Madjer

Football player infobox
playername = Madjer


fullname = João Victor Saraiva
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|01|22
cityofbirth = Luanda, Angola
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height = height|m=1.94
currentclub = Milano Beach Soccer
position = Forward
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clubs = Estoril
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nationalteam = Portugal
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João Victor Saraiva (born January 22 1977 in Luanda, Angola), better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese beach soccer player. He plays in forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities. At the 2005, 2006, and 2008 World Cups he won the golden boot for most goals scored in the tournament.

Madjer has an extraordinary agility and dribbling talent in contrast to his height (194cm). Besides, he is very capable in acrobatic finishes such as volleys, over-head kicks and bicycle kicks. His skills provide a vital contribution for his team whilst competing in EBSL and Mundialito, above all Beach Soccer World Championship, which is held in Brazil every year.

Madjer was the MVP of EBSL last season in 2006.

Honours

Beach soccer

Club

*flagicon|ITA Cavalieri del Mare
**Scudetto: 2005

Country

*flagicon|POR Portugal

**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2001
**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runner-up: 1999, 2002, 2005
**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup third place: 2003, 2004, 2008
**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup fourth place: 2006

**Euro Beach Soccer League winner: 2002, 2007, 2008
**Euro Beach Soccer League runner-up: 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
**Euro Beach Soccer League third place: 1999, 2003

**Euro Beach Soccer Cup winner: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
**Euro Beach Soccer Cup runner-up: 1999
**Euro Beach Soccer Cup third place: 2005, 2007

**Euro Beach Soccer League Portuguese Event winner : 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
**Euro Beach Soccer League Italian Event runner-up : 2005, 2007
**Euro Beach Soccer League Italian Event third place: 2006
**Euro Beach Soccer League Spanish Event winner : 2005
**Euro Beach Soccer League Spanish Event runner-up : 2006
**Euro Beach Soccer League Spanish Event third place: 2007
**Euro Beach Soccer League French Event winner : 2004, 2005

**Copa Latina winner: 2000
**Copa Latina runner-up: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
**Copa Latina third place: 2005

**Mundialito winner: 2003, 2008
**Mundialito runner-up: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
**Mundialito fourth place: 2004

**World League runner-up: 2001

Individual

*Beach Soccer MVP: 2003, 2005, 2006

*FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup MVP: 2005, 2006
*FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Top Scorer: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008

*Euro Beach Soccer League MVP: 1999, 2006, 2008
*Euro Beach Soccer League Top Scorer: 2006, 2008
*Euro Beach Soccer League Portuguese Event Top Scorer: 2007
*Euro Beach Soccer League French Event Top Scorer: 2007
*Euro Beach Soccer League Spanish Event Top Scorer: 2004

*Mundialito MVP: 2007, 2008
*Mundialito Top Scorer: 2008

*Copa Latina MVP: 1999, 2000

External links

* [http://www.beachsoccer.com/comp_profiles_player_card.php?idn=19&seccion=2&action=open&id=3&idp=16 Biography]
* [http://madjer.bloguedesporto.com/ Madjer Blogue]
* [http://www.milanobeachsoccer.it/html/index.php Milano Beach Soccer]