Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto

Football player infobox
playername = Rodrigo Souto


fullname = Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto
height = height|ft=6|in=0
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|9|9
cityofbirth = Rio de Janeiro
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = Santos
clubnumber = 5
position = Central Midfielder
youthyears = 1998-1999
youthclubs = São Cristóvão
years = 1999-2000
2000-2004
2005
2005-2006
2007 - present
clubs = São Cristóvão
Vasco
Atl. Paranaense
Figueirense (Loan)
Santos
caps(goals) =
78 (5)
6 (1)
51 (1)
66 (3)

Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto, otherwise known as Rodrigo Souto (born September 9, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ) is a Brazilian Central Midfielder. He currently plays for Santos.

Playing career

A product of São Cristóvão youth, such as Brazilian superstar foward Ronaldo, Rodrigo earned a transfer to C.R. Vasco da Gama with only 17 years old. He built his career in Vasco, inicially playing as a defensive Midfielder. However, the team back then played many players in that positions on the lineup, and so Rodrigo was able to show his attacking skills. He then begun to be deployed as a right attacking midfielder.

In such position, he made a move to Atlético Paranaense. Although he conquered Paraná State League in 2005, he did not established himself as a regular and, after six months, switched clubs again, this time to Figueirense Futebol Clube. He there again won the State league and again was deployed as a defensive midfielder, and even right-back or sweeper in emergencies.

His good displays at Figueirense on 2006 earned him a transfer to Santos FC where he makes a solid pair with Chilean international Claudio Maldonado. He was once again State League champion, with a really high grade on the final game.

Honours

*Toulon Tournament: 2002
*Rio de Janeiro State League: 2003
*Paraná State League: 2005
*Santa Catarina State League: 2006
*São Paulo State League: 2007

Contract

*2nd January 2008 to 31st January 2010

External links

*pt icon [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=146475 CBF]
*en icon [http://www.sambafoot.co.uk/players/902_Rodrigo_Souto.html samabfoot]
*pt icon [http://santos.globo.com/futebol_jogador.php?cod=707 santos.globo.com]