Wando (footballer, born 1963)

Wando
Personal information
Full name	Geovânio Bonfim Sobrinho
Date of birth	13 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1981–1982	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1984	Braga
1984–1989	Benfica
1988–1989	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)
1989–1991	Marítimo
1991–1992	Calheta
1992–1993	Konyaspor
1994	XV de Jaú
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geovânio Bonfim Sobrinho (born 13 March 1963), commonly known as Wando, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Over nine seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 225 matches and 26 goals, mainly with Benfica.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Wando arrived in Portugal at only 19 and started playing with S.C. Braga. After two solid seasons in Minho, he signed for fellow Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica, becoming an important attacking weapon as the latter won one league (1987), three cups (1985 to 1987) and one supercup (1985).^[1]

After four seasons being regularly used, whether as a starter or substitute, and with competitive totals of 139 games and 23 goals, Wando left Benfica and spent three more years in the country – always in the top division – with Vitória de Setúbal and C.S. Marítimo (two seasons). He retired in 1994 at 31, following spells with Turkish side Konyaspor and Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú) back in his home country.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Gouveia, Ricardo (16 April 2014). "Um incompreendido chamado Wando" [A misunderstood called Wando] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

External links

Wando at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Wando at the Turkish Football Federation

[MF-1] Gouveia, Ricardo (16 April 2014). "Um incompreendido chamado Wando" [A misunderstood called Wando] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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