Wellington Nogueira Lopes de Avellar, or simply Lopes Tigrão (born June 1, 1979), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder. He won the top scorer of Copa Libertadores in 2001, scoring 9 goals.

Lopes Tigrão
Personal information
Full name Wellington Nogueira Lopes de Avellar
Date of birth (1979-06-01) June 1, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Volta Redonda - RJ, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker / Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Volta Redonda
2000–2002 Palmeiras
2003 Flamengo
2004 Fluminense
2004 Santos
2004–2005 Juventude
2005 Cruzeiro
2006–2007 Vegalta Sendai
2008 Yokohama F. Marinos
2009 Atlético Mineiro
2009 Juventude
2010 Monte Azul
2010 Ceará
2011 Volta Redonda
2012 Metropolitano
2013 São José
2015 Brasiliense[1]
2016 Volta Redonda[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lopes has played for Palmeiras, Santos, Juventude and Cruzeiro, Atlético and Ceará in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[3] He has also played for Vegalta Sendai and Yokohama F. Marinos of J1 League.

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
2000 Palmeiras Série A 14 2 14 2
2001 22 8 22 8
2002 8 0 8 0
2003 Flamengo Série A 29 3 29 3
2004 Santos Série A 6 0 6 0
2004 Juventude Série A 24 9 24 9
2005
2005 Cruzeiro Série A 11 1 11 1
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2006 Vegalta Sendai J2 League 45 14 2 0 - 47 14
2007 42 14 0 0 - 42 14
2008 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
Country Brazil 114 23 114 23
Japan 103 29 2 0 0 0 105 29
Total 217 52 2 0 0 0 219 52

Honors

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Volta Redonda
1999
Palmeiras
2000

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "LEMBRA DELE? EX-PALMEIRAS, LOPES ACERTA COM O BRASILIENSE". Torcedores.com. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  2. ^ "Joia perdida, Lopes Tigrão tenta retomar carreira no Volta Redonda". Globoesporte.com. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  3. ^ "Futpedia: Lopes (Wellington Nogueira Lopes)" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
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