Brazilians in European Leagues 2013/2014

The number of Brazilian players in every top division European league.

113 - Portugal
47 - Italy
38 - Ukraine
35 - Cyprus

29 - Malta
25 - Romania
24 - Azerbaijan
23 - Russia
20 - France

19 - Bulgaria
19 - Greece
18 - Spain
17 - Turkey
16 - Germany

14 - England
13 - Israel

13 - Moldova

13 - Sweden
11 - Hungary

9 - Belgium
9 - Luxembourg
9 - Poland
8 - Finland
7 - Slovakia
5 - Slovenia

4 - Albania
4 - Austria
4 - Netherlands
4 - Switzerland

3 - Armenia
3 - Denmark
3 - Kazakhstan
3 - Serbia

2 - Bosnia/Herzegovina
2 - Croatia
2 - Estonia
2 - Norway

1 - Andorra

1 - Czech Republic

1 - Faroe Islands

1 - Georgia

1 - Latvia
1 - Macedonia
1 - Scotland

0 - Belarus

0 - Iceland

0 - Lithuania

0 - Montenegro

0 - Northern Ireland
0 - Republic of Ireland
0 - San Marino
0 - Wales

Confederations Cup: Players with 3+ goals in Single Tournament

Players that have scored 3 or more goals in a single Confederations Cup tournament since it began as the King Fahd Cup in 1992.  Only Ronaldinho and Cuauhtémoc Blanco have scored 3+ in two separate tournaments.

Argentina
4 - Luciano Figueroa (2005)
3 - Juan Román Riquelme (2005)

Australia
4 - John Aloisi (2005)

Brazil
7 - Romário (1997)
6 - Ronaldinho (1999)
5 - Adriano (2005)
5 - Luis Fabiano (2009)
4 - Alex (1999)
4 - Ronaldo (1997)
3 - Ronaldinho (2005)
3 - Zé Roberto (1999)

Colombia
3 - Giovanni Hernández (2003)

Czech Republic
5 - Vladimír Šmicer (1997)

France
4 - Thierry Henry (2003)
3 - Robert Pirès (2003)

Germany
4 - Michael Ballack (2005)
3 - Lukas Podolski (2005)

Japan
3 - Shunsuke Nakamura (2003)

Mexico
6 - Cuauhtémoc Blanco (1999)
3 - Cuauhtémoc Blanco (1997)
3 - Jared Borgetti (2003)
3 - Luis García (1995)

Saudi Arabia
6 - Marzouq Al-Otaibi (1999)

Spain
3 - Fernando Torres (2009)
3 - David Villa (2009)

Turkey
3 - Okan Yılmaz (2003)
3 - Tuncay Şanlı (2003)

United States
3 - Clint Dempsey (2009)

Brazilian Goal Scorers in Top 5 European Leagues - 2012/2013

England (7)
5 - Ramires (Chelsea)
4 - Oscar (Chelsea)
3 - Rafael (Manchester United)
2 - Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
2 - David Luiz (Chelsea)
1 - Anderson (Manchester United)
1 - Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)

France (17)
10 - Brandão (Saint-Étienne)
5 - Michel Bastos (Lyon)
4 - Diego (Reims)
3 - Eduardo (Ajaccio)
3 - Marcos (Troyes)
2 - Ilan (Bastia)
2 - Alex (PSG)
2 - Maxwell (PSG)
2 - Andre Luiz (Nancy)
1 - Betão (Evian)
1 - Nenê (PSG)
1 - Henrique (Bordeaux)
1 - Mariano (Bordeaux)
1 - Jussiê (Bordeaux)
1 - Túlio de Melo (Lille)
1 - Hilton (Montpellier)
1 - Gil (Valenciennes)

Germany (12)
9 - Diego (Wolfsburg)
6 - Naldo (Wolfsburg)
5 - Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim)
4 - Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich)
4 - Michel Bastos (Schalke 04)
2 - Raffael (Schalke 04)
2 - Rafinha (Bayern Munich)
1 - Dante (Bayern Munich)
1 - Edu (Greuther Fürth)
1 - Felipe Santana (Borussia Dortmund)
1 - Anderson Bamba (Eintracht Frankfurt)
1 - Felipe (Hannover 96)

Italy (21)
11 - Hernanes (Lazio)
6 - Eder (Sampdoria)
3 - Nenê (Cagliari)
3 - Jonathas (Torino)
3 - Marquinho (Roma)
3 - Barreto (Torino)
3 - Reginaldo (Siena)
2 - Maicosuel (Udinese)
2 - Robinho (AC Milan)
2 - Danilo (Udinese)
2 - Thiago Riberio (Cagliari)
2 - Rômulo (Fiorentina)
2 - Togni (Pescara)
1 - Zé Eduardo (Siena)
1 - Leandro Castan (Roma)
1 - Philippe Coutinho (Inter Milan)
1 - Matuzalém (Genoa)
1 - Ângelo (Siena)
1 - Anselmo (Palermo)
1 - Ederson (Lazio)
1 - Luciano (Chievo)

