João Bosco de Freitas Chaves

Football player infobox
playername = Bosco


fullname = João Bosco de Freitas Chaves
height = height|m=1.84
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1974|11|14|mf=y
cityofbirth = Escada-PE
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = São Paulo
clubnumber = 22
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1995-1997
youthclubs = Sport
years = 1997-2000
2001
2002
2003-2004
2004-2005
2006-
clubs = Sport
Cruzeiro
Portuguesa-SP
Sport
Fortaleza
São Paulo
caps(goals) = 106 (0)
10 (0)
23 (0)
3 (0)
60 (0)
14 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =
ntupdate =
pcupdate = October 4, 2008

João Bosco de Freitas Chaves or simply Bosco (born November 14, 1974 in Escada-PE), is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for São Paulo.

Career

port Club do Recife

Bosco began his career in Sport, of the city of Recife, Pernambuco (also, Pernambuco is the state where Bosco was born), in 1993. He stayed in the club until 2000, when he went to Cruzeiro. He came back to Sport in 2003.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

Bosco came to Cruzeiro in 2001. He stayed until 2002, when he was sold to Portuguesa. He capped only 10 times for Cruzeiro, and suffered 19 goals.

Portuguesa

Bosco stayed for a very short time in Portuguesa, in 2002. He capped 23 times for the team, and suffered 33 goals.

Fortaleza

After playing again for Sport, Bosco was sold to Fortaleza. He was the first goalkeeper in the 2004 season, when Fortaleza finished Série B in second. In 2005 Fortaleza went back to the fist division. In 2005, Bosco capped 33 times for Fortaleza, suffering 50 goals. He was sold to São Paulo in the end of the years.

Nowadays - São Paulo

He is the second goalkeeper, so he doesn't play much. He has currently played 17 times. He played an important part in the championship winning season of 2006, as first choice keeper, Rogerio Ceni, was injured for lengthy periods. His last game was in November 9, 2006, against Botafogo. He played all the 94 minutes and didn't suffer any single goal. The score finished 3-0 to São Paulo.

Campeonato Brasileiro

According to Brazilian football magazine Placar, Bosco played 149 times in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, suffered 195 goals, received 11 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Honours

*Pernambuco State League: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003
*Nordeste Cup: 2000
*South Minas Cup: 2001
*Ceará State League: 2005
*FIFA Club World Championship: 2005
*Brazilian League: 2006, 2007

Contract

*12th March 2007 to 31st December 2009

External links

*pt icon [http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/0,,AAL6271-4286,00.html globoesporte.globo.com]
*pt icon [http://www.saopaulofc.net/spfc/4NOVO1.asp?PLC_txt_ukey=39045092654EHZS6E4 saopaulofc.net]
*en icon [http://www.sambafoot.co.uk/players/1167_Bosco.html sambafoot]
*pt icon [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=122912 CBF]

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