Gladstone Pereira della Valentina (born 29 January 1985), known simply as Gladstone, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Vitória-ES as a centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gladstone Pereira della Valentina | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Velha, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória-ES | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | Cruzeiro | 35 | (3) |
| 2005 | → Juventus (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Verona (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Náutico (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Vaslui | 24 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | ABC | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | → CRB (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Cabofriense | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Gil Vicente | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Itumbiara | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | Guarani | 17 | (1) |
| 2016 | Itumbiara | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | Mogi Mirim | 15 | (0) |
| 2017 | Villa Nova | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | Botafogo-SP | 16 | (2) |
| 2018 | Botafogo-PB | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | URT | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | Votuporanguense | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Betim Futebol | 5 | (1) |
| 2020– | Vitória-ES | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 2 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Gladstone started playing professionally with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube at the age of 18. From then onwards he started a series of consecutive loans, starting in the 2005–06 season in Italy: first with Juventus FC and, after no appearances, with Hellas Verona FC, but the former club chose not to activate the pre-set price of €2 million,[1] one of the reasons being the impending 2006 Italian football scandal; he subsequently returned to Cruzeiro, signing a new three-year deal.
In 2007–08, Gladstone was loaned out again, this time to Sporting CP,[2] where he rarely played due to the presence of compatriot Ânderson Polga and Tonel.[3] Mainly used as a late substitute, he still managed to score once, in a 4–1 Primeira Liga home win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio;[4] after the campaign finished and he helped his team finish second, he closed the year with another loan, at Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.[5]
Gladstone moved on 19 January 2009, still owned by Cruzeiro, to Clube Náutico Capibaribe.[6][7] On 13 February of the following year his contract with the Belo Horizonte side expired, and he returned to Europe, signing for three years with FC Vaslui in Romania.[8]
From 2013 and until his retirement, save for one year back in the Portuguese top division with Gil Vicente FC,[9] Gladstone competed exclusively in the Brazilian lower leagues.
International career edit
Gladstone was a member of the Brazil under-20 squad at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, taking home the bronze medal.[10] On 15 November 2006, he was called up to the full side as an injury replacement for the friendly match with Switzerland, but did not make his debut.[11]
On 6 September 2007, Gladstone was again picked by manager Dunga for the games against Mexico and the United States, but did not receive any playing time as well.[12]
Honours edit
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2003
- Copa do Brasil: 2003
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2003, 2004
Sporting
Vaslui
- Cupa României: Runner-up 2009–10
References edit
- ^ Six-monthly report at 31 December 2005 Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine; at Juventus FC
- ^ "Gladstone reforça defesa do Sporting" [Gladstone strengthens Sporting defence] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Polga e Purovic disponíveis para Paços de Ferreira" [Polga and Purovic available for Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Sporting-Naval, 4–1 (Moutinho 10, Liedson 62, Vukcevic 85 e Gladstone 90+4; Diego 28)" [Sporting-Naval, 4–1 (Moutinho 10, Liedson 62, Vukcevic 85 and Gladstone 90+4; Diego 28)] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 November 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Brasil: Cruzeiro empresta Gladstone (ex-Sporting) ao Palmeiras" [Brazil: Cruzeiro loan Gladstone (ex-Sporting) to Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Gladstone joins Náutico Archived 20 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Transfermarketweb, 19 January 2009
- ^ "Náutico contrata zagueiro" [Náutico hire stopper] (in Portuguese). Clube Náutico Capibaribe. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Vasluiul l-a achiziţionat pe brazilianul Gladstone (Vaslui sign Brazilian Gladstone); Gazeta Sporturilor, 13 February 2010 (in Romanian)
- ^ "Gil Vicente: Gladstone (ex-Sporting) reforça a defesa" [Gil Vicente: Gladstone (ex-Sporting) bolsters defence] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Gladstone – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Seleção brasileira rumo a amistoso na Suíça" [Brazilian national team heading for friendly in Switzerland] (in Portuguese). O Globo. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Dunga convoca Edu Dracena e Gladstone para amistosos" [Dunga calls Edu Dracena and Gladstone for friendlies] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
