Claudinho

Claudinho

Personal information
Full name	Cláudio André Santos Assis
Date of birth	May 7, 1982 (1982-05-07) (age 29)
Place of birth	Montes Claros, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfield (Left Sided)
Club information
Current club	Racing Club
Youth career
	Goiás
–	Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002-2006	Atlético Paranaense	132	(29)
2006-2007	Melbourne Victory	5	(1)
2007	Santo André
2009	Remo
–	Racing Club
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Cláudio André Santos Assis, better known as Claudinho (born May 7, 1982) is a football (soccer) player from Brazil.

Biography

After playing for RC Strasbourg as a junior, he went on to Atlético Paranaense before being signed by Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory for the 2006-07 season.

Despite arriving in Australia with the greatest reputation of the Trio from Rio (Claudinho, Alessandro and Fred) he failed to make an impact. He scored on debut in Round 1 but made just 4 more appearances and only two days after the Melbourne Victory were crowned 2006-07 minor Premiers, Claudinho had his contract mutually terminated by the club.

He cited family reasons and being unable to settle in to Melbourne as the main reason's his contract was terminated, he returned to Brazil shortly after, joining Esporte Clube Santo André.

References

• Profile
• Boys From Brazil

Persondata
Name	Claudinho
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Date of birth	May 7, 1982
Place of birth	Montes Claros, Brazil
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