Cássio Alessandro de Souza

Cássio

Personal information
Full name	Cássio Alessandro de Souza
Date of birth	8 July 1986 (1986-07-08) (age 25)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre-back
Club information
Current club	Avaí
Number	34
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	RS Futebol	0	(0)
2005–2007	→ Juventude (loan)	1	(0)
2007	→ Avaí (loan)	17	(0)
2008–2010	Desportivo Brasil	0	(0)
2008	→ Avaí (loan)
2009–2010	→ Fluminense (loan)	15	(0)
2011–	Avaí	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Cássio Alessandro de Souza (born 8 July 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Avaí.

Biography

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Cássio was signed by RS Futebol in December 2004 along with his twin brother Rafael. They signed a 5-year contract. In March 2005 they were loaned to Juventude in 3-year contract.^[1] Cássio made his Brazilian Série A debut on 26 October 2006. In June 2007 he was loaned to Avaí in 2-year deal, which Rafael already arrived in March. After a season with Avaí at Série B, he was signed by Traffic Group as an investment (through subsidiary Desportivo Brasil) and loaned back to Avaí in 2½ year deal. In 2008 the team finished as the third and promoted. Traffic Group then loaned him to Série A side Fluminense, another club partner, in 2-year deal.^[2] He only played 15 Série A games in 2 seasons. However he also played in 2009 Copa Sudamericana final first leg.

In February 2011 he returned to Avaí in 2-year deal^[3][4] as his twin brother transferred to Europe. It was reported that Avaí held some rights and Traffic held 40% before the transaction.^[5]

Honours

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010 (Fluminense)

References

1. ^ "BID Acumulativo Série A /2005" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060529035842/http://www2.uol.com.br/cbf/bide/bid_a.htm. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação pela data 28/01/2009" (in Portuguese). CBF. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5z1EkhiJo. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
3. ^ "Cássio e Evando serão apresentados nesta quinta-feira" (in Portuguese). Avaí FC. 9 February 2011. http://www.avai.com.br/avainews/novidades/noticias/torcida/torcedores/312065-Cassio_e_Evando_serao_apresentados_nesta_quinta-feira.html. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
4. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação pela data 21/02/2011" (in Portuguese). CBF. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5z1EbOxpv. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
5. ^ "Zagueiro Cássio está negociando sua volta para o Avaí" (in Portuguese). clicRBS. 25 January 2011. http://www.clicrbs.com.br/especial/rs/diario-gaucho/19,220,3187435,Zagueiro-Cassio-esta-negociando-sua-volta-para-o-Avai.html. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 

External links

• Futpedia (Profile 2) (Portuguese)
• Soccerway
• "Futebol – Elenco Profissional" (in Portuguese). Fluminense Football Club. http://www.fluminense.com.br/FluFcFutebol.asp?ism=3&idn=4566. Retrieved 8 June 2009. ^{[dead link]}
• "Cassio Facts". The Guardian. UK. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&pStr=Player&PLID=191314&TEID=3312. Retrieved 11 October 2009. 
• "Cássio Alessandro de Souza". sambafoot.com. 30 April 2009. http://en.sambafoot.com/players/1744_Cassio.html. Retrieved 13 June 2009. 
• Avaí Profile (Portuguese)
• Profile at Traffic
• Cássio at cbf.com.br (site currently offline) (Portuguese)

Persondata
Name	Souza, Cássio Alessandro De
Alternative names	Cássio
Short description	Brazilian footballer
Date of birth	8 July 1986
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death