Rosinei Adolfo

Rosinei

Personal information
Full name	Adolfo Rosinei Nascimento
Date of birth	May 3, 1983 (1983-05-03)
Place of birth	Lavrinhas, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder Centre Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Club America
Number	7
Youth career
2002	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	São Caetano
2004–2007	Corinthians	106	(14)
2008–2010	Murcia	11	(0)
2008–2009	→ Internacional (loan)	37	(1)
2009–2010	→ Club América (loan)	50	(0)
2011–	Club América	24	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Rosinei Adolfo or simply Rosinei (born May 3, 1983 in Lavrinhas) is a Brazilian footballer, who plays for Club América.

Career

Rosinei played for Corinthians till 2007 and won one Campeonato Brasileiro in 2005. He moved to Murcia in January 2008. In July 2008, he was transferred to Internacional. In 2009, he was transferred to Club America on a one year loan contract. Finally on April 22, 2010 Club America officials announced that Rosinei's loan contract with America has now been converted to an official (Non-loan) 3 year expansion meaning that Rosinei is to remain with Club America permanently.

Rumors of becoming Mexican citizen

On Monday May 2, 2011. Rosinei himself spoke to TV media and revealed that due to his well adaptation in Mexico and its league he is possibly intending to gain Mexican citizenship within a year or two, not exactly for a call with the Mexican national football team but revealed that if he does he will proudly accept. He has said on Mexican radio that through his ancestry, he can also claim Italian or Irish citizenship.

Honours

• South Minas Cup: 2002
• Minas Gerais State Superleague: 2002
• Brazilian League: 2005
• Copa Sudamericana: 2008
• Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2009

External links

• (Portuguese) zerozero.pt
• (English) Guardian Stats Centre
• (Portuguese) Rosinei é apresentado no Beira-Rio