Cleberson (footballer, born 1978)

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Cleberson Souza Santos (born 10 February 1978), known as just Cleberson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender.

Cleberson
Personal information
Full name Cleberson Souza Santos
Date of birth (1978-02-10) 10 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1992–1994 Esporte clube Bahia
1995–1996 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 PSV Eindhoven
1997–1999 São Paulo
2000–2001 Atlético Rio Negro Clube
2001–2002 Bangu Atlético Clube
2002–2003 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
2003 América Futebol Clube (RN)
2003–2005 Al-Wahda (Saudi Arabia) 0 (0)
2005 Clube do Remo
2006–2007 Cabofriense
2007–2008 Wellington Phoenix 3 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Redlands United Football Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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He started his club football career in Brazil with São Paulo before moving to Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven.[citation needed]

He returned to Brazil in 2002 with Botafogo [citation needed] and then moved to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Wahda (Saudi Arabia) until 25 January 2005, he returned to Brazil for Clube do Remo.[1] In July 2005, he left for Cabofriense, signed a one-year deal.

He signed for New Zealand team Wellington Phoenix FC in the A-League on 30 July 2007[2] but was released from his contract in November 2007.

Cleberson was caught up in a scandal after kissing a referee in a match.[3]

Cleberson was appointed Head Coach of Redlands United Football Club on 18 September 2018 [4]

Cleberson is now working in Greenhithe Football Club

References

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  1. ^ "RELAÇÃO DE RETORNOS AO BRASIL 2005". uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 25 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2007". uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "ESPNsoccernet – Global – Amorous Brazilian booked for kissing referee". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
  4. ^ https://www.redlandsunited.com.au/single-post/2018/09/25/Redlands-Appoint-NPL-Head-Coach
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