Spain (12)
13 - Jonas (Valencia)
8 - Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)
7 - Léo Baptistão (Rayo Vallecano)
5 - Adriano (Barcelona)
3 - Júlio Baptista (Málaga)
3 - Kaká (Real Madrid)
2 - Weligton (Malaga)
2 - Miranda (Atletico Madrid)
2 - Paulão (Real Betis)
1 - Pedro Geromel (Mallorca)
1 - Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid)
1 - Cicinho (Sevilla)


69 Brazilians have scored a combined 196 total goals in the top 5 European leagues in 2012/2013.

Map: Brazilian Journeyman - Robert

The 20 different clubs that Brazilian journeyman "Robert" de Pinho de Souza has played for since his career began in 1999.


View Brazilian Journeyman: Robert in a larger map

Brazil
Coritiba
Botafogo
Sao Caetano
Palmerias
Cruzeiro
Bahia
Ceara

Mexico
Atlas
Monterrey
Estudiantes Tecos
Club America
Puebla
Necaxa

Europe
Servette (Switzerland)
Spartak Moscow (Russia)
PSV (Netherlands)
Real Betis (Spain)

Asia
Kawasaki Frontale (Japan)
Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia)
Jeju United (South Korea)

Brazil Internationals in Japan since 2000

Players with 5+ appearances for the Brazilian National Team that have played in the J-League at some point since 2000.

Brazil Caps	Player	J-League Team(s)	Seasons
75	Bebeto	Kashima Antlers	2000
47	César Sampaio	Kashiwa Reysol, Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2002-2004
39	Edmundo	Tokyo Verdy, Urawa Red Diamonds	2001-2003
21	Edílson	Kashiwa Reysol	2002-2003
18	Hulk	Kawasaki Frontale, Consadole Sapporo, Tokyo Verdy	2005-2008
17	João Paulo	Mito Hollyhock	2000
13	Beto	Consadole Sapporo, Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2003-2006
13	Bismarck	Kashima Antlers, Vissel Kobe	2000-2003
12	Luizão	Nagoya Grampus	2005
11	Christian	Omiya Ardija	2005
11	Dudu	Kashiwa Reysol	2004
11	Marques	Nagoya Grampus, Yokohama F Marinos	2003-2007
10	João Carlos	Cerezo Osaka	2002-2003
9	Washington	Tokyo Verdy, Urawa Red Diamonds	2005-2007
8	França	Kashiwa Reysol, Yokohama	2005-2011
7	Thiago Neves	Vegalta Sendai	2006
6	Donizete	Urawa Red Diamonds	2001
6	Euller	Kashima Antlers	2002-2003
5	Dodô	Oita Trinita	2005
5	Jamelli	Shimizu S-Pulse	2004
5	Ramon	Tokyo Verdy	2003
5	Roni	Yokohama F Marinos, Gamba Osaka	2008

Leagues with 20+ Brazilian Players - 2012

Top Division leagues with 20 or more Brazilians.

128 - Portugal
45 - Italy
34 - Ukraine
33 - Japan
29 - Cyprus

27 - Romania
27 - South Korea
25 - Malta
24 - France
24 - Russia

22 - Hong Kong
22 - Turkey
22 - Spain

20 - Azerbaijan
20 - Bulgaria
20 - China
20 - Qatar
20 - USA

Supporter Videos: Coritiba (Brazil) and Göztepe SK (Turkey)

Coritiba (Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil)



Göztepe SK (Güzelyalı, İzmir, Turkey)

Top Brazilian Scorers in Europe 2010-2011

Brazilians who scored 10 league goals or more for a European club in 2010-2011.

