Adalberto (footballer, born 1964)

Adalberto
Personal information
Full name	Adalberto Machado
Date of birth	3 June 1964 (age 58)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1981–1982	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1989	Flamengo
Total
International career
1983	Brazil U20
1983–1984	Brazil U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated May 18, 2023

Adalberto Machado (born 3 June 1964), simply known as Adalberto, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

A Flamengo youth graduate, Rio de Janeiro-born Adalberto was promoted to the first team in 1983, but spent his first year sidelined due to a leg break. He made his first team debut in a 0–0 draw against Guarani in the year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.^[1]

An immediate backup of Júnior, Adalberto scored his first goal in March 1984, netting the opener in a 3–0 home win against Brasil de Pelotas. When Júnior was sold to Torino, he became the first-choice and appeared regularly until the end of the year.^[1]

Adalberto started the 1985 campaign as an undisputed starter, scoring a brace in a 6–1 routing of rivals Botafogo. He subsequently struggled severely with injuries, which prompted to end his career at the age of just 24.^[1]

International career

Adalberto represented Brazil at under-20 and under-23 levels. He won the 1983 South American U-20 Championship and 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, while also appearing in the 1983 Pan American Games.

Personal life

He is the father of Spanish international forward Rodrigo. Adalberto opened a football school in Vigo alongside 1994 FIFA World Cup winner Mazinho.^[2]

Honours

Club

Flamengo

International

Brazil U20

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References

1 2 3 "Adalberto, o sucessor sem sorte" [Adalberto, the out-of-luck successor] (in Portuguese). Flamengo Alternativo. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "A história de Rodrigo, filho de Adalberto, primo de Thiago Alcântara, sensação do Benfica" [The story of Rodrigo, son of Adalberto, "cousin" of Thiago Alcântara, sensation of Benfica] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

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[FlaAlt-1] 1 2 3 "Adalberto, o sucessor sem sorte" [Adalberto, the out-of-luck successor] (in Portuguese). Flamengo Alternativo. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[2] "A história de Rodrigo, filho de Adalberto, primo de Thiago Alcântara, sensação do Benfica" [The story of Rodrigo, son of Adalberto, "cousin" of Thiago Alcântara, sensation of Benfica] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

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