Cleberson Souza Santos

Cleberson

Personal information
Full name	Cleberson Souza Santos
Date of birth	10 February 1978 (1978-02-10) (age 33)
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	n/a
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	São Paulo
2000–2001	PSV Eindhoven
2002–2004	Botafogo
2004	Al-Wahda (Saudi Arabia)
2005	Clube do Remo
2005–2007	Cabofriense
2007	Wellington Phoenix FC	3	(0)
2008	América Football Club
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 1 November 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Cleberson, full name Cleberson Souza Santos (born 10 February 1978 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender.

Biography

He started his club football career in Brazil with São Paulo before moving to Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven.^{[citation needed]}

He returned to Brazil in 2002 with Botafogo^{[citation needed]} and then moved to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Wahda (Saudi Arabia) until 25 January 2005, he returned to Brazil for Clube do Remo.^[1] In July, 2005, he left for Cabofriense, signed a one year deal.

He signed for New Zealand team Wellington Phoenix FC in the Hyundai A-League on 30 July 2007^[2] but was released from his contract in November 2007.

Cleberson was caught up in a scandal after kissing a referee in a match.^[3]

References

1. ^ Relação De Retornos Ao Brasil
2. ^ Transferências Internacionais
3. ^ ESPNsoccernet – Global – Amorous Brazilian booked for kissing referee

External links

• (Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database
• Released from Phoenix

Persondata
Name	Souza Santos, Cleberson
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	10 February 1978
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death