| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cleberson Souza Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1978 | ||
| 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) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018–present | Redlands United Football Club | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Cleberson, full name Cleberson Souza Santos (born 10 February 1978 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender. Married with Sophie Riquelme. He has 6 children.
Biography
He started his club football career in Brazil with São Paulo before moving to Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven.
He returned to Brazil in 2002 with Botafogo 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]
References
- ^ Relação De Retornos Ao Brasil Archived 25 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Transferências Internacionais Archived 30 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ESPNsoccernet – Global – Amorous Brazilian booked for kissing referee
- ^ https://www.redlandsunited.com.au/single-post/2018/09/25/Redlands-Appoint-NPL-Head-Coach
External links
- (in Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database
- Released from Phoenix