Andrao Gabito

Andrao Igor Manu Gabito, a Ukrainian born Brazilian footballer (striker), born June 17, 1989 in the small town of Knyaginin while his father Igor Maria Gabito was playing football for a mid-table High Division Ukrainian football team Spartak Ivano Frankivsk.

Career

For the most of his childhood Andrao's mother remained in Brazil raising the rest of his nine siblings.

Despite standing only about 176 centimeters and weighing 73 kilograms Andrao possesses good pace, agilty, and first touch, however he wasn't built to last through the tough and strength oriented Ukrainian football style of play. During one of the games playing on loan from Spartak IF at Energetyk Burshtyn (First Division) Andrao was brutally blindsided by FC LvivVadym Staryidub; Andrao received severe demage to his right knee, left elbow. It was rumored that he was target due to his incredibly smooth locks of hair, which in Ukraine were thought to be considered homosexual(most of Ukrainian players had short hair, thus Andrao stood out tremendously).After the incident, Andrao never felt the same playing in Ukraine, and the hot prospect for future was sold to Moldovan team Dniesster. However, Andrao never played a regular single game for the Moldovan side, having a terrific performance at the Bulgarian Golden Sand tournament, where he was spotted by the coach Aramando Postupakincha of an up and coming American lower division side the AC Betty Swalocks. Postupakincha loved Andrao swiftness and flair, so he put out ninety five thousand dollars for the Brazilian.

As of now Andrao is training at Chicago for the Swalock's. He looks on aggressively towards new season, having stating that playing in the rough Ukrainian wild-west prepared him enough for the more tactical and precise American game. Andrao joins another signing, Polish winger Michael Bobelski, the two are said to be the clubs future star players.

Gabito's fun facts: he started a focal band called Rooster's Blood, for whom he plays the cello.