João Henrique de Andrade Amaral (born 13 October 1981, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as a midfielder, and is currently a free agent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Henrique de Andrade Amaral | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Audax Rio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Mirassol | ||
| 2000–2002 | Santos | ||
| 2003 | América (Mexico) | 13 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Santa Cruz | 30 | (6) |
| 2006 | Vasco da Gama | 14 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Sporting Braga | 11 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Vasco da Gama[1] | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Cádiz | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2010 | Coritiba | ||
| 2012 | Linense | ||
| 2012 | Brasiliense | ||
| 2013–2015 | Audax Rio | ||
| 2014–2015 | Red Bull Brasil | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career edit
Andrade born in São Paulo, one of the two cities famous of football and its products (another is Rio de Janeiro).[2] After his contract with Vasco da Gama finished, he joined Sporting Braga on January, 2007, signed a contract last until 30 June 2010.[3]
He was returned to Vasco da Gama in July 2007, signed a two-year deal.[4]
While under contract with Vasco da Gama, Andrade agreed a pre-contract deal with Cádiz to join them in July 2008 on a 2-year deal with a further 1-year extension option.[5] In 2009 he signed with Sport Recife.[6]
In November 2009 Sport Recife released midfielder by mutual agreement, making him a free agent now. On 9 February 2010 Coritiba Foot Ball Club signed former Sport Recife midfielder on a free transfer.[7]
References edit
- ^ (in Portuguese) netvasco statistics
- ^ (in Portuguese) globoesporte
- ^ Braga win battle for Andrade
- ^ (in Portuguese) netvasco profile
- ^ "Andrade reforzará la medular del 'submarino amarillo'". marca.com. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ Sport Recife Notice!: Wilson e Andrade não enfrentam o Atlético.
- ^ Andrade: "Gostei do verde e branco" Archived 2009-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- (in Portuguese) CBF[permanent dead link]
- sambafoot
