Didi (footballer, born 1976)

Sebastião Pereira do Nascimento (born 24 February 1976), also known as Didi, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Didi
Personal information
Full name Sebastião Pereira do Nascimento
Date of birth (1976-02-24) 24 February 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Parelhas, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Sport
1998 Corinthians Paulista
1999 Portuguesa
1999 VfB Stuttgart[2] 2 (0)
2000 FC Aarau
2001 Juventude
2002 Busan I'Park 23 (5)
2003 Joinville Esporte Clube
2003 Ituano Futebol Clube
2003 Bahia
2004 Inter
2004–2005 Chiapas 32 (9)
2005 Tigres 12 (1)
2006–2007 San Luis 46 (5)
2007 Salamanca 17 (8)
2008 Bahia
2008–2009 Jaibos Tampico Madero
2010 Paysandu
2012 Brasil de Farroupilha
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1999, German club VfB Stuttgart signed him for $2.2 million, because they hoped he could fill the gap caused by Fredi Bobic, who had left Stuttgart for fellow German club Borussia Dortmund, but he was only substituted in twice, and because he always felt bad, he was finally forced to go into a medical control. There, the inability of the player was finally found out: cartilage damage in the knee. Stuttgart finally annulled the contract pretty quickly, and later on, various other clubs seemed to be unaware of his inability and signed him although the cartilage always remained.

He played for several clubs in the domestic leagues and Busan I'Park in South Korean K-League. Above all, he spent the peak of his career at Mexican clubs including Chiapas, Tigres and San Luis.

References

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  1. ^ "Didi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Didi" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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