 May 2008, when his club beat Palmeiras 2-0, but That he got injured in the game. Keirrison joined Palmeiras in January 2009. Keirrison made his debut for Palmeiras on 24 January 2009 against Mogi Mirim, scoring twice in the 3-0 win. On 26 June, it said on the Official Website That Palmeiras FC Barcelona had made a proposed offer for the striker. Due to this Keirrison would not be taking part in next Palmeiras game


On July 23, 2009, FC Barcelona on their website Announced That They had Agreed to terms with Brazilian club Palmeiras to bring Keirrison to the Camp Nou. Keirrison signed on a five-year contract.  On arrival at the Spanish club Keirrison expressed his adulation he has for his new club and was quoted as saying in Barcelona's official website "I hope to break into Pep Guardiola's side, and join many other who famous Brazilians have played here "and he also said" I always Followed Barcelona and the Brazilian players here played WHO. Many teams throughout Europe were linked with Keirrison after They heard of Barcelona's plans of loaning the Brazilian out to get used to European football.


Keirrison scored his first goal for Benfica in a friendly against Celtic. With the Abundance of strikers in form at Benfica Keirrison had found it hard to find a place in the first team. While in Portugal, Keirrison started one game for Benfica and played a total of just 199 minutes. On January 31, 2010 Italian side Fiorentina Announced on their website That They had come to terms with FC Barcelona to take the Brazilian on loan for 1 ½ seasons.


Personal information
Full name Keirrison de Souza Carneiro
Date of birth 3 December 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Dourados, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Cruzeiro
Number 11

Youth career
2002-2005 CENE
Coritiba 2005-2006

Senior career
years Team
Coritiba 2006-2009 63 (33)
Palmeiras 2009 7 (5)
2009-Barcelona 0 (0)
2009-2010 Benfica (loan) 5 (0)
2010 Fiorentina (loan) 10 (3)
2010-2011 Santos (loan) 13 (4)
2011-Cruzeiro (loan) 8 (1)


Honours

Club
Coritiba
     Brazilian League Série B: 2007
     Paraná State League: 2008

Benfica
     Portuguese League: 2009/2010

Brazil Santos
     Campeonato Paulista: 2011
     Copa Libertadores: 2011

Individual
     Brazilian League Série A top scorer: 2008 (21 goals) (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Best Striker: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Best Player: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Golden Shoe: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Trófeu Mesa Redonda: 2008 (Coritiba)
     2008-Golden Shoe (Placar Magazine) - Campeonato Brasileiro 2008 Top scorer (Coritiba)
     2008-Top scorer (Coritiba)
     2008-Best Newcomer (Coritiba)
     Arthur Friedenreich Award (for being Brazil's season top scorer): 2008 (41 goals) (Coritiba)

Monday, March 5, 2012

Robinho



Profile Football Stars | Robinho | Robinho has won the Copa América one title and two Confederations Cups with Brazil. In 2002, at the age of eighteen, Robinho signed his first professional contract with Santos in Brazil. In 2004, Robinho finished with 21 goals in 37 games and led Santos to win another Campeonato Brasileiro.


That title was the third league title of Robinho's career. Robinho finished with eleven league goals and eight assists, for Madrid in the 2007-08 La Liga season as well as four goals during Real Madrid's UEFA Champions League campaign. Real Madrid's Robinho was third highest scorer during his Madrid years, behind strikers Raul and Van Nistelrooy.


On 26 October, he scored his first Premier League hat-trick against Stoke City, and he scored his first European goal for City in a 3-2 UEFA Cup group stage win over FC Twente on 6 November. On 19 April he scored his 13th league goal for Manchester City in the 2-1 win away at Everton on 25 April, Manchester City's first away win since August 31, 2008. Robinho finished the season as City's top goal scorer with 14 and the 4th top scorer in the league.


On 4 December 2010, he scored the second goal for AC Milan against Brescia in their 3-0 win at the San Siro. On 12 February 2011, he scored his first brace for AC Milan against Parma to give AC Milan a 4-0 win.  Robinho scored all four of Brazil's group stage goals via a hat-trick in Brazil's 3-0 group stage match against Chile, and a penalty in a 1-0 win over Ecuador.


