Kléber Boas

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kléber Pereira


fullname = Kléber João Boas Pereira
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|8|13
cityofbirth = Peri Mirim-MA
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.80
nickname =
position = Striker
currentclub = Santos
clubnumber =
youthyears = 1995
youthclubs = Cruzeiro-MA
years = 1995-1998
1996
1997-1998
1999-2002
2002-2004
2004
2004-2006
2006-2007
2007-
clubs = Moto Club
Náutico
FC Sion
Atlético-PR
UANL Tigres
Veracruz
América
Necaxa "(loan)"
Santos
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
89 (50)
54 (19)
14 (2)
52 (34)
29 (11)
69 (46)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =

Kléber João Boas Pereira (or simply Kléber Boas or Kléber Pereira in Brazil) (born August 13, 1975 in Peri Mirim-MA, Brazil) is a Brazilian soccer player who currently plays for Santos in the Brazilian Série A. A tall and gangly player with a good heading ability, Boas plays at the striker position. Often confusing fans and pundits alike, Boas is known to score spectacular goals with a high level of difficulty, and constantly botch relatively easier goalscoring opportunities.

Career

Brazil

Described as a late bloomer by scouts, Boas began his career in the Brazilian professional league Second Division, playing for Moto Club in 1996. Except for a six-month stint at Náutico, Boas remained at Moto Club until 1999. In the middle of the 1999 season, Kléber was transferred to Atlético Paranaense, where he enjoyed success , winning the goalscoring title in 2002. After his breakout season, he was courted by other teams in Brazil, as well as scouts from foreign clubs.

Mexico

Prior to the Clausura 2003 season, Kléber was announced as the star signing by the UANL Tigres in Monterrey, Mexico. In his first season, he scored ten goals and helped the team reach the semifinals in the playoffs. The following season, scored eight goals while helping the team to a berth in the Apertura 2003 finals, where they lost to Pachuca.

After his immediate success at Tigres, Boas' performance dropped off and he was mostly relegated to the bench for the Clausura 2004 season, scoring only one goal. Following the Clausura 2004 season, Boas was transferred to Veracruz, where he enjoyed limited success, scoring twice. Thanks to a recommendation by his ex-teammate Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Kléber was signed by Club América following his lone season at Veracruz. There, he regained his goalscoring prowess, scoring 14 goals in his first season at the club, helping them to a championship in the Clausura 2005 season. Kléber did not actually play in the final, after being suspended for three games due to kicking Federico Lussenhoff of Cruz Azul in the groin in one of the semifinal matches. The following season, Kléber won his second goalscoring title, sharing it with three other players (Vicente Matías Vuoso, Walter Gaitán and Sebastián Abreu).

Prior to the Apertura 2006 season, Boas was loaned out to sister club Necaxa (Despite playing in the same league, Club América, Necaxa and Club San Luis are owned by the same conglomerate).

Kléber Boas is a member of the "Blanco Four", a group of players who once played at Veracruz with Blanco and were signed by América after being recommended by the striker. The other members are Christian Giménez, Carlos Infante and Armando Navarrete.

As of 5th July 2007 Kleber Boas has now returned to Brazil with Santos and signed a deal until 30th June 2008. [cite web|url=http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=132279|title=registro de jogadores|publisher=cbfnews.uol.com.br/|accessdate=2008-01-08|date=2007-07-17]

Honours

Club Honours

Atlético-PR
*"Campeonato Brasileiro" - 2001
*"Campeonato Paranaense" - 2000, 2001, 2002 Club America
* "Mexican Championship" - Clausura 2005
* "Mexican Championship" - Campeón De Campeones (Mexican Super Cup) 2004-2005
* "CONCACAF Champions' Cup" 2006

Individual Honours

* Top-scorer in the "Mexican Championship" , Apertura 2005 with flagicon|Mexico Club America

External links

*pt icon [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=132279 CBF]
*es icon [http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugadores/jugador.php?idj=9737 mediotiempo.com]
*es icon [http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/nuestroequipo/463232.html esmas.com]
*en icon [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=1245&pn=Kléber_João_Boas_Pereira footballdatabase.com]
*en icon [http://www.sambafoot.co.uk/players/2359_Kleber_Boas.html sambafoot]
*es icon [http://www.gfdb.com/Player.13632.Kleber-Joao.aspx GFDB]
*pt icon [http://santos.globo.com/futebol_jogador.php?cod=943 santos.globo.com]
*pt icon [http://www.mediazone.com/brasil.php?943 brasil.mediazone.com]

References