Emerson (footballer, born August 1980)

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ramos and the second or paternal family name is Borges.

Emerson

Personal information
Full name|  Emerson Ramos Borges
Date of birth|  (1980-08-16) 16 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth|  Joinville, Brazil
Height|  1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Centre back
Team information

Current team

|  Nuorese
Youth career
|  Joinville
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2001–2002|  Caxias|  12|  (3)
2002–2003|  Jalesense|  25|  (13)
2003–2004|  Atletico Calcio|  20|  (3)
2004–2008|  Nuorese|  96|  (28)
2008|  Taranto|  11|  (3)
2008–2011|  Lumezzane|  88|  (7)
2011–2012|  Reggina|  38|  (2)
2012–2016|  Livorno|  118|  (7)
2016–2017|  Padova|  38|  (1)
2017–2018|  FeralpiSalò|  28|  (0)
2018–2020|  Potenza|  63|  (8)
2020–2023|  Olbia|  97|  (6)
2023|  Budoni|  0|  (0)
2023–|  Nuorese|  ?|  (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023

Emerson Ramos Borges (born 16 August 1980), known as just Emerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Promozione Sardinia club Nuorese.

## Career

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Born in Pirabeiraba,[citation needed] Joinville, Santa Catarina, