André Reinaldo de Souza Esposito
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sabah FA | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Matsubara | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2005 | Fluminense | 35 | (12) |
| 2002 | → Spartak Moscow (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Sabah FA | 34 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Kazma SC | 25 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Al Salmiya | 37 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Ansar Beirut | 7 | (6) |
| 2010 | FK Borac Čačak | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Foolad | 38 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Tarxien Rainbows | 27 | (8) |
| 2014 | Ipatinga | 5 | (2) |
| 2014– | Sabah FA | 11 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2014. | |||
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.
Career
He started playing in Brazil with Matsubara in 1999, before joining Fluminense.[1]
Fluminense
1999–2005
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
In January 2002 He moved abroad signing with Russian FC Spartak Moscow. After one year there, He moved back 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[5] and Al Hasawy Super Cup[6] 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 (Lebanon) before moving in January 2010 back to Europe to play in Serbian SuperLiga with FK Borac Čačak.[7] From there, Andrezinho returned to acting in the Middle East, more precisely to Iran, where defending Foolad FC for two seasons.[8] 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,[7][9] 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.[10] but fail to impress the team due to discipline problem and being unpaid for 5 months salary.
References
- ↑ Placar magazine 2003 pag. 49
- ↑ http://www.fluminense.com.br/site/futebol/xerem/historia/
- ↑ pt:Torneio de Oberndorf Sub-19
- ↑ Fluminense Football Club: história, conquistas e glórias no futebol by Antonio Carlos Napoleão, pag. 135
- ↑ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2007/04/26/kazma-claim-their-revenge
- ↑ "Today in Kuwait's history 07/02/2015". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 7 February 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- 1 2 Andrezinho at Soccerway (wrongly spelled as Ronaldo instead of Reinaldo)
- ↑ Andre Reinaldo de Souza esposito at persianleague.com
- ↑ http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130428/football/Four-goal-Ohawuchi-foils-Rainbows-rally.467337
- ↑ Andre Reinaldo de Souza esposito at ifball.com
External sources
- Andrezinho at SambaFoot