Goals	Player	Club	Country
28	Alex	Fenerbahçe	Turkey
24	Andre Alves	Fehérvár	Hungary
23	Hulk	Porto	Portugal
19	Welliton	Spartak Moscow	Russia (2010)
18	Nathan Junior	Skonto	Latvia (2010)
17	Cesar Santin	Copenhagen	Denmark
16	Marcos Taveres	Maribor	Slovenia
15	Everton	Heracles	Netherlands
15	Eric de Oliveira	Gaz Metan Mediaş	Romania
15	Renan	BATE	Belarus (2010)
14	Alexandre Pato	AC Milan	Italy
14	Robinho	AC Milan	Italy
14	Nenê	PSG	France
14	Wesley	Vaslui	Romania
12	Jajá Coelho	Trabzonspor	Turkey
12	Doka Madureira	Lovech	Bulgaria
11	Nilmar	Villarreal	Spain
11	Adaílton	Vaslui	Romania
11	Joeano	Ermis	Cyprus
11	Du Bala	Banants	Armenia (2010)
10	Luís Fabiano	Sevilla	Spain
10	Tita	Antalyaspor	Turkey
10	Kahe	Manisaspor	Turkey
10	Edgar Silva	Vitória Guimarães	Portugal
10	Luiz Adriano	Shakhtar Donetsk	Ukraine
10	Alan	Red Bull Salzburg	Austria
10	Gustavo Manduca	APOEL	Cyprus
10	Michel	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria
10	Sammir	Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia
10	Ricardo Santos	Kalmar	Sweden (2010)
10	Wagner	Široki Brijeg	BiH
10	Ferreira Edney	Mika	Armenia (2010)

Foreign Players in Brazil and Argentina

The handful of players from outside of South America (by birth or national team affiliation) that are currently on Campeonato Brasileirão Serie A and Argentine Primera Division teams.


ARGENTINA

Italy
Mauro Camoranesi - Club Atlético Lanús

Mexico
Guillermo Franco - Velez Sarsfield

Spain
Mariano Pernía - Club Atlético Tigre
Iván Moreno y Fabianesi - Club Atlético Colón

BRAZIL

Angola
Geraldo - Coritiba

Portugal
Liédson - Corinthians
Deco - Fluminense

Qatar
Emerson - Fluminense

Serbia
Dejan Petkovic - Flamengo

Vintage Video: Garrincha

I'm a bit short on time today so here's a vintage video of the Brazilian legend, Garrincha.

From Wikipedia:
FIFA considers him the best Brazilian player ever after Pelé. Many eminent football historians in Brazil and around the world refer to him being at least the equal of Pelé. He is also widely regarded as the best dribbler in football history.

Former Asian Based Players in the Brazilian League

Washington - Tokyo Verdy


Here's a follow-up to the post from a couple of days ago about players who returned from Europe to play in the Brazilian League.

This surprisingly long post lists the current players in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
(Brasileirão) that have played for various clubs throughout Asia previously in their careers.


CHINA

Shanghai Shenhua
Dejan Petkovic (Flamengo)


JAPAN

Albirex Niigata
Davi (Avai)

Cerezo Osaka
Thiago (Vasco da Gama)

Consadole Sapporo
Jadilson (Goiás)
Claiton (Atlético Paranaense)
Edson (Vitória; loan)

FC Tokyo
Marcelo Mattos (Corinthians)

Jubilo Iwata
Fabrício (Cruzeiro)
Marquinhos Paraná (Cruzeiro)
Henrique (Cruzeiro)

Kashima Antlers
Fabio Santos (Grêmio; loan)
Alex Mineiro (Atlético Paranaense; loan)
Danilo (Corinthians)

Kashiwa Reysol
Cléber Santana (São Paulo)
Márcio Araújo (Palmeiras; loan)

Kawasaki Frontale
Robert (Palmeiras)

Nagoya Grampus
Marques (Atlético Mineiro)
Clayton (Atlético Paranaense)

Oita Trinita
Túlio (Grêmio)
Marcelo Mattos (Corinthians)
Dodô (Vasco da Gama)

Omiya Ardija
Leandro Euzebio (Fluminense; loan)

Tokyo Verdy
Zé Luís (Atlético Mineiro; loan)
Hugo (Grêmio)
Washington (São Paulo)
Ramon (Vitória)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Washington (São Paulo)

Vegalta Sendai
Jonílson (Atlético Mineiro; loan)
Borges (Grêmio)
Ricardo Berna (Fluminense)
Schwenck (Vitória)

Verdy Kawasaki
Amoroso (Guarani)
Fumagalli (Vasco da Gama; loan)

Vissel Kobe
Alan Bahia (Atlético Paranaense; loan)

Yokohama F Marinos
Marques (Atlético Mineiro)
Eltinho (Internacional; loan)


KUWAIT

Al-Kuwait
Denis Marques (Flamengo; loan)


QATAR

Al-Gharafa
Fernandão (Goiás)

Al-Rayyan
Ricardinho (Atlético Mineiro)
Thiago Ribeiro (Cruzeiro)
Fumagalli (Vasco da Gama)

Al-Sailiya
Roger (Cruzeiro; loan)

Al-Wakra
Fabiano Eller (Internacional; loan)

Qatar SC
Roger (Cruzeiro)


SAUDI ARABIA

Al-Ahli
Javier Toledo (Atlético Paranaense)
Caio (Avai)
Lúcio Flávio (Botafogo)

