Roger Guerreiro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁoʒeʁ ɡeˈʁejɾu], Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔʐɛr ɡɛˈrɛjrɔ]; born on 25 May 1982), commonly known as Roger, is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he was granted Polish citizenship and represented Poland at the international level.

Roger Guerreiro
Personal information
Full name Roger Guerreiro
Date of birth (1982-05-25) 25 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1997–2002[2] São Caetano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Corinthians 5 (0)
2004Flamengo (loan) 36 (3)
2005Celta de Vigo (loan) 13 (0)
2005–2006 Juventude 21 (1)
2006Legia Warsaw (loan) 13 (3)
2007–2009 Legia Warsaw 88 (16)
2009–2013 AEK Athens 84 (4)
2013 Guaratinguetá 0 (0)
2014 Comercial 2 (0)
2015 Rio Branco-PR 16 (2)
2015 Aris Limassol 5 (0)
2016 Villa Nova-MG 9 (1)
2016 Hercílio Luz-SC 10 (2)
2017 Rio Verde 8 (1)
Total 310 (33)
International career
2008–2011 Poland 25 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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AEK Athens

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On 27 August 2009, Guerreiro signed a four-year contract with AEK Athens.[3] He made his debut for AEK against Iraklis on 13 September 2009.

Guerreiro was a regular for AEK until he fell out of favor with coach Dušan Bajević and was not included in any squads. In the transfer period, Guerreiro was for sale and was offered to many European clubs. After the transfer period ended, Guerreiro apologized to Bajevic and was given another chance. Guerreiro's first match of the 2010–11 season was an away game against Aris, the match ended 0–4 to AEK Athens.

Guerreiro scored his first goal for AEK against Atromitos scoring the only goal of the match giving AEK the 1–0 win. His contract ended in 2013 and did not get renewed.

International career

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He was granted Polish citizenship on 17 April 2008.[4] Roger received the citizenship in a speedy procedure, and was guaranteed a place in the Poland's football team for the 2008 European Championships (coached by Leo Beenhakker). He made his debut in a Poland shirt in the game versus Albania on 27 May 2008.

Euro 2008

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On 12 June, he scored his first goal for the Poland national team with a 30th-minute shot against Austria in both teams' second Group B match of Euro 2008. For this game, UEFA awarded him man of the match. It was Poland's first-ever goal in the European Championship.[5]

Statistics

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Career total

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Team Season Apps Goals
Poland 2008 11 2
2009 11 2
2011 3 0
Total 25 4

Last updated: 2010-3-03
Source: Roger Guerreiro at National-Football-Teams.com

Roger: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 June 2008 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria   Austria 0–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008
2 19 November 2008 Croke Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Republic of Ireland 0–2 2–3 Friendly
3 11 February 2009 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal   Wales 0–1 0–1 Friendly
4 9 June 2009 Cape Town, South Africa   Iraq 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours

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Legia Warsaw

AEK Athens

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Roger Guerreiro". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Roger: o guerreiro da força de vontade – Parte 1". planotatico.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. ^ "'Destiny' takes Roger to AEK". UEFA.com. 27 August 2009.
  4. ^ Interview with Roger's website Archived 10 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Austria vs Poland match report
  6. ^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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