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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Souza.
Vágner Love
Personal information
Full name Vágner Silva de Souza
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Palmeiras
2004– CSKA Moscow
International career‡
2002–2003 Brazil U-20
2004– Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:47, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2009

Vágner Silva de Souza (born 11 June 1984 in Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian football striker who currently plays for English Premier League club CSKA Moscow and the Brazilian national team.

Club career

Vágner Love started his career with Palmeiras, being a great aid in the 2003 season to help them return to the Brazilian Série A, the national first division.

He was then bought by CSKA Moscow in the summer of 2004, prior to their Champions League campaign. For over a year after his arrival at CSKA Moscow, rumours kept appearing that he did not want to stay in Moscow, and a transfer to Corinthians in particular was hinted at numerous times. However, these rumours subsided and Vágner mentioned a number of times that he was fully committed to his contract and is looking forward to completing its full tenure.

He scored the final goal that sealed CSKA's 3-1 victory in the 2005 UEFA Cup Final over Sporting Clube de Portugal at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. Additionally to this UEFA Cup final, he has gone on to win the Russian Premier League title and Russian Cup in 2005, 2008, and the Russian Super Cup in 2006.

He became the top scorer in the Russian Premier League 2008, and the top scorer of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, with 11 goals in eight games.[3]

Leaked Pornographic Video

In 2008, a video of Vágner Love and Brazilian pornographic actress Pâmela Butt was leaked on the internet. Butt said:

"I'm very well paid to have sex on camera, but I earned nothing for this. I am two people: Pâmela the actress and Pâmela the private lady and today the private lady is defiled."

Vágner Love dismissed the rumours by stating:

"Hey, I'm known for being amorous; let's be honest, this reputation isn't one that unsettles me."

[4]

Career statistics

Club career

Correct as of August 22, 2009

Club Season League Cup Europe Other[5] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Palmeiras 2002 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
2003 29 19 0 0 – – 29 19
2004 11 8 0 0 – – 11 8
Total 42 27 0 0 – – 42 27
CSKA Moscow 2004 12 9 0 0 9 4 – 21 13
2005 21 7 7 0 15 7 0 0 43 14
2006 23 9 7 4 7 2 1 0 38 15
2007 23 13 1 0 3 3 1 1 28 17
2008 26 20 1 1 6 8 – 33 29
2009 13 3 3 1 4 3 1 0 21 7
Total 118 61 19 6 44 27 3 1 184 95
Career total 160 88 19 6 44 27 3 1 226 122

International career

As of 1 April 2009[6][7][8]

Club Playing Honours

CSKA Moscow

International Playing Honours

Brazil National Football Team

Individual Playing Honours

References

  1. ^ "Vagner Love Official Profile".
  2. ^ Vágner Love at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "2008/09 UEFA Cup scorers table". espn.com. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Private Lady". Guardian.co.uk.
  5. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Russian Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ^ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004-2005
  7. ^ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006-2007
  8. ^ Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2000-2003
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