Al-Ittihad
Marcão (Goiás)
Obina (Atlético Mineiro)
Tcheco (Corinthians)
Dejan Petkovic (Flamengo)
Renato Cajá (Botafogo)
Robert (Palmeiras)

Al-Hilal
Túlio (Grêmio)
Giovanni (Santos)

Al-Riyadh
Schwenck (Vitória)


SOUTH KOREA

Chunnam Dragons
Caio (Avai)

FC Seoul
Fumagalli (Vasco da Gama; loan)

Pohang Steelers
Andrezinho (Internacional)
Schwenck (Vitoria; loan)

Ulsan Hyundai
William (Grêmio)
Dodô (Vasco da Gama)


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Al-Ahli
Marcos Assunção (Barueri)

Al-Ain
Dodô (Vasco da Gama)

Al-Nasr
Roger (São Paulo; loan)

Al-Shabab
Marcos Assunção (Barueri)

Al-Wahda
Leonardo Silva (Cruzeiro)
Alecsandro (Internacional)

Al-Wasl
Douglas (Grêmio)



Photo from:
(riyanroco flickr)

Former European Based Players in the Brazilian League

I've always thought that one of the most interesting leagues in the world is the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Many of the world's best players get their start in the Brazilian top flight before transferring to Europe. Recently, it seems to be a growing trend for top Brazilian players to return to Brazil from their European adventures for a variety of reasons (Adriano, Robinho, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Fred, etc..)

This is a list of players, broken down by country, that are currently playing in Brazil after returning from Europe (loans included). Players who played in more than one European country are listed more than once. I've only included nations that have 'sent back' 10 or more players.

ENGLAND

Atlético Mineiro
Ricardinho (Middlesbrough)

Cruzeiro
Gilberto (Tottenham Hotspur)
Caçapa (Newcastle United)

Grêmio
Fábio Rochemback (Middlesbrough)

Santos
Robinho (Manchester City)

Corinthians
Edu (Arsenal)

Flamengo
Juan (Arsenal, Millwall-Loan)
Kléberson (Manchester United)

Internacional
Andrés D'Alessandro (Portsmouth-Loan)
Gonzalo Sorondo (Crystal Palace-Loan, Charlton Athletic)


ITALY

Atlético Mineiro
Fabián Carini (Juventus, Inter Milan, Cagliari)
Júnior (Parma, Siena-Loan)

Barueri
Marcos Assunção (Roma)

Botafogo
Leandro Guerreiro (Salernitana, Napoli)

Corinthians
Roberto Carlos (Inter Milan)
Ronaldo (Inter Milan, AC Milan)

Cruzeiro
Gilberto (Inter Milan)

Flamengo
Adriano (Inter Milan, Parma)

Fluminense
Ezequiel González (Fiorentina)

Grêmio
Fábio Rochemback (Inter Milan)

Guarani
Amoroso (Udinese, Parma, AC Milan)

Internacional
Pablo Guiñazú (Perugia)

Palmeiras
Edinho (Lecce)

São Paulo
Cicinho (Roma)


FRANCE

Atlético Mineiro
Ricardinho (Bordeaux)

Botafogo
Antônio Carlos (AJ Ajaccio)

Corinthians
Paulo André (Le Mans)

Cruzeiro
Thiago Ribeiro (Bordeaux)
Fabinho (Toulouse)

Fluminense
Adeílson Pereira de Mello (Nice)
Fred (Lyon)

Goiás
Fernandão (Marseille, Toulouse-Loan)
Rafael Moura (FC Lorient)

Grêmio
Fabio Santos (AS Monaco)
Souza (Paris Saint-Germain)
William (Guingamp)

Internacional
Bolívar (AS Monaco)

São Paulo
Alex Silva (Rennes)
Miranda (Sochaux)
Marcelinho Paraíba (Marseille)



GERMANY

Cruzeiro
Gilberto (Hertha BSC)

Flamengo
Fabrício (1899 Hoffenheim)
Rodrigo Alvim (Wolfsburg)

Fluminense
André Lima (Hertha BSC)

Grêmio
Lúcio (Hertha BSC)

Guarani
Amoroso (Borussia Dortmund)

Internacional
Kléber (Hannover 96)
Andrés D'Alessandro (Wolfsburg)

Palmeiras
Ewerthon (Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart-Loan)
Lincoln (Kaiserslautern, Schalke 04)

São Paulo
Alex Silva (Hamburg)
Marcelinho Paraíba (Hertha BSC, Wolfsburg)

Vasco da Gama
Fernando (1860 Munich)
Caros Alberto (Werder Bremen)

Vitória
Ramon (Bayer Leverkusen)


PORTUGAL

Atlético Mineiro
Leandro (Porto)

