Alemão (footballer, born 1989)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Carlos Tofolo Júnior | ||
Date of birth | 2 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Valinhos, São Paulo state, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Eindhoven | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | Santos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Vicenza | 21 | (2) |
2011 | → Varese (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2012 | → Grêmio Catanduvense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2012 | → Guaratinguetá (loan) | 25 | (14) |
2013–2014 | Ponte Preta | 6 | (0) |
2013 | → Vitória (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2014 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2014 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Cruz Azul | 14 | (3) |
2015–2016 | → Figueirense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016 | ABC | 8 | (2) |
2016 | Botafogo-SP | 15 | (7) |
2016– | FC Eindhoven | 2 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2016 |
José Carlos Tofolo Júnior, commonly known as Alemão (born 2 March 1989), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for FC Eindhoven. He also holds Italian nationality.[1]
Club career
Early career
Alemão started his career at Santos, and signed a professional contract with club in 2005.[2] He made his first team debut on 31 January 2008, starting in a 1–2 Campeonato Paulista loss against Grêmio Barueri,[3] due to Kléber Pereira's injury.[4] Alemão scored his first goal for Peixe four days later, in a 1–1 draw against Paulista FC.[5]
Udinese/Varese and loans
In July 2008 he was signed by Serie A club Udinese on a reported free transfer,[6] with performance based fees.[7] However, Alemão was not registered in Lega Calcio as the club did not had an extra non-EU signing quota (Udinese signed Ricardo Chará, Dušan Basta, Alexis Sánchez and Odion Ighalo that season but only the last 2 were officially registered in the League Office). Santos also submitted a new contract to Brazilian Football Confederation BID-E system to document a new contract which last until 2011 on 28 July. Alemão was only officially signed for Udinese in June 2009, and never appeared for Santos neither in 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A nor 2009 Campeonato Paulista, due to a dispute with the club's board.
With Udinese, Alemão played for its Primavera under-20 team as an overage player.[8] In July 2010 he was sold to Serie B club Vicenza in co-ownership deal, for €400,000.[9][10] Alemão made his debut abroad on 20 August 2010, replacing Alain Baclet in the 66th minute of a 0–2 Serie B loss against Atalanta.[11]
On 31 January 2011, he was swapped with Marco Cellini of Varese.[12][13] In June 2011 Udinese gave up the remain 50% registration rights for free.
Back to Brazil
In January 2012 Alemão returned to Brazil, signing a temporary deal with Grêmio Catanduvense.[14] He moved to Guaratinguetá until December in mid-2012.[citation needed] After scoring regularly he moved to neighbouring Ponte Preta.[15]
After only appearing sparingly in 2013 Série A, Alemão was loaned to fellow league team Vitória. He subsequently was loaned to Chapecoense[16] and Portuguesa[17] in the following year, he scored 8 goals in total in Serie league and State league.
Cruz Azul
On 12 December 2014 Alemão signed for Liga MX side Cruz Azul.[18] He got 3 goals and 4 assists during 14 games but Figueirense wants him to play in the club as loan.[citation needed]
Second Return to Brazil
In 2015 he returned to Brazil again for Figueirense. He then signed by ABC Futebol Clube and Ribeirão Preto based Botafogo Futebol Clube.
FC Eindhoven
In 2016 he moved to Europe again for Dutch club FC Eindhoven.
References
- ^ "José Carlos Tofolo Júnior (Alemão)" (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "BID ACUMULATIVO SÉRIE A /2005". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Match Report: Santos 1–2 Grêmio Barueri". Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) (in Portuguese). 31 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Santos FC enfrenta Barueri nesta quinta-feira (31)". Santos FC (in Portuguese). 31 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Match Report: Paulista 1–1 Santos". FPF (in Portuguese). 3 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Alemão troca a Vila pelo futebol italiano". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). 26 July 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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- ^ Vicenza Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 Template:It icon, CCIAA
- ^ "Alemao in biancorosso. Di Cesare al Torino". Vicenza Calcio (in Italian). 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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- ^ "Arrivano Cellini, Morosini e Frattali. Tutte le operazioni". Vicenza Calcio (in Italian). 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011.
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- ^ "Atacante Alemão está liberado para vestir a camisa alvinegra neste sábado" (in Portuguese). Associação Atlética Ponte Preta. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Empréstimos de Alemão e Rafael Ratão são oficializados" (in Portuguese). Associação Atlética Ponte Preta. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Alemão é emprestado para a Portuguesa" (in Portuguese). Associação Atlética Ponte Preta. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Alemão, ex-Santos e Ponte Preta, fecha com Cruz Azul do México" (in Portuguese). Terra. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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External links
- Football.it Profile Template:It icon
- Alemão at Soccerway
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from São Paulo (state)
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Santos Futebol Clube players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Figueirense Futebol Clube players
- Serie B players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Vicenza Calcio players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- ABC Futebol Clube players
- Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Brazilian expatriates in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico