Jeovânio Rocha do Nascimento or simply Jeovânio (born November 11, 1977, in Goiânia, Brazil) is a Brazilian defensive midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeovânio Rocha do Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | November 11, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Goiânia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Atlético-GO | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Atlético-GO | - | (-) |
| 2000 | América-SP | - | (-) |
| 2001 | Figueirense | - | (-) |
| 2002 | Palmeiras | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Figueirense | 67 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Grêmio (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Valenciennes FC | 38 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Figueirense | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Santa Cruz | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Guaratinguetá | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Jeovânio made three appearances in the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.[1]
On February 10, 2007 he made his Ligue 1 debut with Valenciennes against Nantes[2]
Judicial problems edit
In March 2016 he was sentenced to ten months in jail by a French court for failing to pay €142 000 in taxes while playing for Valenciennes FC[3]
References edit
[1] L'Equipe. lequipe.fr. Retrieved March 28, 2016
- ^ "Guia do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Placar. March 2003. p. 41.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
- ^ "Justice : L'ancien Valenciennois Jeovanio Rocha condamné à 10 mois de prison ferme". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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