Cássio (footballer, born 1986)

Cássio Alessandro de Souza (born 8 July 1986), simply known as Cássio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Avaí as a central defender.

Cássio
Cassio playing for Avaí in 2012
Personal information
Full name Cássio Alessandro de Souza
Date of birth (1986-07-08) 8 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Avaí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 RS Futebol 0 (0)
2005–2007Juventude (loan) 1 (0)
2007Avaí (loan) 17 (0)
2008–2010 Desportivo Brasil 0 (0)
2008Avaí (loan)
2009–2010Fluminense (loan) 15 (0)
2011–2012 Avaí 26 (1)
2013 Guarani 0 (0)
2013 Fortaleza 0 (0)
2013 ASA 8 (0)
2014 Comercial 0 (0)
2014– Avaí 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2014

Club career

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Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Cássio was signed by RS Futebol in December 2004 along with his twin brother Rafael. They signed a 5-year contract. In March 2005 they were loaned to Juventude in 3-year contract.[1] Cássio made his Brazilian Série A debut on 26 October 2006. In June 2007 he was loaned to Avaí in 2-year deal, which Rafael already arrived in March. After a season with Avaí at Série B, he was signed by Traffic Group as an investment (through subsidiary Desportivo Brasil) and loaned back to Avaí in 2+12-year deal. In 2008 the team finished as the third and promoted. Traffic Group then loaned him to Série A side Fluminense, another club partner, in 2-year deal.[2] He only played 15 Série A games in 2 seasons. However, he also played in 2009 Copa Sudamericana final first leg.

In February 2011 he returned to Avaí in 2-year deal[3][4] as his twin brother transferred to Europe. It was reported that Avaí held some rights and Traffic held 40% before the transaction.[5]

Honours

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Fluminense

References

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  1. ^ "BID Acumulativo Série A /2005". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese). 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação pela data 28/01/2009". CBF (in Portuguese). 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Cássio e Evando serão apresentados nesta quinta-feira". Avaí FC (in Portuguese). 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação pela data 21/02/2011". CBF (in Portuguese). 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Zagueiro Cássio está negociando sua volta para o Avaí". clicRBS (in Portuguese). 25 January 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
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