Wendel (footballer, born 1984)

Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes or simply Wendel (born May 25, 1984 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Wendel
Personal information
Full name Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes
Date of birth (1984-05-25) May 25, 1984
Place of birth São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Corinthians 77 (2)
2006–2007Fortaleza (Loan) 16 (1)
2007Ituano (Loan) 0 (0)
2007–2010 LASK Linz 24 (4)
2010–2011 Santo André[1] 23 (1)
2011 Universitatea Craiova 3 (0)
2011–2012 Mirassol 10 (0)
2012–2013 Guaratinguetá 25 (3)
2014 Boa Esporte 2 (0)
2015 Rio Branco SC 0 (0)
2016 Uberlândia 0 (0)
Total 180 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Corinthians

The defensive midfielder player started his career at Corinthians in Sao Paulo, with which in 2005 he won the Brazilian championship.[2]

In 2006, he was sent to Fortaleza EC. Wendel returned to the Corithians in 2007, but after 2 games went to FC Ituano. In the summer of 2007, he moved to the LASK Linz.[3] In March and April 2008 he suffered knee injuries, the first of which healed after 11 days, but the second injury required almost 2 months to heal. In his first season in Lask Linz Wendel played 24 games and scored 4 goals. In July 2008 he once again suffered a knee injury. As of 2010 Wendel played for Santo André Brazil.[4][5][6]

"U" Craiova

In February 2011, Wendel signed a contract with the Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova of Liga I.[7]

Honours

Corinthians

References

  1. (in Portuguese) zerozero.pt
  2. Wendel at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. (in German) LASK verpflichtet Brasilianer Wendel
  4. (in English) sambafoot
  5. Wendel at WorldFootball.net
  6. Wendel at Soccerway
  7. "Oficial, Zoro, Wendel şi Bujor au fost legitimaţi şi au drept de joc în meciul cu Steaua" [Official, Zoro, Wendel and Bujor were legitimized and have the right to play in the match with Steaua] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2022.


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