| Anderson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira | |
| Date of birth | April 13 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, Winger, Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester United | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1993–2004 | Grêmio | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007– |
Grêmio FC Porto Manchester United |
5 (1) 18 (2) 13 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005–2006 2007– |
Brazil U-17 Brazil |
36 (18) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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- For other Brazilian footballers nicknamed Anderson, see: Anderson (footballer).
Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira (born 13 April 1988 in Porto Alegre, Brazil), best known as Anderson, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Manchester United. His regular position is as an attacking midfielder.
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Club career
Grêmio
Anderson joined Grêmio as a youth player and in 2005 he made his first appearance for the team, playing 5 Brazilian Série B games in the second half of the year, as well as playing in the 2005 Gaúcho State Championship in the first half. He earned himself iconic status by scoring the goal that lifted Grêmio back into Serie A in a promotion playoff against Nautico. This goal was particularly memorable because Grêmio only had seven players on the pitch at the time and had just seen the opposition have a penalty saved. The goal gave Grêmio a 1-0 victory in the most unlikely of circumstances.
Porto
He joined FC Porto in December 2005 after only 5 first team appearances at a national level with Gremio, and made his league debut on 5 March 2006, playing a part in helping the team seal the Portuguese Championship that season. The following season, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in Porto's first group game against CSKA Moscow.[1] However, Anderson was forced to miss five months of the 2006-07 season due to a broken leg.
Manchester United
On 30 May 2007, it was confirmed on the Manchester United website that the club had agreed, in principle, to sign Anderson from FC Porto for an undisclosed fee,[2] reported to be approximately £17m.[3] On 29 June 2007, he was granted a work permit to play in England, and the move was completed on 2 July, with Anderson signing a five-year contract.[4] He made his Manchester United debut on 3 August 2007, playing 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly against Doncaster Rovers, which United won 2-0. He was given the number 8 jersey for the 2007-08 season, the number worn by Wayne Rooney the season before. Anderson made his competitive debut for Manchester United against Sunderland on 1 September 2007. He was substituted at half time and replaced by Louis Saha, who went on to score the winning goal. Anderson later went on to make his Champions League debut against Sporting Lisbon, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Giggs in the 76th minute. He played the full 90 minutes in the Carling Cup match against Coventry City on 26th September 2007, in a team consisting almost entirely of youth and reserve team players. Manchester United lost 2-0; however, Sir Alex Ferguson had gone on to say that he was one of the best of a very poor bunch which played in that match. On 6 October 2007, Anderson came on for Nemanja Vidić who suffered a concussion in Manchester United's home win against Wigan and put in what was described as his best performance of the season so far. He then made his first Champions League start on 23 October 2007 as he put in a man of the match performance to help United to a 4-2 win over Dynamo Kiev.
International career
In April 2005, he played for Brazil in the South American U-17 Championship, and the following October he won the Adidas Golden Ball with his national team at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5] Anderson made his international debut for the Brazil national football team on 27 June 2007 in their 2-0 loss in a Copa América encounter with Mexico, coming on as a substitute. He made his first start for Brazil on 1 July 2007 against Chile in a 3-0 victory.
Honours
Club
Grêmio
Porto
- Portuguese Championship: 2005-06, 2006-07
- Taça de Portugal: 2005-06
- SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira: 2006-07
International
Brazil U-17
- U-17 World Championships Golden Ball: 2005[5]
Brazil
References
- ^ Graham Hunter (2006-09-13). Porto frustrated in CSKA stalemate. UEFA.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
- ^ Ben Hibbs. "United to sign Brazilian starlet", ManUtd.com, 2007-05-30. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ "Transferts", L'Équipe, 2007-07-10. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ^ Steve Bartram (2007-07-02). Reds complete triple signing. ManUtd.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ a b FIFA U17 World Championship Peru 2005. FIFA.com (2005). Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
External links
- Anderson career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at ManUtd.com
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1 van der Sar • 2 Neville • 3 Evra • 4 Hargreaves • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Brown • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Anderson • 9 Saha • 10 Rooney • 11 Giggs • 12 Foster • 13 Park • 15 Vidić • 16 Carrick • 17 Nani • 18 Scholes • 19 Piqué • 21 Dong • 22 O'Shea • 24 Fletcher • 25 Simpson • 27 Silvestre • 29 Kuszczak • 32 Tévez • 33 Eagles • 38 Heaton • 43 Hewson • 45 Brandy • 46 Eckersley • Manager: Ferguson |
