Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida | ||
Date of birth | 7 August 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1995 | Portuguesa Santista | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Portuguesa Santista | ||
1997 | → Guarani (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1998 | → Gama (loan) | 14 | (9 [1] ) |
1999–2003 | Botafogo | 59 | (19) |
2002 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2002–2003 | → Everton (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2004 | Corinthians | 6 | (0) |
2005 | Juventude | 0 | (0) |
2005 | Atlético Paranaense | 6 | (1) |
2005 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Boavista | ? | (?) |
2007 | Paraná | 1 | (0) |
2008 | Boavista | 243 | |
2009 | Fortaleza | ? | (?) |
2010 | Red Bull Brasil | ? | (?) |
Total | 101+ | (29+) | |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2015 | Boavista (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Boavista | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida (born 7 August 1976), usually called Rodrigo, is a former Brazilian footballer. He was also called Rodrigo Beckham due to his modelling career and hairstyle similar to David Beckham. [2] [3] [4]
He started his career at local club Portuguesa Santista in 1995, having played for the club in Campeonato Paulista matches [5] and was loaned to Guarani for the 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. After returning to Portuguesa Santista, he was loaned to Gama and was a key player for the club as they won 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, scoring 9 goals in 14 matches. [6]
In 1999, Rodrigo joined Botafogo, shining at national level and becoming the club top goalscorer at the 2000 and 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A editions, also being touted to a call-up to Brazil national football team. [7] In 2002, he was loaned to Atlético Mineiro, where he injured his right knee in a match against Cruzeiro. [8]
Rodrigo was signed on loan for Everton in July 2002, [9] choosing his name to be printed as Rodrigol. [10] However, his knee injury was not properly diagnosed [11] and he suffered a ruptured ligament in September [12] and did not play for the club again before being released in May the following year, having played only four matches. [13] He went on trial with Leeds United in the summer of 2003. [14]
After returning to Brazil, he joined Corinthians in 2004, but he dealt with persistent injuries and surgeries to his knee and could not recover his previous form. [15] Later, he had unsuccessful spells at Juventude, Atlético Paranaense, Vasco da Gama, Paraná and Boavista, before ending his playing career at Red Bull Brasil in 2010.
After retiring, Rodrigo worked as a pundit and, in 2014, became an assistant manager for Boavista, being promoted to manager in the following year. [16] He stayed as manager in 2016 [17] and was replaced by Joel Santana in 2017. [18]
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