Jefferson (footballer, born 1983)

Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, simply known as Jefferson (born 2 January 1983), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

This article is about the Brazilian international goalkeeper. For other uses, see Jefferson (given name) § Footballers. For the Brazilian left back, see Geferson.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Galvão.

Jefferson
Jefferson playing for Botafogo in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-02) 2 January 1983
Place of birth São Vicente, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1989 Ferroviária
1989–1991 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Cruzeiro 27 (0)
2003–2005 → Botafogo (loan) 52 (0)
2005–2008 Trabzonspor 42 (0)
2008–2009 Konyaspor 18 (0)
2009–2018 Botafogo 209 (0)
Total 330 (0)
International career‡
2003 Brazil-U20 4 (0)
2011–2015 Brazil 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2015

Having begun his career at Cruzeiro and spent time on loan at Botafogo, Jefferson then spent four seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig in service of Trabzonspor and Konyaspor before returning to Botafogo. He is one of the eight footballers with the most appearances Botafogo club history, with 459 between the years of 2003 to 2005 and 2009 to 2018.

A former world champion at under-20 level, Jefferson made his senior debut for Brazil in 2011 and was named in their squads for two Copa América tournaments, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and their victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Club career

Early career/Brazil

Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Jefferson was an amateur sprinter before joining Ferroviária's youth setup in 1995, aged 12. He was a forward during his starts at the club, but was reconverted to goalkeeper in the process.

In 1997, Jefferson joined Cruzeiro after a successful trial period.[3] He was called up to the first-team three years later by Luiz Felipe Scolari.

In 2003, after committing a number of high-profile mistakes at Cruzeiro, he was loaned to Botafogo in the same division.

Turkey

In the summer of 2005, Jefferson joined Turkish Süper Lig team Trabzonspor in a four-year deal as a replacement for Australian goalkeeper Michael Petkovic.[4] He made his debut abroad on 8 June, starting in a 2–1 home success against Kayserispor.[5]

After three full seasons with Trabzonspor, he moved to Konyaspor, in the same division,[6] but could not prevent their relegation in his only season.

Botafogo

On 25 August 2009, Jefferson returned to Botafogo on a free transfer.[7] He made his second debut for the club on 13 September, keeping a clean sheet in a home draw against city rivals Fluminense.[8]

Jefferson appeared in further 14 matches in the season as Botafogo narrowly avoided relegation. On 18 April 2010, he saved a penalty from Adriano, which granted his side's title of Campeonato Carioca.[9]

On 28 June 2011, Jefferson signed a contract extension through to the end of 2014.[10] He was also elected the best goalkeeper of that year.

International career

Jefferson was a starter for the Brazil under-20 team which became world champions in 2003, in the United Arab Emirates. In July 2011, he was called up to the main squad ahead of 2011 Copa América, acting as a backup to Júlio César, who started in all matches.

On 14 September 2011, he made his first international appearance with the main squad, starting in a 0–0 draw at Argentina, for that year's Superclásico de las Américas.[11] Jefferson also started in the second leg, a 2–0 home success.[12]

Jefferson was named to the 23-man squad ahead of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup[13] and the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[14] both on home soil, with Brazil winning the Confederations Cup and reaching the semi-finals in World Cup. Jefferson played in Brazil's 2–0 win over Argentina in the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas in Beijing, saving a penalty from Lionel Messi.[15] He was Brazil's starting goalkeeper at the 2015 Copa América, playing every minute as they reached the quarter-finals, losing in a penalty shoot-out against Paraguay.

Personal life

Jefferson is known for being a devout Christian.[16][17][18] On 22 October 2017, he was the victim of a carjacking when he was forced from his vehicle at gun point on his way to training in Rio de Janeiro. He was unharmed during the incident and his vehicle, a black Range Rover, was recovered by police later that day.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 November 2018[20]
Club Season National League National Cup Continental[lower-roman 1] Other[lower-roman 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cruzeiro 2000 170000000170
2001 1000008090
2002 9012000230440
Total 27012000310700
Botafogo (loan) 2003 2000000020
2004 4203000100550
2005 803000120230
Total 5206000220800
Trabzonspor 2005–06 2601020—290
2006–07 1502000—170
2007–08 301000—40
Total 4204020—500
Konyaspor 2008–09 18000——180
Botafogo 2009 150—40—190
2010 36040—150550
2011 3006030150540
2012 3005020200570
2013 2609000170520
2014 270208030400
2015 2604000100400
2016 001000180190
2017 6010000070
2018 130101080230
Total 209033018010603660
Career totals330055020015905660
  1. Including matches for Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League.
  2. Including matches for Campeonato Carioca.

International
As of 8 October 2015[20][21]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201140
201220
201330
201440
201590
Total220

Honours

Club

Cruzeiro

Botafogo

International

Brazil

Brazil under-20

Individual

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Jefferson – Profile". Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. Jefferson foi velocista e ajudante de palhaço antes de chegar à Seleção (Jefferson was a sprinter and clown helper before getting to Seleção); G1, 24 May 2014 (in Portuguese)
  4. Jefferson resmen Trabzonspor’da (Jefferson officially in Trabzonspor); NTV, 7 July 2005 (in Turkish)
  5. Trabzonspor 2–1 Kayserispor; TFF, 8 June 2005 (in Turkish)
  6. Jefferson Konyaspor'da (Jefferson in Konyaspor); LIG TV, 10 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  7. Botafogo acerta com Jefferson, e goleiro pode ser apresentado nesta sexta (Botafogo signs Jefferson, and goalkeeper may be presented this friday); Globo Esporte, 25 August 2009 (in Portuguese)
  8. Bota e Flu empatam e seguem abraçados na zona de rebaixamento (Bota and Flu draw and keep embraced in the relegation zone); Globo Esporte, 13 September 2009 (in Portuguese)
  9. Botafogo vence, espanta "freguesia" e leva título antecipado (Botafogo wins, amazes "clientage" and gets anticipated title); Terra, 18 April 2010 (in Portuguese)
  10. Jefferson prorroga contrato com o Botafogo até 2014 (Jefferson extends contract with Botafogo until 2014); Diário Lance!, 28 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
  11. Superclássico? Argentina e Brasil fazem jogo sem sal (Superclássico? Argentina and Brazil play a boring game); Diário Lance!, 14 September 2011 (in Portuguese)
  12. Brasil derrota Argentina e fatura Superclássico das Américas (Brazil defeats Argentina and wins Superclássico de las Américas); O Estado de S. Paulo, 29 September 2011 (in Portuguese)
  13. "Felipão convocou os 23 jogadores para a Copa das Confederações" [Scolari called on 23 players for the FIFA Confederations Cup] (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  14. World Cup 2014: Kaka and Robinho omitted from Brazil squad; BBC Sport, 7 May 2014
  15. "Argentina 0-2 Brazil". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  16. "Anderson Hernanes". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  17. "Neymar's Religion Helps Ease Burden Amid Concern of Divisiveness".
  18. Giana Guterres (5 March 2013). "Jefferson, goleiro do Botafogo, lê Salmo 91 antes de todos os jogos". The Christian Post (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  19. Blanchette, Rob (24 October 2017). "Brazilian Goalkeeper Jefferson Carjacked at Gunpoint on Way to Training". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  20. Jefferson at Soccerway
  21. Jefferson at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. "Os eleitos do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão!" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  23. "Éverton Ribeiro leva o bi no Craque do Brasileirão; veja lista de premiados" (in Portuguese). sportv.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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