Cláudio Pitbull Explained

Cláudio Pitbull
Fullname:Cláudio Mejolaro
Birth Date:8 January 1982
Birth Place:Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height:1.73m (05.68feet)
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Cabofriense
Youthyears1:1997–1999
Youthclubs1:Grêmio
Years1:1999–2004
Years2:2002
Years3:2005–2010
Years4:2005–2006
Years5:2005
Years6:2006
Years7:2006–2007
Years8:2007–2008
Years9:2008–2009
Years10:2009–2010
Years11:2010–2012
Years12:2012
Years13:2012
Years14:2013–2014
Years15:2018–
Clubs1:Grêmio
Clubs2:Juventude (loan)
Clubs3:Porto
Clubs4:Ittihad (loan)
Clubs5:Santos (loan)
Clubs6:Fluminense (loan)
Clubs7:Académica (loan)
Clubs8:Vitória Setúbal (loan)
Clubs9:Rapid București (loan)
Clubs10:Marítimo (loan)
Clubs11:Vitória Setúbal
Clubs12:Manisaspor
Clubs13:Bahia
Clubs14:Gil Vicente
Clubs15:Cabofriense
Caps1:84
Caps2:20
Caps3:5
Caps5:11
Caps6:23
Caps7:9
Caps8:25
Caps9:18
Caps10:15
Caps11:38
Caps12:4
Caps13:7
Caps14:2
Goals1:22
Goals2:6
Goals3:0
Goals5:2
Goals6:2
Goals7:1
Goals8:7
Goals9:1
Goals10:1
Goals11:9
Goals12:0
Goals13:1
Goals14:0
Club-Update:1 June 2014

Cláudio Mejolaro (born 8 January 1982), commonly known as Pitbull, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Associação Desportiva Cabofriense.

Football career

After fine displays at Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Pitbull was acquired by Portugal's FC Porto in the January 2005 transfer window.[1] Unable to settle with the club, he was loaned several times for the duration of his contract, mainly in that country.

On 4 February 2007, Pitbull played his first Primeira Liga match with Académica de Coimbra, against Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[2] For the 2007–08 season he was loaned again, this time to Vitória de Setúbal,[3] where he was the team's top scorer as they overachieved despite facing serious financial problems; in March 2008, he helped the Sadinos to win the newly created League Cup in a penalty shootout against Sporting Clube de Portugal,[4] also being named the tournament's best player.[5]

In July 2008, alongside teammate João Paulo Andrade, Pitbull was loaned to Romanian side FC Rapid București, on a season-long move. After that sole Liga I campaign he returned to Portugal, being loaned for the seventh time by Porto, to C.S. Marítimo.

Pitbull returned to Setúbal for a second spell in 2010–11,[6] scoring nine goals in 26 games to help the team again avoid relegation. In late January 2012 he switched clubs and countries again, joining Manisaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Honours

Grêmio

2001

Setúbal

2007–08

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Porto look to Brazil once more. UEFA.com. 17 January 2005. 17 February 2009.
  2. Web site: Joeano garante primeiro triunfo fora de portas. Joeano confirms first away win. Correio da Manhã. pt. 5 February 2007. 10 November 2017.
  3. Web site: F.C. Porto cede Cláudio Pitbull ao V. Setúbal e Bruno Vale ao Varzim. F.C. Porto loan Cláudio Pitbull to V. Setúbal and Bruno Vale to Varzim. Mais Futebol. pt. 30 August 2007. 10 November 2017. 12 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712222953/http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/f-c-porto-cede-claudio-pitbull-ao-v-setubal-e-bruno-vale-ao-varzim. dead.
  4. Web site: Vitória de Setúbal é o primeiro vencedor da Taça da Liga. Vitória de Setúbal is the first winner of the League Cup. Público. pt. 22 March 2008. 10 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Cláudio Pitbull o melhor jogador da Taça da Liga. Cláudio Pitbull best player of the League Cup. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. pt. 24 March 2008. 10 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Pitbull comes back home. PortuGOAL. 27 August 2010. 19 January 2013.