Gladstone (footballer)

Gladstone Pereira della Valentina (born 29 January 1985), known simply as Gladstone, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Vitória-ES as a centre back.

Gladstone
Personal information
Full name Gladstone Pereira della Valentina
Date of birth (1985-01-29) 29 January 1985
Place of birth Vila Velha, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Vitória-ES
Youth career
2001–2002 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Cruzeiro 35 (3)
2005 → Juventus (loan) 0 (0)
2006 → Verona (loan) 7 (1)
2007–2008 → Sporting CP (loan) 13 (1)
2008 → Palmeiras (loan) 17 (1)
2009 → Náutico (loan) 12 (1)
2009 → Portuguesa (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2012 Vaslui 24 (1)
2012–2013 ABC 7 (0)
2013 → CRB (loan) 0 (0)
2014 Cabofriense 2 (0)
2014–2015 Gil Vicente 4 (0)
2015 Itumbiara 10 (1)
2015 Guarani 17 (1)
2016 Itumbiara 12 (1)
2016 Mogi Mirim 15 (0)
2017 Villa Nova 11 (0)
2017 Botafogo-SP 16 (2)
2018 Botafogo-PB 11 (0)
2019 URT 12 (1)
2019 Votuporanguense 0 (0)
2020 Betim Futebol 5 (1)
2020– Vitória-ES 3 (0)
International career
2005 Brazil U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Gladstone started playing professionally with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube at the age of 18. From then onwards he started a series of consecutive loans, starting in the 2005–06 season in Italy: first with Juventus FC and, after no appearances, with Hellas Verona FC, but the former club chose not to activate the pre-set price of €2 million,[1] one of the reasons being the impending 2006 Italian football scandal; he subsequently returned to Cruzeiro, signing a new three-year deal.

In 2007–08, Gladstone was loaned out again, this time to Sporting CP,[2] where he rarely played due to the presence of compatriot Ânderson Polga and Tonel.[3] Mainly used as a late substitute, he still managed to score once, in a 4–1 Primeira Liga home win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio;[4] after the campaign finished and he helped his team finish second, he closed the year with another loan, at Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.[5]

Gladstone moved on 19 January 2009, still owned by Cruzeiro, to Clube Náutico Capibaribe.[6][7] On 13 February of the following year his contract with the Belo Horizonte side expired, and he returned to Europe, signing for three years with FC Vaslui in Romania.[8]

From 2013 and until his retirement, save for one year back in the Portuguese top division with Gil Vicente FC,[9] Gladstone competed exclusively in the Brazilian lower leagues.

International career

Gladstone was a member of the Brazil under-20 squad at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, taking home the bronze medal.[10] On 15 November 2006, he was called up to the full side as an injury replacement for the friendly match with Switzerland, but did not make his debut.[11]

On 6 September 2007, Gladstone was again picked by manager Dunga for the games against Mexico and the United States, but did not receive any playing time as well.[12]

Honours

Cruzeiro

Sporting

Vaslui

References
  1. Six-monthly report at 31 December 2005 Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine; at Juventus FC
  2. "Gladstone reforça defesa do Sporting" [Gladstone strengthens Sporting defence] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. "Polga e Purovic disponíveis para Paços de Ferreira" [Polga and Purovic available for Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. "Sporting-Naval, 4–1 (Moutinho 10, Liedson 62, Vukcevic 85 e Gladstone 90+4; Diego 28)" [Sporting-Naval, 4–1 (Moutinho 10, Liedson 62, Vukcevic 85 and Gladstone 90+4; Diego 28)] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 November 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. "Brasil: Cruzeiro empresta Gladstone (ex-Sporting) ao Palmeiras" [Brazil: Cruzeiro loan Gladstone (ex-Sporting) to Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. Gladstone joins Náutico Archived 20 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Transfermarketweb, 19 January 2009
  7. "Náutico contrata zagueiro" [Náutico hire stopper] (in Portuguese). Clube Náutico Capibaribe. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  8. Vasluiul l-a achiziţionat pe brazilianul Gladstone (Vaslui sign Brazilian Gladstone); Gazeta Sporturilor, 13 February 2010 (in Romanian)
  9. "Gil Vicente: Gladstone (ex-Sporting) reforça a defesa" [Gil Vicente: Gladstone (ex-Sporting) bolsters defence] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. Gladstone – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. "Seleção brasileira rumo a amistoso na Suíça" [Brazilian national team heading for friendly in Switzerland] (in Portuguese). O Globo. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. "Dunga convoca Edu Dracena e Gladstone para amistosos" [Dunga calls Edu Dracena and Gladstone for friendlies] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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