Cleberson (footballer, born 1978)

Cleberson Souza Santos (born 10 February 1978 in Salvador, Bahia), known as just Cleberson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Cleberson
Personal information
Full name Cleberson Souza Santos
Date of birth (1978-02-10) 10 February 1978
Place of birth Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1992–1994 Esporte clube Bahia
1995–1996 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 PSV Eindhoven
1997–1999 São Paulo
2000–2001 Atlético Rio Negro Clube
2001–2002 Bangu Atlético Clube
2002–2003 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
2003 América Futebol Clube (RN)
2003–2005 Al-Wahda (Saudi Arabia) 0 (0)
2005 Clube do Remo
2006–2007 Cabofriense
2007–2008 Wellington Phoenix 3 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Redlands United Football Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

He started his club football career in Brazil with São Paulo before moving to Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven.

He returned to Brazil in 2002 with Botafogo and then moved to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Wahda (Saudi Arabia) until 25 January 2005, he returned to Brazil for Clube do Remo.[1] In July 2005, he left for Cabofriense, signed a one-year deal.

He signed for New Zealand team Wellington Phoenix FC in the A-League on 30 July 2007[2] but was released from his contract in November 2007.

Cleberson was caught up in a scandal after kissing a referee in a match.[3]

Cleberson was appointed Head Coach of Redlands United Football Club on 18 September 2018 [4]

References
  1. Relação De Retornos Ao Brasil Archived 25 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Transferências Internacionais Archived 30 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "ESPNsoccernet – Global – Amorous Brazilian booked for kissing referee". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
  4. https://www.redlandsunited.com.au/single-post/2018/09/25/Redlands-Appoint-NPL-Head-Coach
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