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Kléberson was then called up to Brazil's 2010 World Cup squad by Dunga on the 11th of May.
Kléberson was then called up to Brazil's 2010 World Cup squad by Dunga on the 11th of May.<ref>http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12098_6147877,00.html</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==

Revision as of 18:06, 11 May 2010

José Kléberson
Personal information
Full name José Kléberson Pereira
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Atlético Paranaense 100 (12)
2003–2005 Manchester United 20 (2)
2005–2007 Beşiktaş 45 (3)
2008– Flamengo 40 (6)
International career‡
2002– Brazil 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 9, 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 9, 2010

José Kléberson Pereira (born 19 June 1979 in Uraí), commonly known as José Kléberson or simply Kléberson, is a Brazilian football midfielder who plays for Brazilian club Flamengo and the Brazilian national football team.

Club career

Kléberson was born in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná and grew up in the provincial town of Uraí.

Atlético Paranaense

He began his football career with Atlético Paranaense. While at Atlético Paranaense, Kléberson won the Paraná State League in 2000 and 2001, and the Brazilian Série A title in 2001. His performances for Atlético Paranaense led to Luis Felipe Scolari bringing him into the Brazilian national team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

Manchester United

His World Cup performances led to Scolari declaring Kléberson the driving force behind Brazil's Cup winning side, and drew interest from several English and Scottish teams. Newcastle United, Leeds United and Celtic all expressed an interest. Leeds failed to secure the signing after Kléberson decided against leaving Brazil without his girlfriend, who he was unable to marry until her 16th birthday. Eventually, it was Manchester United who signed Kléberson for a fee of £6.5 million on August 12, 2003.[1] Seen as a replacement for Juan Sebastián Verón, Kléberson was injured in his second appearance for the club and made only 30 appearances in two seasons. He scored two league goals in his time at Manchester United, both coming in home wins against Blackburn Rovers[2] and Everton.[3]

Beşiktaş

On 8 August 2005, Rıza Çalımbay transferred Kléberson to Beşiktaş of Istanbul, Turkey, in a deal reported to be worth £2.5 million.[4] He signed a three-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months, and told reporters at a signing ceremony:

"I have come from one big club to another so I am very happy".

Flamengo

Kléberson signed with Flamengo on a free on August 2007,[5] but he was unable to play for the club until February 2008, due to problems related to his resignation from Beşiktaş.

His first matches for his new club were on the reserves team in several matches of the Rio State League. His climb to the first team started slowly as he began to play consistently in the Copa Libertadores. Kléberson earned an important spot in the midfield after the transfers of Renato Augusto and Marcinho.

After returning to the first team his good spell in 2009 was interrupted on August 12, in a friendly match against Estonia. He suffered a foul and fell, causing him a dislocated shoulder. Kléberson had surgery and was expected to miss the rest of the year.[6] He managed to recover quickly being able to return on November 22 in a 0-0 draw against Goiás and also playing in the 2-1 win over Grêmio and winning the 2009 Brazilian Série A, the second in his career.

In the pre-season period of 2010 Palmeiras speculated the possibility of involving Kléberson in a trade for Vágner Love[7], but Flamengo refused to accept the idea.[8]

International career

Kléberson made his first international appearance for Brazil in a friendly match against Bolivia on January 31, 2002. He also marked his debut by scoring Brazil's fourth goal in a 6–0 win. He was subsequently selected by Luiz Felipe Scolari into Brazil's squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was initially relegated to the bench for the first four matches in the tournament. He was brought into the starting line-up for Brazil's game against England, with Scolari feeling his tenacity would help counter the high work-rate of the English side. His tackle on his future team-mate Paul Scholes led to Brazil's equaliser before Brazil ended up winning 2–1. He then was included in the starting lineup for the rest of the tournament. Brazil defeated Germany in the final, with Kléberson setting up one of the two Brazilian goals, as Brazil won the World Cup for a record fifth time.

After the World Cup, he retained his starting position in Brazil's team under the new coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and was also included in Brazil's squad for 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, where Brazil were eliminated in the group stage. That summer, Kléberson moved to Europe to join Manchester United. He failed to achieve regular playing time with his club, and as a result he lost his position in the national team. He managed to be included in Brazil's squad for the Copa América 2004. He made five appearances in the tournament, starting in every match he played as Brazil went on to win the tournament.

After more than four years in the international wilderness, Kléberson was recalled to the national team by Dunga on May 28, 2009. He was recalled to replace Anderson in two matches for 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.[9] After recovering from his shoulder surgery once again Kléberson has been called up for the national team on February 9, 2010 to a friendly match against Ireland on March 2, in London.[10]

Kléberson was then called up to Brazil's 2010 World Cup squad by Dunga on the 11th of May.[11]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of May 9, 2010.[12][13][14][15][16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Paranaense 1999 14 1 3 2 – – – 17 3
2000 24 4 2 0 – – – 26 4
2001 29 3 7 1 – – – 36 4
2002 21 4 – – – 6 1 27 5
2003 12 0 2 1 – – – 12 0
Total 100 12 14 4 – 6 1 120 16
Manchester United 2003–04 12 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16 2
2004–05 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 14 0
Total 20 2 1 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 30 2
Beşiktaş 2005–06 31 3 – 6 0 37 3
2006–07 14 0 – 5 1 19 1
Total 45 3 – 11 1 56 4
Flamengo 2008 24 5 – – – 8 0 131 11 45 6
2009 15 1 5 2 – – – 162 32 36 6
2010 1 0 – – – 6 0 133 33 20 3
Total 40 6 5 2 – 14 0 42 7 101 15
Career total 205 23 20 6 4 0 36 2 42 7 307 37

International statistics

As of February 9, 2010.[17][18][19]

Honours

International

References

  1. ^ "Kleberson signs for Man Utd". BBC Sport. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Man Utd see off Blackburn". BBC. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Man Utd 3-2 Everton". BBC. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Kleberson completes Besiktas move". BBC Sport. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Flamengo signs World Cup champion Kleberson". Xinhua News Agency. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  6. ^ Kleberson se contunde durante amistoso entre Brasil e Estônia 12 August 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010. Template:Pt icon
  7. ^ Belluzzo admite que Palmeiras quer Kleberson: 'Um jogador muito interessante' 30 December 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010. Template:Pt icon
  8. ^ Flamengo não cede Kleberson ou qualquer outro jogador para ter Love 30 December 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010. Template:Pt icon
  9. ^ "Anderson blow for Brazil". Sky Sports. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  10. ^ "Dunga convoca seleção e deixa Ronaldinho fora da lista e longe da Copa". Globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 9 February 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  11. ^ http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12098_6147877,00.html
  12. ^ Player profile (in Portuguese). Flamengo.com.br.
  13. ^ Flapédia (in Portuguese). Flapédia.
  14. ^ Player profile (in Portuguese). Flaestatística.
  15. ^ Futpédia (in Portuguese). Futpédia.
  16. ^ zerozerofootball.com zerozerofootball.com.
  17. ^ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002-2003
  18. ^ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004-2005
  19. ^ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008-2009

External links

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