Botafogo
Edson (Academica, Porto)
Fahel (Maritimo, Pacos Ferreira, Beira-Mar)

Cruzeiro
Fernandinho (Porto)
Roger (Benfica)
Leandro Lima (Porto, Vitoria)

Flamengo
Leonardo Moura (Braga)
Rodrigo Alvim (Belenenses)

Grêmio
Fábio Rochemback (Sporting CP)

Internacional
Alecsandro (Sporting CP-Loan)

Palmeiras
Diego Souza (Benfica)
Lenny (Braga-Loan)

Santos
Léo (Benfica)
Roberto Brum (Academica, Braga)

São Paulo
André Luís (Benfica)
Léo Lima (Porto)

Vasco da Gama
Carlos Alberto (Porto)


SPAIN

Atlético Mineiro
Fabián Carini (Real Murcia)
Diego Tardelli (Real Betis-Loan)
Fabiano Pereira (Albacete Balompie)

Avai
Fredson (Espanyol)

Barueri
Marcos Assunção (Real Betis)

Botafogo
Sebastián Abreu (Deportivo la Coruna, Real Sociedad-Loan)
Germán Herrera (Real Sociedad)

Ceará
Mathias Vidangossy (Villarreal)

Corinthians
Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid)
Ronaldo (Barcelona, Real Madrid)

Cruzeiro
Wellington Paulista (Alavés)
Joffre Guerrón (Getafe)

Flamengo
Álvaro (Zaragoza, Levante UD)
Dejan Petkovic (Real Madrid, Sevilla-Loan, Racing Santander-Loan)

Guarani
Amoroso (Malaga)

Grêmio
Fábio Rochemback (Barcelona)

Internacional
Andrés D'Alessandro (Zaragoza)
Edu (Celta Vigo, Real Betis)
Roberto Abbondanzieri (Getafe)

Palmeiras
Robert (Real Betis)
Ewerthon (Zaragoza, Espanyol-Loan)

Santos
George Lucas (Celta Vigo)
Giovanni (Barcelona)
Robinho (Real Madrid)

São Paulo
Jorge Wagner (Real Betis)
Cléber Santana (Atletico Madrid, Mallorca-Loan)
Cicinho (Real Madrid)
Thiago Carleto (Elche-Loan)


TURKEY

Atlético Mineiro
Ricardinho (Besiktas)

Botafogo
Jefferson (Trabzonspor, Konyaspor)

Corinthians
Roberto Carlos (Fenerbahçe)

Flamengo
Claudio Maldonado (Fenerbahçe)
Kléberson (Besiktas)
Bruno Mezenga (Orduspor)

Fluminense
Mateus (Fenerbahçe, Bursaspor-Loan, Ankaraspor-Loan)

Grêmio
Douglas (Çaykur Rizespor)

Internacional
Fabiano Eller (Trabzonspor)

Palmeiras
Lincoln (Galatasaray)

Santos
Edu Dracena (Fenerbahçe)

São Paulo
Washington (Fenerbahçe)
Marcelinho Paraíba (Trabzonspor)

Journeymen: Romário

Romário. The man who scored 1000 career goals (debatable) had a very well traveled career. It basically went like this: Brazil-Europe-back to Brazil-Europe-back to Brazil-Europe-Back to Brazil etc.. with a few Qatar, USA, and Australian appearances thrown in near the end.

Amazingly, Romário played for Vasco da Gama four different times and for Flamengo three different times. All in all, he had 9 separate stints with Rio-based Brazilian clubs including Fluminense and one 'came out of retirement' appearance for America last year.



Romario Top 20 goals video





View Journeymen: Romário in a larger map

Season	Club	Apps	Goals
1985-1988	Vasco da Gama	47	17
1988-1993	PSV Eindhoven	109	98
1993-1995	FC Barcelona	46	34
1995-1996	Flamengo	16	8
1996	Valencia	5	4
1996-1997	Flamengo	7	3
1997	Valencia	6	1
1998-1999	Flamengo	39	26
1999-2002	Vasco da Gama	46	41
2002-2003	Fluminense	26	16
2003	Al Sadd	3	0
2005-2006	Vasco da Gama	32	24
2006	Miami FC	25	19
2006	Adelaide United	4	1
2007	Vasco da Gama	15	3
2009	America	1	0

Video: 1970 World Cup Final - Full Game

Here are 9 videos (10 minutes each) of the full 1970 World Cup Final game between Italy and Brazil.




