Cleberson (footballer, born 1978)

Brazilian footballer and manager

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

ClebersonPersonal information

Full name|  Cleberson Souza Santos
Date of birth|  (1978-02-10) 10 February 1978 (age 44)
Place of birth|  Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Youth career
1992–1994|  Esporte clube Bahia
1995–1996|  Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1996|  PSV Eindhoven|  |
1997–1999|  São Paulo|  |
2000–2001|  Atlético Rio Negro Clube|  |
2001–2002|  Bangu Atlético Clube|  |
2002–2003|  Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|  |
2003|  América Futebol Clube (RN)|  |
2003–2005|  Al-Wahda (Saudi Arabia)|  0|  (0)
2005|  Clube do Remo|  |
2006–2007|  Cabofriense|  |
2007–2008|  Wellington Phoenix|  3|  (0)
Teams managed
2018|  Redlands United Football Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

## Biography[edit]

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 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]

Cleberson was appointed Head Coach of Redlands United Football Club on 18 September 2018 [4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Relação De Retornos Ao Brasil Archived 25 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Transferências Internacionais Archived 30 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ ESPNsoccernet – Global – Amorous Brazilian booked for kissing referee
4. ^ https://www.redlandsunited.com.au/single-post/2018/09/25/Redlands-Appoint-NPL-Head-Coach

## External links[edit]

* (in Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database[permanent dead link]
* Released from Phoenix

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