Damião Vinícius Ribeiro

Vinícius

Personal information
Full name	Damião Vinícius Silva Ribeiro
Date of birth	November 9, 1984 (1984-11-09) (age 26)
Place of birth	Goiânia, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Flamengo
Number	28
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2008	Vila Nova
2008	Criciúma
2008–2010	Boavista	0	(0)
2009	→ Duque de Caxias (loan)
2010	→ Duque de Caxias (loan)	0	(0)
2010	→ Flamengo (loan)	0	(0)
2011–	Flamengo	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 9, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 9, 2011

Damião Vinícius Silva Ribeiro or simply Vinícius (born November 9, 1984 in Goiânia), is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Flamengo, on loan from Boavista.

Career

Damian Vinícius Silva Ribeiro is a goalkeeper of the Flamengo soccer team and began his career with the team Vila Nova, reaching Gávea only in 2010.

The goalkeeper started his career with Vinicius only nineteen years old defending Vila Nova team in his state, oscillating between Goiás and reserve holder in the first instance, not long before the archer assume absolute ownership and help the Town in its recent walk.

He was champion with the Goiás Vila Nova in 2005 and the following year, despite their age and competition from other established names, earned the award for best goalkeeper in the State Championship, thereby arousing the envy of other teams across the country. Also in the team's center-west Brazil, Vinicius experienced other feelings distinct, as they were relegated to Serie C in the Brazilian Championship in 2006, but later helped to lift the same town the following years.

In 2008, more precisely in the month of July, the keeper decided to breathe fresh air and has contracted with the Santa Catarina Criciúma for the race of the series B of the Brazilian Championship that year, a competition that was no stranger to the athlete. Also, an ironic twist of fate, Criciúma also experienced the descent that season and ended up in Serie C. Vinicius in turn, went to the Boavista side that defended in the course of the Carioca Championship 2009 won by Brazil's Flamengo.

The good performances of Vinicius put him back in contention Series B do Brasileirão, but this time defending the Duque de Caxias, where club remained until mid-2010, by loan from Boavista masters of their federal rights. The 10th season, brought a pleasant surprise for the young goalkeeper, as he earned the opportunity to defend the greatest team of fans in Brazil, Flamengo, known to maintain and disclose in its cast great goalkeeper.

Despite the difficulty of elevating the shirt of a Fla, given the absolute ownership of Marcelo Lomba, Vinicius looked in the Brazilian Championship U-23 to get to project inside the club, and was competing in the tournament that the young goalkeeper was able to show their quality and inclusive Its ability to take penalties.

Career statistics

(Correct as of October 9, 2011^[update])

Club	Season	State League		Brazilian Série A		Copa do Brasil		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo (loan)	2010	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
Flamengo	2011	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
Total		-	-	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0

according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website^[1] and Flaestatística.^[2]

Honours

• Flamengo
  • Taça Guanabara: 2011
  • Taça Rio: 2011
  • Rio de Janeiro State League: 2011

References

1. ^ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
2. ^ Flaestatística (in Portuguese)

External links

• zerozerofootball.com

Persondata
Name	Ribeiro, Damiao Vinicius
Alternative names
Short description	Football player
Date of birth	November 9, 1984
Place of birth	Goiânia, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death