Wescley Pina Gonçalves

Football manager infobox
playername = Wescley Gonçalves


fullname = Wescley Pina Gonçalves
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|2|15
cityofbirth = Vila Velha
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = Criciúma
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears = 2002
youthclubs = Vasco da Gama
years = 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006 2007-2008 2008
clubs = Vasco da Gama Maccabi Haifa Corinthians Estrela da Amadora Juventude Criciúma
caps(goals) = 26 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = August 28, 2008
ntupdate = August 28, 2008

Wescley Pina Gonçalves, (born February 15, 1984), is a Brazilian footballer currently playing in Criciúma.

Career

Vasco da Gama

Wescley started his career playing for Vasco da Gama, after being promoted from the club's youth squad.cite web | title = ACHEI! Após temporada complicada, Wescley tenta volta por cima no Criciúma | url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL711847-9825,00.html | accessdate = 2008-08-28 | date = 2008-08-05 | publisher=Globo Esporte |language=Portuguese ] Earlier in the 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season, he was promoted to the club's first team squad, playing several games for the club and scoring a goal in the second match of the competition, against Goiás.cite web | title = Wescley vira arma nas faltas | url=http://noticias.uol.com.br/pelenet/vasco/ultimas/2003/10/27/ult1181u1199.jhtm | accessdate = 2008-08-27 | date = 2003-10-27 | publisher=Pelé.net |language=Portuguese ]

tint in Israel

Before arriving in Israel, a lot of media attention was paid to Wescley since he was signing with Maccabi Haifa and was expected to be their leader for the future. Wescley had the credentials especially since he was captain of the Brazilian Olympic team but was unable to acclimate to Israeli culture and ended leaving after a mediocre first season.

Return to Brazil

He returned to Brazil in 2005, to play for Corinthians, where he won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A of that year, playing for Estrela da Amadora of Portugal in the following year. Wescley played for Juventude during the Série A 2007, but was unable to prevent his club from being relegated to the second level. In 2008, he joined Criciúma.

References

External links

* [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=156038 Profile at the Brazilian Football Confederation official website]
* [http://maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=player&id=2971 Profile of Wescley on Maccabi Haifa's official website]