Lineups:

Brazil

GK 1 Félix
DF 2 Hércules Brito
DF 3 Wilson Piazza
DF 4 Carlos Alberto (c)
DF 16 Everaldo
MF 5 Clodoaldo
MF 8 Gérson
FW 7 Jairzinho
FW 9 Tostão
MF 10 Pelé
MF 11 Roberto Rivelino

Manager:
Mário Zagallo


ITALY:

GK 1 Enrico Albertosi
DF 2 Tarcisio Burgnich
DF 3 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
DF 5 Pierluigi Cera
DF 8 Roberto Rosato
MF 10 Mario Bertini Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
MF 16 Giancarlo De Sisti
FW 11 Luigi Riva
FW 13 Angelo Domenghini
MF 15 Sandro Mazzola
FW 20 Roberto Boninsegna Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'

Substitutions:
MF 14 Gianni Rivera Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
MF 18 Antonio Juliano Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'

Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi

Brazilians on 2009/2010 UEFA Champions League Rosters

This list shows the 73 Brazilians in the group stages of the 09/10 UEFA Champions League.


GROUP A
Bayern Munich
DF - Breno

Bordeaux
DF - Carlos Henrique
MF - Fernando Menegazzo
MF - Wendel
FW - Jussiê

Juventus
MF - Felipe Melo
MF - Diego
FW - Amauri

Maccabi Haifa
MF - Gustavo Boccoli
MF - Tiago Dutra


GROUP B
VfL Wolfsburg
DF - Rodrigo Alvim
MF - Josue
FW - Grafite

Manchester United
DF - Fabio
DF - Rafael
MF - Anderson

Beşiktaş J.K.
MF - Rodrigo Tabata
FW - Bobô

CSKA Moscow
MF - Daniel Carvalho
FW - Ricardo Jesus
FW - Guilherme


GROUP C
Real Madrid
DF - Marcelo
MF - Kaka

AC Milan
GK - Dida
DF - Thiago Silva
FW - Alexandre Pato
FW - Ronaldinho

Olympique Marseille
GK - Elinton Andrade
DF - Hilton
FW - Brandão

FC Zürich
NONE


GROUP D
Chelsea
DF - Alex
DF - Juliano Belletti

Atletico Madrid
MF - Paulo Assunção
MF - Cléber Santana

APOEL F.C.
MF - Jean Paulista

FC Porto
GK - Helton
DF - Maicon
MF - Fernando
FW - Hulk

GROUP E
Liverpool
GK - Diego Cavalieri
DF - Fábio Aurélio
MF - Lucas

Olympique Lyonnais
DF - Cris
DF - Anderson
MF - Michel Bastos
MF - Ederson

AFC Fiorentina
NONE

Debreceni VSC
DF - Hugo
MF - Lucas Marcolini
FW - Vinicius


GROUP F
Dynamo Kiev
DF - Betão
DF - Leandro Almeida
MF - Gérson Magrão

FC Barcelona
DF - Dani Alves
DF - Maxwell

Inter Milan
GK - Julio Cesar
DF - Lucio
DF - Maicon
MF - Thiago Motta
MF - Mancini

Rubin Kazan
NONE


GROUP G
Sevilla
MF - Adriano
MF - Renato
FW - Luis Fabiano

Rangers
NONE

VfB Stuttgart
MF - Élson

FC Unirea Urziceni
MF - Ricardo Gomes



GROUP H
Arsenal
MF - Denílson

Olympiacos
DF - Leonardo
MF - Dudu
FW - Diogo

Standard Liege
DF - Victor Ramos
DF - Felipe
DF - Alex Moraes
DF - Marcos Camozzato

AZ Alkmaar
FW - Ari



By Position:
28 - Midfielders
26 - Defenders
14 - Forwards
5 - Goalkeepers

Teams with 4 or more Brazilians:
FC Porto
Lyon
Inter Milan
Standard Liege
AC Milan
Bordeaux

Teams with No Brazilians:
Rangers
Fiorentina
FC Zürich
Rubin Kazan

US Soccer: Last 10 Brazil Results

Last Ten Meetings
1 Win, 9 Losses, 0 Draws

Sep 09, 2007 - Chicago, IL (Friendly)
L - 2-4
US Goals: Bocanegra, Dempsey

July 23, 2003 - Foxboro, MA (Gold Cup 2003)
L - 1-2
US Goals: Bocanegra

June 21, 2003 - Lyon, France (Confederations Cup '03)
L - 0-1

March 03, 2001 - Pasadena, CA (Friendly)
L - 1-2
US Goals: Mathis

July 28, 1999 - Guadalajara, Mexico (Confederations Cup '99)
L - 0-1

February 10, 1998 - Los Angeles, CA (Gold Cup '98)
W - 1-0
US Goals: Preki

January 18, 1996 - Los Angeles, CA (Gold Cup '96)
L - 0-1

July 20, 1995 - Maldonado, Uruguay (Copa America '95)
L - 0-1

July 04, 1994 - Palo Alto, CA (World Cup 1994)
L - 0-1

July 06, 1993 - New Haven, CT (World Series of Soccer)
L - 0-2


Some Inspiration: Preki's Game Winning goal in the Semifinals of the 1998 Gold Cup


Highlights of the Last USA-Brazil Matchup in a Chicago Friendly, 2007

Confederations Cup Rosters: League and Club Breakdown

This is a breakdown of the nations where the upcoming Confederations Cup players play their club soccer. The numbers show how many players play in each nation's league. The percentage shows the number of players from that nation's domestic league.





