Rodrigo Gral

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Rodrigo Gral
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Gral
Date of birth (1977-02-21) 21 February 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Chapecó, Brazil
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2001 Grêmio 49 (4)
1998Juventude (loan) 10 (4)
2000–2001Flamengo (loan) 3 (0)
2001 Sport Club 32 (16)
2002–2005 Júbilo Iwata 69 (38)
2005 Yokohama F. Marinos 17 (5)
2006 Omiya Ardija 11 (5)
2006–2008 Al-Khor 43 (22)
2009 Al-Sadd 2 (0)
2010 Bahia 22 (8)
2011 Santa Cruz 7 (1)
2012 Brunei DPMM 11 (4)
2012 Hercílio Luz
2012–2014 Chapecoense 7 (2)
2014 Juventus-SC ? (10)
2015 Gama
2015 Concórdia
2016 Operário MS 2 (2)
2016 FC Djursland 3 (5)
2017 Igrejinha
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Gral (born 21 February 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

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Career

Gral has played in Japan and made his J1 League debut for Júbilo Iwata against Consadole Sapporo on 17 March 2002, and marked the occasion in front of the home crowd at Yamaha Stadium by scoring a goal. He has been one of the most prolific goalscorers in the J1 League since he came to Japan in 2002, having scored at a rate of more than a goal every two games.

Before joining Júbilo Iwata, Gral previously played in his native Brazil for Grêmio, Juventude, Flamengo, and Sport Recife. [1]

He also utilized Roberto Assis as his agent for a period of time. [2]

Gral has represented Brazil in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored once in the finals, against Zambia. [3]

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References

  1. "Futpédia: Rodrigo Gral". Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. Micheletti, Rogério. "ASSIS: Ex-meia do Grêmio". Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 24 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Rodrigo Gral FIFA competition record (archived)