Personal information
Full name Robson de Souza
Date of birth 25 January 1984 (age 28)
Place of birth São Vicente, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1/2 in)
Playing position Striker / Winger

Club information
Current club Milan
Number 70

Senior career
years Team
2002-2005 Santos 111 (46)
2005-2008 Real Madrid 101 (25)
Manchester City 2008-2010 41 (14)
2010 Santos (loan) 2 (0)
2010 - Milan 55 (25)

National team
2004 Brazil U23 8 (3)
2002 Brazil 90 (26)


Honours

Club
Brazil Santos
     Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 2002, 2004
     Campeonato Paulista (1): 2010
     Copa do Brasil (1): 2010

Spain Real Madrid
     La Liga (2): 2006-07, 2007-08
     Supercopa de España (1): 2008

Italy Milan
     Serie A (1): 2010-11
     Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2011

Brazil
     FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009
     Copa América: 2007

Individual
     Copa América: 2007 - Golden Ball (best player of the tournament)
     Copa América: 2007 - Golden Shoe (Top scorer)
     Bola de Ouro: 2005
     World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2004-05

 

Monday, February 27, 2012

Neymar da silva


Profile Football Stars | Neymar da silva | Neymar progressed through the youth ranks rapidly and he was finally awarded a promotion to the Santos first-team in 2009. Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known simply as Neymar or Neymar Jr., Is a Brazilian footballer WHO plays as a forward for Santos and the Brazilian national football team.


On 11 April, 2009 Campeonato Paulista in the semi-final first leg against Palmeiras, Neymar scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 win at Estádio Vila Belmiro. In the final however Santos suffered a 4-2 aggregate defeat to Corinthians. On 15 April 2010, Neymar continued to Make incredible performances, when he scored five goals for Santos in an 8-1 routing of Guarani in the round of 16 of the Brazilian Cup. Neymar's performances have drawn comparisons for Santos to other Brazilians, Including Robinho and Brazilian Legend Pele. Neymar Santos scored six goals during the run to the 2011 Copa Libertadores Finals, tying him for third top goalscorer, Including the clinching goal of Santos' 4-3 aggregate win over Cerro Porteno in the semifinals.


At home in the second leg, Neymar opened the scoring in the 46th minute as Santos held on for a 2-1 win and Neymar won Man of the Match honors. On 9 November 2011, Neymar and Santos Agreed to a contract extension That would see the player stay with the club until after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. On Wednesday 14 December 2011, scored the opening goal Neymar for Santos as Kashiwa Reysol They Defeated 3-1 in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Japan, but failed to score against Barcelona in the final (18 December 2011), where Santos were 4-0 Defeated, and Ultimately finished second in the competition.


Following Neymar's performances for Brazil's U-17 team at the 2009 U-17 World Cup in the which he scored a goal in the opening match against Japan, former Brazilian football players Pele and Romario reportedly urged coach Dunga to take Neymar to the 2010 World Cup.


The media have drawn comparisons Often Between Legend and Neymar and Brazilian Pelé, as Neymar possess similar attributes and also like Pelé CAME from the Santos Youth Academy and turned heads with his skill.


Personal information
Full name Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Date of birth 5 February 1992 (age 20)
Place of birth Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club Santos
Number 11

Youth career
Santos 2003-2009

Senior career
years Team
2009 - Santos 90 (44)

National team
2009 Brazil U17 3 (1)
2011 Brazil U20 7 (9)
2010 - Brazil 15 (8)


Club

Brazil Santos
     Copa do Brasil (1): 2010
     Campeonato Paulista (2): 2010, 2011
     Copa Libertadores (1): 2011

Brazil
     South American Youth Championship (1): 2011
     Superclásico de las Américas (1): 2011

Individual
     Best Young Player of Campeonato Paulista (1): 2009
     Best of Campeonato Paulista Forward (2): 2010, 2011
     Best player of Campeonato Paulista (2): 2010, 2011
     Best player of the Copa Santander Libertadores (1): 2011
     Premio Craque do Brasileirão Championship Squad (2): 2010, 2011
     Arthur Friedenreich Award (1): 2010
     Golden Ball (1): 2011 - Best player in the Brazilian League by magazine Placar
     Silver Ball (2): 2010, 2011 - Best Forward in the Brazilian League by magazine
     Placar
     Golden Boot (2): 2010, 2011 - Most goals in all competition in Brazil
     Top scorer of the Copa do Brasil (1): 2010
     South American Youth Championship Top scorer (1): 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball (1): 2011
     South American Footballer of the Year (1): 2011
     FIFA Puskas Award (1): 2011
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