- Ânderson Polga
Football player infobox
playername = Ânderson Polga
fullname = Ânderson Corrêa Polga
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1979|2|9|df=y
cityofbirth = Santiago
countryofbirth =Brazil
height = height|m=1.83
currentclub =Sporting Clube de Portugal
clubnumber = 4
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Grêmio B
years = 1999-2003 2003-Present
clubs = Grêmio Porto Alegre
Sporting CP
caps(goals) = 94 (5)
143 (5)
nationalyears = 2002-
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (3)
pcupdate = 5 September 2006
ntupdate = 26 November 2006:"For other Brazilian footballers nicknamed Anderson, see:Anderson (footballer) ".Anderson Corrêa Polga (born
February 9 ,1979 ), is aBrazil ian football defender. He currently plays inPortugal for Sporting CP, having previously played for Grêmio Porto Alegre. He was crowned world champion at the2002 FIFA World Cup held inKorea/Japan .Groomed at Grêmio, the central defender made his senior debut in 1999 and went on to shine in the following three seasons, scoring three goals in more than 60 games for the Brazilian side. During that time he helped his team to secure both the 2001 Rio Grande do Sul State Championship and the
Copa do Brasil . However, his biggest achievement came in the 2002 FIFA World Cup when he helped Brazil claim an unprecedented fifth title, featuring in two games in Korea/Japan. He was called into the World Cup squad having only made his Brazil debut that year against Bolivia.His qualities made him a target for several European teams but it was Sporting who secured the defender's services in 2003/04, making him the first world champion to play in Portugal. Since then he has established himself has a regular of the
Lisbon team, who he helped to reach the final of the 2004/05UEFA Cup , though he was an unused substitute againstPFC CSKA Moskva , and finish second in the Liga the following season, after which he signed a new three-year deal. Since then, he has won the 2006/07 and 2007/08Portuguese Cup and the 2006/07Portuguese SuperCup .Honours
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Portuguese Cup 2007,2008
*SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira 2007,2008
*2002 FIFA World Cup References
Persondata
NAME= Polga, Ânderson Corrêa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Polga, Ânderson
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Brazilian football defender
DATE OF BIRTH=9 February ,1979
PLACE OF BIRTH= Santiago,Brazil
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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