Vitinho (footballer, born 1989)

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Vitinho
Personal information
Full name Victor da Silva Medeiros
Date of birth (1989-02-20) February 20, 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Metropolitano, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Central 3 (0)
2011–2015 Gaz Metan Mediaș 74 (9)
2016 Itumbiara 1 (0)
2017 Real Estelí 4 (1)
Total82(10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2017

Victor da Silva Medeiros (born February 20, 1989), commonly known as Vitinho is a Brazilian former football player. [1]

Contents

Career

Early career

Vitinho was born on 20 February 1989 in Metropolitano, Brazil. [2] [3] He began playing senior-level football in 2010 at Série D club Central. [2] [3]

Gaz Metan Mediaș

His cousin, Eric de Oliveira, convinced him to come to Romania and play for his team, Gaz Metan Mediaș. [2] [3] [4] [5] He made his Liga I debut on 21 October 2011 when coach Cristian Pustai sent him in the 68th minute to replace Mădălin Ciucă in a 3–1 home win over Sportul Studențesc București. [2] [6] [7] On 16 December he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against FC Brașov. [6] [8] Until the end of the season, Vitinho scored three more goals in three victories against Voința Sibiu, Pandurii Târgu Jiu and Oțelul Galați. [6] [9] In the same season he scored with a lob the only goal of a 1–0 win over Astra Ploiești II which helped Gaz Metan reach the quarter-finals of the Cupa României, coach Pustai saying after the game:"Vitinho is more slim than Eric, an interesting player who has fit into the team quite well." [4] [10] In the 2012–13 season, Vitinho got injured in the second round, during a game against Pandurii, sidelining him for the rest of the first half of the season. [4] [11] [12] In the second half of the season, he scored two goals in a loss to Oțelul and a draw against Petrolul Ploiești. [11] [13]

In the next season, Vitinho scored two goals, one in a 1–0 home win over Petrolul and the second in a 1–1 draw against FC Brașov im the last round, which helped his side earn the point that saved them from relegation. [2] [14] In July 2014, he again suffered a severe injury against Pandurii, this time in the Cupa Ligii, keeping him off the field for the first half of the season. [4] In the last round of the 2014–15 season, Gaz Metan met FC Brașov again, with both sides needing a victory, only for the game to end in a 0–0 draw and they were both relegated. [2] [15] That was Vitinho's last Liga I appearance, having a total of 65 matches with eight goals netted in the competition. [2] He stayed with Gaz Metan for the first half of the 2015–16 Liga II season, scoring once in nine matches, and then left, but the team managed to gain promotion back to the first league without him. [2] [16]

Late career

In 2016, Vitinho went back to Brazil, signing with Itumbiara. [2] [17] Then he joined Real Estelí, making his Nicaraguan Primera División debut on 23 March 2017 when coach Otoniel Olivas sent him in the 64th minute to replace Franklin López in a 3–0 victory against Sport Sebaco. [17] [18] On 29 March he scored his first goal, opening the score in a 4–1 win over Nandasmo. [17] [19] That would be his only goal scored in his total of four league appearances, as the team won the title at the end of the season. [17]

Personal life

His cousin, Eric de Oliveira, was also a footballer, and they played together for a while at Gaz Metan Mediaș. [3] [4]

Honours

Gaz Metan Mediaș

Real Estelí

References

  1. ↑ Vitinho at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vitinho at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Vitinho, vărul lui Eric, cel mai valoros stranier anul trecut, munceşte pe brânci în România, pentru familia nevoiașă aflată la Rio" [Vitinho, Eric's cousin, last year's most valuable foreigner, is working as hard in Romania for the needy family in Rio] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ghinionistul Vitinho : Brazilianul a fost operat de ruptură la tendon și va reveni abia la iarnă" [Unlucky Vitinho: The Brazilian underwent surgery for a torn tendon and will only return in the winter] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Vitinho Medeiros a semnat cu Gaz Metan. Au din nou un brazilian" [Vitinho Medeiros signed with Gaz Metan. They have a Brazilian again] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Vitinho. Liga 1 2011/2012". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Gaz Metan Mediaș - Sportul Studențesc 3:1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Gaz Metan - FC Brașov 1-1, în primul meci al returului Ligii 1" [Gaz Metan - FC Brașov 1-1, in the first match of the second leg of Liga 1] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Liga I: Gaz Metan Mediaş - Pandurii 3-2" (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
    "3 puncte cam scumpe" [3 points a bit expensive] (in Romanian). Tribuna.ro. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
    "Gaz Metan Mediaș – Oțelul Galați, scor 1-0, în Liga I" [Gaz Metan Mediaș – Oțelul Galați, score 1-0, in Liga I] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Eric la indigo. Vitinho a calificat Gazul în sferturile Cupei" [Eric at the indigo. Vitinho qualified Gaz in the Cup quarter-finals] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Vitinho. Liga 1 2012/2013". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Încep problemele pentru Pustai. Vitinho are ruptură de ligamente! Vezi cît va absenta atacantul" [Problems are starting for Pustai. Vitinho has torn ligaments! See how long the striker will be absent] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Otelul castiga un meci important la Medias" [Otelul wins an important match at Medias] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
    "VIDEO Petrolul - Gaz Metan 1-1. Egal nebun pe "Ilie Oană" într-o partidă cu 6 eliminați" [VIDEO Petrolul - Gaz Metan 1-1. Crazy draw on "Ilie Oană" in a game with 6 eliminations] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Vitinho. Liga 1 2013/2014". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
    "VIDEO Gaz Metan - Petrolul 1-0. Ploieștenii ratează șansa de a egala pe Steaua în fruntea Ligii 1" [VIDEO Gaz Metan - Petrolul 1-0. Ploiesti misses the chance to equal Steaua at the top of Liga 1] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
    "Gaz Metan - FC Brașov 1-1. Ambele echipe rămân în Liga 1, după ce s-au menajat pe final" [Gaz Metan - FC Brașov 1-1. Both teams remain in Liga 1, after they narrowly escaped relegation] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
    "Gaz Metan Mediaș – FC Brașov, scor 1-1, și ambele echipe rămân în Liga I" [Gaz Metan Mediaș – FC Brașov, score 1-1, and both teams remain in Liga I] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "VIDEO FC Brașov - Gaz Metan Mediaș 0-0. Ambele echipe au retrogradat din Liga 1" [VIDEO FC Brașov - Gaz Metan Mediaș 0-0. Both teams were relegated from Liga 1] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  16. ↑ ""Vărul" lui Eric, Vitinho, este liber de contract după despărțirea de Mediaș. Încotro?" [Eric's "cousin", Vitinho, is free of contract after leaving Mediaș. Where to?] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Vitinho´s career". Besoccer.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Real Estelí 3 - 0 Sport Sébaco". Besoccer.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Nandasmo 1 - 4 Real Estelí". Besoccer.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  20. ↑ Vitinho at Soccerway
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