GROUP A

IRAQ - (44%)
10 - Iraq
6 - Qatar
2 - Iran
1 - Cyprus
1 - Lebanon
1 - Libya
1 - Netherlands
1 - UAE

NEW ZEALAND - (17% or 61% with A-League)
10 - A-League
4 - New Zealand
4 - MLS
2 - Scotland
1 - England
1 - Finland
1 - Greece

SOUTH AFRICA - (61%)
14 - South Africa
3 - England
2 - Israel
1 - Germany
1 - Greece
1 - Russia
1 - Serbia

SPAIN - (70%)
16 - Spain
6 - England
1 - Turkey

GROUP B

BRAZIL - (26%)
7 - Italy
6 - Brazil
3 - England
2 - Germany
2 - Portugal
2 - Spain
1 - Greece

EGYPT - (78%)
18 - Egypt
2 - England
1 - Germany
1 - Switzerland
1 - UAE

ITALY - (78%)
18 - Italy
1 - England
1 - France
1 - Germany
1 - Spain
1 - Turkey

USA - (26%)
6 - MLS
5 - England
3 - Germany
2 - France
1 - Belgium
1 - Denmark
1 - Mexico
1 - Portugal
1 - Scotland
1 - Spain
1 - Sweden

Clubs with at least 4 Players Involved:
7 - Wellington Phoenix (A-League, Australia/NZ)
6 - Juventus (Italy)
6 - Liverpool (England)
6 - Valencia (Spain)
5 - AC Milan (Italy)
5 - Al-Ahly (Egypt)
5 - FC Barcelona (Spain)
4 - Ismaily (Egypt)
4 - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
4 - Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
4 - Villarreal (Spain)

Players from Leagues in....
25 - Italy
21 - England
20 - Spain
18 - Egypt
14 - South Africa
10 - A-League, Iraq, MLS
8 - Germany
6 - Brazil, Qatar
4 - New Zealand
3 - France, Greece, Portugal, Scotland
2 - Iran, Israel, Turkey, UAE
1 - Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland

MLS Players
Duncan Oughton (CLB, NZ)
Simon Elliott (SJ, NZ)
Andrew Boyens (NY, NZ)
Jarrod Smith (SEA, NZ)
Jonathan Bornstein (CHV, USA)
Conor Casey (COL, USA)
Landon Donovan (LA, USA)
Ricardo Clark (HOU, USA)
Sacha Kljestan (CHV, USA)

English Premier League Players
Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth, SA)
Steven Pienaar (Everton, SA)
Elrio van Heerden (Blackburn Rovers, SA)
Fernando Torres (Liverpool, ESP)
Xabi Alonso (Liverpool, ESP)
Albert Riera (Liverpool, ESP)
Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool, ESP)
Pepe Reina (Liverpool, ESP)
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal, ESP)
Elano (Manchester City, BRA)
Robinho (Manchester City, BRA)
Heurelho Gomes (Tottenham Hotspur, BRA)
Andrea Dossena (Liverpool, ITA)
Tim Howard (Everton, USA)
Clint Dempsey (Fulham, USA)
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, USA)
Jonathan Spector (West Ham United, USA)

Brazilians in the Premier League since 2000

2000/2001 -- (3)
Edu - Arsenal
Sylvinho - Arsenal
Emerson Thome - Sunderland

2001/2002 -- (2)
Edu - Arsenal
Emerson Thome - Sunderland


2002/2003 -- (6)
Doriva - Middlesbrough
Edu - Arsenal
Gilberto Silva - Arsenal
Juninho - Middlesbrough
Rodrigo - Everton
Emerson Thome - Sunderland; Bolton

2003/2004 - (8)
Doriva - Middlesbrough
Edu - Arsenal
Gilberto Silva - Arsenal
Mario Jardel - Bolton
Juninho - Middlesbrough
Kléberson - Manchester United
Roque Júnior – Leeds United
Emerson Thome - Bolton

2004/2005 -- (5)
Doriva - Middlesbrough
Edu - Arsenal
Gilberto Silva - Arsenal
Júlio César - Bolton
Kléberson - Manchester United

