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Rodrigo Beckham

Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida is a former Brazilian football midfielder, commonly known as Rodrigo Beckham due to having various similarities to David Beckham.

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Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida
Date of birth (1976-08-07) 7 August 1976
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1995 Portuguesa Santista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Portuguesa Santista
1997 → Guarani (loan) 4 (0)
1998 → Gama (loan) 14 (91)
1999–2003 Botafogo 59 (19)
2002 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 0 (0)
2002–2003 → Everton (loan) 4 (0)
2004 Corinthians 6 (0)
2005 Juventude 0 (0)
2005 Atlético Paranaense 6 (1)
2005 Vasco da Gama 7 (0)
2006–2007 Boavista
2007 Paraná 1 (0)
2008 Boavista 243
2009 Fortaleza
2010 Red Bull Brasil
Total 101+ (29+)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Boavista (assistant)
2015–2016 Boavista
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida (born 7 August 1976) is a former Brazilian football midfielder, commonly known as Rodrigo Beckham due to having various similarities to David Beckham.234

Career

Rodrigo started his career at local club Portuguesa Santista in 1995, having played for the club in Campeonato Paulista matches5 and was loaned to Guarani for the 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. After returning to Portuguesa Santista, he was loaned to Gama and was a key player for the club as they won 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, scoring 9 goals in 14 matches.6

In 1999, Rodrigo joined Botafogo, shining at national level and becoming the club top goalscorer at the 2000 and 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A editions, also being touted to a call-up to Brazil national football team.7 In 2002, he was loaned to Atlético Mineiro, where he injured his right knee in a match against Cruzeiro.8

Rodrigo was signed on loan for Everton in July 2002,9 choosing his name to be printed as Rodrigol.10 However, his knee injury was not properly diagnosed11 and he suffered a ruptured ligament in September12 and did not play for the club again before being released in May the following year, having played only four matches.13 He went on trial with Leeds United in the summer of 2003.14

After returning to Brazil, he joined Corinthians in 2004, but he dealt with persistent injuries and surgeries to his knee and could not recover his previous form.15 Later, he had unsuccessful spells at Juventude, Atlético Paranaense, Vasco da Gama, Paraná and Boavista, before ending his playing career at Red Bull Brasil in 2010.

After retiring, Rodrigo worked as a pundit and, in 2014, became an assistant manager for Boavista, being promoted to manager in the following year.16 He stayed as manager in 201617 and was replaced by Joel Santana in 2017.18

Honours

Gama

Boavista

Fortaleza

Red Bull Brasil

References

References

  1. Abril, Editora (August 1999). "Placar Magazine".
  2. "Rodrigo Beckham". Terceiro Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. "Galã dos gramados, Rodrigo Beckham inicia vida de treinador contra o Vasco". 26 March 2015.
  4. "Rodrigo 'Beckham', após quatro anos dedicados ao surfe e skate, volta ao futebol pelo Boavista contra o Botafogo". 13 March 2014.
  5. "UOL - Brasil Online - Portuguesa Santista vence Botafogo por 4 a 3 14/05/97 18h13".
  6. Abril, Editora (August 1999). "Placar Magazine".
  7. "O Beckham brasileiro que não vingou". 21 February 2013.
  8. "Futebol".
  9. "Everton eye Brazilian deal". BBC. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  10. "Juliano Rodrigo | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
  11. "Rodrigo - an Evertonian Enigma". 27 September 2013.
  12. "Everton lose Rodrigo". BBC. 17 September 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  13. "RODRIGO TO DEPART". Everton FC. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  14. Roach, Stuart (17 July 2003). "The boys from Brazil". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  15. "Galã dos gramados, Rodrigo Beckham inicia vida de treinador contra o Vasco". 26 March 2015.
  16. "Galã dos gramados, Rodrigo Beckham inicia vida de treinador contra o Vasco". 26 March 2015.
  17. "Invicto e Classificado Rodrigo Beckham Exalta Organizacao do Boavista". www.super-gol.com.
  18. "Joel Santana é apresentado no Boavista para o Campeonato Carioca". 12 December 2016.
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