Wendel (footballer, born 1984)

Wendel
Personal information
Full name	Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes
Date of birth	May 25, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2007	Corinthians
2006–2007	→ Fortaleza (Loan)
2007	→ Ituano (Loan)
2007–2010	LASK Linz
2010–2011	Santo André
2011	Universitatea Craiova
2011–2012	Mirassol
2012–2013	Guaratinguetá
2014	Boa Esporte
2015	Rio Branco SC
2016	Uberlândia
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes or simply Wendel (born May 25, 1984) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

Corinthians

The defensive midfielder player started his career at Corinthians in São Paulo, with which in 2005 he won the Brazilian championship.^[2]

In 2006, he was sent to Fortaleza EC. Wendel returned to the Corithians in 2007, but after 2 games went to FC Ituano. In the summer of 2007, he moved to the LASK Linz.^[3] In March and April 2008 he suffered knee injuries, the first of which healed after 11 days, but the second injury required almost 2 months to heal. In his first season in Lask Linz Wendel played 24 games and scored 4 goals. In July 2008 he once again suffered a knee injury. As of 2010 Wendel played for Santo André Brazil.^[4]^[5]^[6]

"U" Craiova

In February 2011, Wendel signed a contract with the Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova of Liga I.^[7]

Honours

Corinthians

Série A: 2005^[2]

References

^ (in Portuguese) zerozero.pt
^ ^a ^b Wendel at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ (in German) LASK verpflichtet Brasilianer Wendel
^ (in English) sambafoot
^ Wendel at WorldFootball.net
^ Wendel at Soccerway
^ "Oficial, Zoro, Wendel şi Bujor au fost legitimaţi şi au drept de joc în meciul cu Steaua" [Official, Zoro, Wendel and Bujor were legitimized and have the right to play in the match with Steaua] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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[1] (in Portuguese) zerozero.pt

[RS-2] Wendel at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

[3] (in German) LASK verpflichtet Brasilianer Wendel

[4] (in English) sambafoot

[5] Wendel at WorldFootball.net

[6] Wendel at Soccerway

[7] "Oficial, Zoro, Wendel şi Bujor au fost legitimaţi şi au drept de joc în meciul cu Steaua" [Official, Zoro, Wendel and Bujor were legitimized and have the right to play in the match with Steaua] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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