Rodrigo Galo
Rodrigo Galo Brito (born 19 September 1986) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Galo Brito | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio Branco, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Juventus-AC | ||
| 2005–2006 | Avaí | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Avaí | 31 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Gil Vicente | 86 | (12) |
| 2011–2014 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Académica de Coimbra (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Panetolikos (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Paços de Ferreira | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | AEK Athens | 112 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | Atromitos | 52 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Casa Pia | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 | |||
Club career
Early career
In 2000, Rodrigo Galo joined the academy of club Juventus. He spent four years playing for the club's youth teams. In 2005, he moved to Avaí, and in 2006 signed a professional contract with them for a period of two years. He made 31 appearances for the club, all as a substitute. In the summer 2008, the Rodrigo Galo moved to Portuguese side Gil Vicente. He scored 12 goals in 86 matches for the Barcelos-based club. In the summer 2011, Galo signed for Braga, but was sent back to Gil Vicente on loan. Further loans at Académica de Coimbra and Greek Super League side Panetolikos followed. In the summer of 2014, he moved to Paços de Ferreira.[1]
AEK Athens
In May 2015 Rodrigo Galo signed a two-year contract with the Greek club AEK.[2][3] On 22 August 2015 he made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against Platanias.[4] In May 2016, Rodrigo Galo played the full 90 minutes of the Greek Cup Final as AEK beat Οlympiacos 2-1. His contract was renewed for another two years in October 2017.[5] Rodrigo Galo made 27 league appearances in 2017-18, helping AEK to their first Super League title in 24 years, with his only league goal coming in a 3–0 Athenian derby win over Panathinaikos.[6]
At the end of the season, Süper Lig side Ankaragücü attempted to sign Rodrigo Galo but the offer was rejected,[7] and shortly after he scored his first ever goal in a UEFA competition in a 2–1 home win game against Celtic for UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, 2nd leg.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gil Vicente | 2008–09 | LigaPro | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | LigaPro | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | LigaPro | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | 35 | 4 | ||
| Total | 74 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | 90 | 11 | |||
| Braga | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Académica de Coimbra (loan) | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Panetolikos (loan) | 2013–14 | Superleague Greece | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Paços de Ferreira | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| AEK Athens | 2015–16 | Superleague Greece | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Superleague Greece | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Superleague Greece | 27 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Superleague Greece | 26 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| Total | 112 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | 160 | 8 | |||
| Atromitos | 2019–20 | Superleague Greece | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Superleague Greece | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 318 | 18 | 42 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 399 | 29 | ||
Honours
- AEK Athens
Individual
References
- "Rodrigo Galo. Biography". www.footballtop.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ΣΠΟΡ FM 94.6. Έκλεισε Γκάλο η ΑΕΚ!. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- AEK Football Club. Υπέγραψε ο Ροντρίγκο Γκάλο. AEK F.C. Official Web Site (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- Επιστροφή στα σαλόνια με άνετη νίκη Retrieved 22 August 2015
- "Ανανέωσε με την ΑΕΚ ο Γκάλο". www.sport24.gr. 13 January 2017.
- Ερωτευμένη με την κορυφή η ΑΕΚ: 3-0 τον Παναθηναϊκό και άλμα τίτλου! (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ""Πόρτα" της ΑΕΚ στην Άνκαρα για Γκάλο". www.sport24.gr. 8 August 2018.
- "Φουλ για "σεντόνι" η ΑΕΚ, 2-1 τη Σέλτικ". www.sport24.gr. 14 August 2018.
- "Αυτοί είναι οι κορυφαίοι - Ποδόσφαιρο - Super League 1". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- "Η βράβευση των κορυφαίων από τον ΠΣΑΠ". ΠΣΑΠΠ | ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΑΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΡΙΩΝ (in Greek). 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
External links
- Mãe de Rodrigo Galo diz que lateral não quer renovar com Avaí (in Portuguese)
- Lateral-direito Rodrigo Galo troca Avaí pelo futebol europeu (in Portuguese)
- Por onde anda Rodrigo Galo (in Portuguese)
- Zé Luís e Rodrigo Galo reforços (in Portuguese)
- Rodrigo Galo at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
- Rodrigo Galo at ForaDeJogo (archived)