- Nivaldo Batista Santana
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Nivaldo 
Personal information Full name Nivaldo Batista Santana Date of birth June 23, 1980 Place of birth Feira de Santana, Brazil Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Maccabi Tel Aviv Number 4 Youth career 1999–2000 Fluminense-BA Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001 Colo-Colo 2002 Náutico 2003 Rio Branco-PR 2003 Coritiba 7 (1) 2004–2005 Fortaleza 2006 Paulista 2006 Coritiba 2 (0) 2006–2007 Belenenses 28 (4) 2007–2009 Saint-Étienne 14 (0) 2008–2009 → Umm-Salal (loan) 17 (0) 2009–2010 Valladolid 25 (3) 2010– Maccabi Tel Aviv 14 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).Nivaldo Batista Santana (born 23 June 1980 in Feira de Santana), simply Nivaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League, as a central defender.
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Football career
After playing with modest Brazilian outfits – he did represent Coritiba Foot Ball Club on two different occasions, but appeared rarely – Nivaldo moved to Portugal with C.F. Os Belenenses, being an undisputed starter as the Lisbon club finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup, with the defender netting four times.
Nivaldo joined AS Saint-Étienne for a price of €3 million in the 2007 summer, but appeared rarely in his debut season. The following year, he was loaned to Qatari side Umm-Salal Sports Club,[1] allegedly against his will.[2]
After being released in June 2009, Nivaldo joined Spanish first division club Real Valladolid, on a one-year contract. He made his league debut on 30 August, in a 0–0 draw at UD Almería, being sent off in the 13th minute.[3]
In June 2010, after Valladolid's relegation, Nivaldo changed teams and countries again, signing a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC of Israel, on a free transfer.[4] On August 1, he scored his first goal for his new club, in a Toto Cup win against Maccabi Netanya; thirteen days later, however, he was sidelined for two months due to a knee injury,[5] which forced the club to sign Savo Pavićević as a cover.
Honours
- Náutico:
- Pernambuco State League: 2002
- Coritiba:
- Paraná State League: 2004
References
- ^ Feindouno and Nivaldo off to Qatar
- ^ Nivaldo, "obligé" d'aller au Qatar? (Nivaldo, "forced" to go to Qatar?) (French)
- ^ Almeria 0-0 Valladolid; ESPN Soccernet, 30 August 2009
- ^ Visit of two foreign players; Maccabi Tel Aviv's website, 14 June 2010
- ^ Tel Aviv tussle costs Lala and Nivaldo; UEFA.com, 17 August 2010
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- CBF data (Portuguese)
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- L'Équipe stats (French)
- BDFutbol profile
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. – current squad 1 Levi · 2 Saban · 3 Cohen · 4 Nivaldo · 5 Biton · 6 Alberman · 7 Israilevich · 9 Yitzhaki · 10 Medunjanin · 11 Zizov · 13 Dabour · 14 Ziv · 15 Micha · 16 Atar · 17 Pavićević · 18 Konaté · 20 Sava · 21 Yeini · 23 Lugasi · 24 Colautti · 25 Dahan · 26 Strul · 27 Vered · 29 Peretz · 31 Ginsburg · 32 Kahat · 42 Checkol · 43 Barski · 44 Punčec · 45 Mansharov · 55 Haimov · Manager: Motti Ivanir
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
- Paulista Futebol Clube players
- Primeira Liga players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- Ligue 1 players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- La Liga footballers
- Real Valladolid footballers
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Náutico:
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