Vágner Kaetano Pereira, also known as Pula (Russian Cyrillic: Пула; born 2 December 1980), is a Brazilian-born Russian futsal player who plays for Magnus Sorocaba Futsal as a pivot.
.jpg) Pula celebrating a goal for Russia in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vágner Kaetano Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Pivot | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sorocaba | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Carlos Barbosa | ||
| 2004–2006 | Arbat | ||
| 2006–2016 | Dinamo Moskva | 276 | (95) |
| 2016–2017 | KPRF | 18 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | Avtodor Smolensk | 24 | (11) |
| 2018– | Sorocaba | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Russia | 52 | (47) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
He played for Russia at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in his homeland, Brazil, and ended the tournament as top scorer with 18 goals, the first on 2 October in a 10–5 win over Cuba.[1] Nine of them came in a 31–2 group win over the Solomon Islands, the most by a player in the World Cup and biggest win by a team.[2] He then scored the sixth in a 9–1 win over Japan.[3] In the second match of the second group phase, he scored a hat-trick as Russia beat Paraguay 5–4.[4] Pula scored a goal against Brazil but lost 4–2.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Futsal Planet". www.futsalplanet.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Futsal Planet". www.futsalplanet.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Futsal Planet". www.futsalplanet.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Futsal Planet". www.futsalplanet.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008.
- ^ "Futsal Planet". www.futsalplanet.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008.
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