Andrezinho (footballer, born 1982) explained

Andrezinho
Fullname:André Reinaldo de Souza Esposito
Birth Date:11 August 1982
Birth Place:Santo André, Brazil
Height:1.70 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Youthclubs1:Matsubara
Years1:1999–2005
Years2:2005–2006
Years3:2006–2007
Years4:2007–2008
Years5:2008–2009
Years6:2010
Years7:2010–2012
Years8:2012–2013
Years9:2014
Years10:2014–2016
Clubs1:Fluminense
Clubs2:Sabah FA
Clubs3:Kazma
Clubs4:Al Salmiya
Clubs5:Al-Ansar Beirut
Clubs6:Borac Čačak
Clubs7:Foolad
Clubs8:Tarxien Rainbows
Clubs9:Ipatinga
Clubs10:Sabah FA
Caps6:6
Caps7:38
Caps8:27
Goals6:0
Goals7:3
Goals8:8

André Reinaldo de Souza Esposito (born 11 August 1982), commonly known as Andrezinho, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer.

Career

Youth

He started playing in Brazil with Matsubara in 1999, before joining Fluminense.[1] With Flu he won the Oberndorf Tournament Under-19 in 2001 scoring on the final against VfB Stuttgart[2] [3] and the Campeonato Carioca in 2002.[4]

Senior

In August 2002 he went on trial to Russian FC Spartak Moscow, but left the club after three days[5] and returned to Fluminense until 2005 when he leaves to Malaysia, where he played with Sabah FA. Between 2006 and 2009, He played in Kuwait, first with Kazma Sporting Club where he won the following titles: Al khurafi Cup[6] and Al Hasawy Super Cup[7] and then with Al Salmiya Club qualifying with the club to the Asian Football Confederation. In 2009, he had a short spell in Lebanon with Al-Ansar SC before moving in January 2010 back to Europe to play in Serbian SuperLiga with FK Borac Čačak.[8] From there, Andrezinho returned to acting in the Middle East, more precisely to Iran, where defending Foolad FC for two seasons.[9] In 2012, the player move to island of Malta becoming part of Tarxien Rainbows FC club with which he broke the fastest goal record of League Maltese on 27 April 2013, with just 20 seconds of play, and attending the best campaign of all time from the foundation club,[8] [10] In 2014, Andre returned to Brazil and sign with Ipatinga FC to play the Campeonato Mineiro. In 2014, he returned to Malaysia to defend the red T-shirt of Rhinos again with Sabah FA.[11] but fail to impress the team due to discipline problem and being unpaid for 5 months salary.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=CJan68Orwm8C&dq=andre+reinaldo+de+souza+esposito&pg=PA49 Placar magazine 2003
  2. Web site: Página Inicial. Fluminense Football. Club. Fluminense Football Club.
  3. [:pt:Torneio de Oberndorf Sub-19]
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=N38fcax08dcC&dq=andre+reinaldo+de+souza+esposito&pg=PA135 Fluminense Football Club: história, conquistas e glórias no futebol
  5. Web site: "Спартак" подал заявку на Лигу чемпионов. РБК.
  6. Web site: Kazma claim their revenge. The World Game.
  7. News: Today in Kuwait's history 07/02/2015. 11 June 2015. Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 7 February 2015.
  8. https://int.soccerway.com/players/andre-ronaldo-de-souza-esposito/121442/ Andrezinho
  9. http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?sid=21&view=player&id=1640 Andre Reinaldo de Souza esposito
  10. Web site: Four-goal Ohawuchi foils Rainbows' rally. Allied Newspapers. Ltd. Times of Malta.
  11. http://ifball.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=player&p=7%3Ampl-2014&tid=44&pid=1347 Andre Reinaldo de Souza esposito