Alemão (footballer, born 1981)

Alemão
Personal information
Full name	Clodoveu Almeida Mariano Júnior
Date of birth	14 August 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
–2000	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	São Paulo
2001	Coritiba
2002	Portuguesa
2003	América-SP
2003	CRB
2003	Colón
2004	CRAC
2005	Santa Cruz
2006	Ipatinga
2007	São Bento
2007	Londrina
2008	Itaúna
2008	Formiga
2009	Brasil de Pelotas
2010	Sorriso
2010	Camboriú
2011	Sorriso
2011	Rio Verde-GO
2011	Valerio
2011	Macará
2012	Social
2012	Juventus Santa Rosa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023

Clodoveu Almeida Mariano Júnior (born 14 August 1981), mostly known as Alemão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left back.^[1]

Career[edit]

Alemão started in the youth categories of São Paulo, where he was champion of the Copa São Paulo in 2000. He was also part of the champion squad of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo on the following year. Scored a single goal for São Paulo FC, in their debut game against Colo-Colo in the 2000 Copa Mercosur.^[2]

In 2009, he was on the Brasil de Pelotas bus that suffered a serious accident and killed Regis and Cláudio Milar.^[3]^[4] Retired due to a serious thigh adductor injury.

Personal life[edit]

Alemão currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, where he runs an association football school.

Honours[edit]

São Paulo

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr.: 2000
Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2001

CRAC

Campeonato Goiano: 2004^[5]

Rio Verde

Campeonato Goiano Second Division: 2011

References[edit]

^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Os jogadores que estrearam no Tricolor marcando gol". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Oito integrantes da delegação do Brasil-Pe seguem internados". NSC Total (in Portuguese). 17 January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Como as vítimas do acidente com o ônibus do Brasil-Pel deram sequência às suas vidas". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Há 14 anos atrás o Crac de Catalão conquistava o bicampeonato goiano". Blog do Badinho (in Portuguese). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

External links[edit]

Alemão at ogol.com.br
Alemão at WorldFootball.net

[1] "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[2] "Os jogadores que estrearam no Tricolor marcando gol". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[3] "Oito integrantes da delegação do Brasil-Pe seguem internados". NSC Total (in Portuguese). 17 January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[4] "Como as vítimas do acidente com o ônibus do Brasil-Pel deram sequência às suas vidas". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[5] "Há 14 anos atrás o Crac de Catalão conquistava o bicampeonato goiano". Blog do Badinho (in Portuguese). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

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