Rodrigo Tabata

Rodrigo Tabata

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata
Date of birth	November 19, 1980 (1980-11-19)
Place of birth	Araçatuba, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Al Rayyan
Number	10
Youth career
1997–1998	Paulista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999	Paulista	5	(2)
2000	São Bento	7	(2)
2001	Santo André	5	(1)
2001	Ferroviário	5	(0)
2001	Inter de Limeira	6	(4)
2002	Treze	7	(3)
2002	Grêmio-PB	2	(1)
2002	Ceará	4	(2)
2003	XV de Piracicaba	3	(1)
2003	América-RN	5	(2)
2003	Campinense-PB	17	(4)
2004–2005	Goiás EC	75	(18)
2006–2008	Santos FC	154	(42)
2008–2009	Gaziantepspor	27	(12)
2009–2011	Beşiktaş	52	(3)
2010-2011	→ Al Rayyan (loan)	11	(7)
2011-	Al Rayyan	16	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata or simply Rodrigo Tabata (born November 19, 1980 in Araçatuba, Brazil), is an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Qatari club Al Rayyan. He has a Japanese-Brazilian background.

In his debut match with the Gaziantepspor Jersey against Fenerbahçe on August 23, 2008 he scored the winning goal at the 80th minute.

After a successful season with Gaziantepspor, Tabata moved to Beşiktaş for €8 million transfer fee.

In late 2011, the Al Rayyan administration asked Tabata to obtain a Japanese passport for future use, however Tabata failed the perquisites as he cannot write or read the Japanese language.

Honours

• São Paulo's Cup (U 20): 1999
• São Paulo State League: 2006, 2007

External links

• (Portuguese) santos.globo.com
• (English) sambafoot
• gaziantep27.net