Cleberson Souza Santos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cleberson Souza Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | |||
| 1995–1996 | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1997–1999 | São Paulo | ||
| 2000–2001 | Atlético Rio Negro Clube | ||
| 2001–2002 | Bangu Atlético Clube | ||
| 2002–2003 | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | ||
| 2003 | América Futebol Clube (RN) | ||
| 2003–2005 | Al-Wahda (Saudi Arabia) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Clube do Remo | ||
| 2006–2007 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2007–2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018 | Redlands United Football Club | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Cleberson, full name Cleberson Souza Santos (born 10 February 1978 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender. Married with . He has 6 children.
Biography[]
He started his club football career in Brazil with São Paulo before moving to Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven.[citation needed]
He returned to Brazil in 2002 with Botafogo[citation needed] and then moved to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Wahda (Saudi Arabia) until 25 January 2005, he returned to Brazil for Clube do Remo.[1] In July 2005, he left for Cabofriense, signed a one-year deal.
He signed for New Zealand team Wellington Phoenix FC in the A-League on 30 July 2007[2] but was released from his contract in November 2007.
Cleberson was caught up in a scandal after kissing a referee in a match.[3]
Cleberson was appointed Head Coach of Redlands United Football Club on 18 September 2018 but was fired 5 games into his tenure. [4]
References[]
- ^ Relação De Retornos Ao Brasil Archived 25 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Transferências Internacionais Archived 30 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ESPNsoccernet – Global – Amorous Brazilian booked for kissing referee
- ^ https://www.redlandsunited.com.au/single-post/2018/09/25/Redlands-Appoint-NPL-Head-Coach
External links[]
- (in Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database[permanent dead link]
- Released from Phoenix
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- 1978 births
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football central defenders
- Living people
- People from Bahia
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- A-League players
- Brazilian football defender, 1970s birth stubs