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Esquerdinha (footballer, born 1970)

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Esquerdinha
Personal information
Full name Rogério Fonseca da Silva
Date of birth 24 March 1970
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
-1992 Barretos
1993 Inter de Bebedouro
1994 Rio Preto
1995 Novorizontino
1996 Matonense
1997 Sampaio Corrêa
1998 São Caetano
1998 Juventus
1999 Sampaio Corrêa
2000-2002 São Caetano
2002 Santos
2002 Botafogo
2003 Guarani
2004 Atlético Sorocaba
2005 Bandeirante
2006 América de Rio Preto
2006 Ceilândia
2006 Bahia
2007 Nacional
2007 Toledo
2008 CRAC
2008 Fast Clube
2009 Mesquita 1 (0)
2009 CSA
2011 Mamoré
2012 Luziânia
2015 Barretos 8 (1)
International career
2002 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rogério Fonseca da Silva (born 24 March 1970 in Brazil) is a Brazilian retired footballer.

Career

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In 2001, Esquerdinha aimed to become the oldest player ever to retire in Brazil.[1] He later aimed to play for 40 clubs in his career.[2]

In 2002, Esquerdinha made his international debut in a friendly against Bolivia. In 2015, he said that people were suspicious of Sao Caetano, who were 2000 Brazilian league runners-up despite being in the second division, because of their fast rise which resulted in few of their players being called up.[2]

After returning to Barretos in 2015, he was judged to be physically unwell and left out of the squad despite featuring in seven out of eight games in a row. As a result, he has complained that there was a prejudice of older players in Brazil.[2]

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