Geraldo (footballer, born 1974)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moreira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Geraldo

Personal information
Full name	Geraldo Moreira da Silva Júnior
Date of birth	(1974-02-06) 6 February 1974
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Volta Redonda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1996	Vasco EC
1996–1997	Confiança
1997–2000	Vitória de Guimarães	70	(4)
2000–2001	Atlético Paranaense
2001–2002	Sport
2002	Bahia
2002–2005	Al Shabab
2005–2006	Sport
2006–2007	Coritiba
2007–2008	Náutico	46	(25)
2008–2009	Ceará	137	(46)
2009–2010	Itumbiara
2010–2011	Ceará	38	(8)
2011–2012	Vitória	12	(1)
2012–2013	Fortaleza	44	(17)
2013	Volta Redonda	10	(0)
2013–2014	Icasa	21	(1)
2014–2015	Confiança	32	(5)
2015	Tigres do Brasil	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2010

Geraldo Moreira da Silva Júnior, better known as Geraldo (Duque de Caxias, 6 February 1974) is a Brazilian footballer who acts as the attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Volta Redonda.

Career

Gerard has served in several clubs: Vasco EC (Sergipe), Confiança, Vitória de Guimarães, Atlético Paranaense, Bahia, Al Shabab, Sport, Coritiba and Náutico.

Arriving at the Náutico, caused controversy because it had been the idol archrival Sport in 2001, but was dismissed in 2005 for being with a football below expectations.

In 2009, he was hired by the Ceará to the disputes of the League of Ceará, Ceará, where he led the runner-up, even more so in the same year one of the biggest victory of the athlete, got together with a group players focused on the goal that was to take the Ceará the elite of Brazilian football and do not reach (club and athlete) to a financial arrangement for the Geraldo will Itumbiara.

In 2010, played in the Campeonato Goiano by Itumbiara was not any better in their presentations, the team was not going well, until the Ceará hired to try repairing your midfield has failed in the 2010 World Cup squads.

Contract

• Ceará.

External links

• zerozerofootball.com