Biro-Biro (footballer born 1974)

Football player infobox


playername= Biro-Biro
fullname = João Bosco Gualberto de Freitas
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|6|23
cityofbirth = Caiçara do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.60
currentclub = retired
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position = midfielder
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years = 1993–1999
2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006
clubs = América-RN
Flamengo-PI
Atromitos
Tisza Volán Szeged
Aek-Kranid
River
caps(goals) =45 (0)
24 (2)
30 (10)
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João Bosco Gualberto de Freitas, usually known as Biro-Biro (born June 23 1974 in Caiçara do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte),pt icon cite web | title = João Bosco Gualberto de Freitas | url=http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=118805 | accessdate = 2008-06-13 | publisher=Brazilian Football Confederation ] is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for América-RN when the club was competing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1997 and in 1998.pt icon cite web | title = Biro-Biro | url=http://futpedia.globo.com/jogador/biro-biro2 | accessdate = 2008-06-13 | publisher=Futpedia ]

Career

Biro-Biro played for América-RN from 1993 to 1999,pt icon cite web | title = Biro Biro | url=http://www.conteudoesportivo.com.br/html/futebol/jogadores/jog_ficha.asp?id_jogador=10544 | accessdate = 2008-06-13 | publisher=Conteúdo Esportivo ] helping his club finish as Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up in 1996.pt icon cite web | title = História do Futebol do Rio Grande do Norte - Os clubes do RN no Campeonato Nacional | url=http://www.futeboldorn.com.br/historia2/index_12.htm | accessdate = 2008-06-13 | publisher=Futebol Potiguar ] He then played 45 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for América-RN in 1997 and in 1998, and helped his club win the Campeonato do Nordeste in 1998, scoring one of the three club goals in the second leg of the final against Vitória of Bahia state. In 2003 he played for Flamengo-PI,, moving to Atromitos of Greece in 2003, then Tisza Volán Szeged of Hungary in 2004, and Aek-Kranid of Greece in 2005, scoring ten goals in thirty matches for the latter club.pt icon cite web | title = Biro-Biro feliz entre os gregos | url=http://diariodenatal.dnonline.com.br/site/materia.php?idsec=3&idmat=145097 | accessdate = 2008-06-13 | publisher=Conteúdo Esportivo ] In 2006 he retired while playing for River.

Honors

Biro-Biro won the following honors during his playing career

References