Itamar (footballer)

Itamar Batista da Silva (born April 12, 1980, in Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil), known as just Itamar, is a Brazilian football player. His previous clubs include Chiapas, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Pohang Steelers, Chunnam Dragons, Tigres UANL, Flamengo and Ceará Sporting Club. Itamar spent a total of five years in South Korea, playing for four clubs before it was announced in January 2008 that Chiapas of Mexico acquired the player. In his first season, he scored 12 goals in 18 games. In January 2011 Itamar moved to Al Rayyan Sports Club in Qatar on loan from Tigres UANL. He then signed with Brazilian club América-RN.

Itamar

Personal information
Full name	Itamar Batista Da Silva
Date of birth	(1980-04-12) April 12, 1980
Place of birth	Santa Maria, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997	Cruzeiro
1998	Valerio
1999	Atlético Paranaense	1	(0)
2000	Iraty
2001	Goiás	15	(4)
2002	Palmeiras	17	(4)
2003	São Paulo
2003–2004	Chunnam Dragons	56	(29)
2005	Pohang Steelers	8	(2)
2005–2006	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	21	(8)
2007	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	34	(8)
2008–2009	Chiapas	46	(21)
2009–2011	Tigres UANL	43	(18)
2011	→ Al-Rayyan (loan)	14	(6)
2012	Flamengo	0	(0)
2012	Ceará	26	(7)
2013	América-RN
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 11, 2013