Andrezinho (footballer, born 1981)

Andrezinho
	Andrezinho during his time at 1. FC Köln
Personal information
Full name	André Ricardo Soares
Date of birth	9 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Mineiros, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Mineiros
2003	São Raimundo-AM
2004	Vila Nova
2005	Goiás
2006	Coritiba
2007	Vila Nova
2007–2010	Vitória Guimarães
2010–2012	1. FC Köln
2013	Anápolis
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

André Ricardo Soares (born 9 October 1981), known as Andrezinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Mainly a right-back, he was equally at ease on the left flank.

Club career

Andrezinho was born in Mineiros, Goiás. After playing for five teams in his country in six years, he moved in July 2007 to Portugal with Vitória SC, as the Guimarães-based club had just returned from the second division.

An undisputed starter from the very beginning, Andrezinho only missed one game en route to a final third place in the Primeira Liga, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Champions League. In the 2009–10 season he enjoyed his best year as a professional, scoring five goals in 25 matches – often from free kicks^[1]– as Vitória finished in sixth position, narrowly missing out on a UEFA Europa League spot.

In late July 2010, Andrezinho joined 1. FC Köln in Germany, penning a two-year contract and reuniting with former Guimarães teammate Pedro Geromel.^[2]^[3] However, coach Frank Schaefer saw no perspective for him in a reorganised team, and advised him to leave in the following transfer window.^[4]

References

^ "Andrezinho: "Equipa reabilitada"" [Andrezinho: «Rehabilitated team»]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ "Cologne capture Brazilian". Sky Sports. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
^ "Andrezinho gelandet! Verleiht er Soldos Elf Flügel?" [Andrezinho has landed! Will he impose himself in Soldo's wings?] (in German). kicker. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
^ "Trio des 1. FC Köln kann in der Winterpause gehen" [1. FC Köln trio can leave in the winter break]. Die Zeit (in German). 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

External links

Andrezinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Andrezinho at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Andrezinho at Soccerway

[1] "Andrezinho: "Equipa reabilitada"" [Andrezinho: «Rehabilitated team»]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[2] "Cologne capture Brazilian". Sky Sports. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.

[3] "Andrezinho gelandet! Verleiht er Soldos Elf Flügel?" [Andrezinho has landed! Will he impose himself in Soldo's wings?] (in German). kicker. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.

[4] "Trio des 1. FC Köln kann in der Winterpause gehen" [1. FC Köln trio can leave in the winter break]. Die Zeit (in German). 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

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