2005/2006 -- (3)
Doriva - Middlesbrough
Gilberto Silva - Arsenal
Fábio Rochemback - Middlesbrough

2006/2007 -- (6)
Anderson Silva - Everton
Julio Baptista - Arsenal
Denilson - Arsenal
Gilberto Silva - Arsenal
Douglas Rinaldi - Watford
Fábio Rochemback - Middlesbrough

2007/2008 -- (11)
Alex - Chelsea
Afonso Alves - Middlesbrough
Fábio Aurélio - Liverpool
Juliano Belletti - Chelsea
Caçapa - Newcastle United
Denilson - Arsenal
Elano - Manchester City
Geovanni - Manchester City
Gilberto - Tottenham Hotspur
Lucas Leiva - Liverpool
Rafael Schmitz - Birmingham City

2008/2009 -- (17)
Alex - Chelsea
Afonso Alves - Middlesbrough
Anderson - Manchester United
Fábio Aurélio - Liverpool
Juliano Belletti - Chelsea
Caçapa - Newcastle United
Denilson - Arsenal
Elano - Manchester City
Geovanni - Manchester City
Gilberto - Tottenham Hotspur
Heurelho Gomes - Tottenham Hotspur
Jô - Manchester City; Everton (Loan)
Lucas Leiva – Liverpool
Mineiro – Chelsea
Rodrigo Possebon – Manchester United
Rafael – Manchester United
Robinho - Manchester City




Pics from Daily Mail and TeamTalk

Video Flashback: Zico

Here is a flashback video of one of the best players of all-time, Zico.




Zico Links:
Wikipedia (Link)
Zico Conquers the World
Zico's Official Website
Interview with FIFA.com "I'm Living out my Passion"
Zico's Video Game

Complete Brazilians in Europe: December 2008

Following the recent posts of Brazilians in UEFA leagues 1-5 and 6-10, I decided to take the Brazilians in Europe idea as far as possible and find out how many of the South Americans are in every single top division league in Europe. I can't vouch for 100% accuracy in a few of the lesser known leagues and the leagues that play a summer schedule as the official rosters were not totally up to date, but overall, the majority of these numbers are accurate as of December 2008.


Total Top Division Brazilians in Europe = 700

Brazilian Players by Nation

130 - Portugal
42 - Italy
35 - Germany
34 - Greece
34 - Turkey
27 - Cyprus
27 - France
25 - Romania
24 - Bulgaria
23 - Spain
21 - Ukraine
20 - Russia
19 - Belgium
18 - Azerbaijan
16 - England
16 - Switzerland
14 - Netherlands
11 - Belarus
11 - Poland
10 - Malta
10 - Sweden
9 - Albania
9 - Norway
8 - Austria
8 - Denmark
8 - Montenegro
7 - Armenia
7 - Czech Republic
6 - Hungary
6 - Macedonia
6 - Serbia
6 - Slovakia
5 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 - Croatia
5 - Lithuania
4 - Israel
4 - Lichtenstein
4 - Moldova
4 - Slovenia
3 - Finland
3 - Faroe Islands
3 - Georgia
3 - Kazakhstan
3 - Latvia
2 - Andorra
2 - Estonia
1 - Luxembourg
1 - Republic of Ireland
1 - San Marino
0 - Iceland
0 - Northern Ireland
0 - Scotland
0 - Wales


European Clubs with at Least Five Brazilians on Their Roster

16 - CF Os Beleneses (Portugal)
12 - Vitória de Setúbal (Portugal)
10 - A. Naval 1º de Maio (Portugal)
10 - SC Braga (Portugal)
9 - C.S. Marítimo (Portugal)
9 - C.D. Nacional (Portugal)
8 - AS Roma (Italy)
8 - C.D. Trofense (Portugal)
8 - Paços de Ferreira (Portugal)
8 - Vitória de Guimarães (Portugal)
7 - Leixões S.C. (Portugal)
7 - FK Partizani Tirana (albania)
7 - Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portugal)
6 - FC Rapid Bucureşti (Romania)
6 - Rio Ave F.C. (Portugal)
6 - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
6 - S.L. Benfica (Portugal)
5 - Fenerbahçe S.K. (Turkey)
5 - A.C. Milan (Italy)
5 - Académica de Coimbra (Portugal)
5 - Aris Thessaloniki FC (Greece)
5 - C.F. Estrela da Amadora (Portugal)
5 - CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (Romania)
5 - FK Khazar Lankaran (Azerbaijan)
5 - Hertha Berlin (Germany)
5 - Inter Milan (Italy)
5 - Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
5 - Lyon (France)
5 - Panathinaikos (Greece)
5 - Standard Baku (Azerbaijan)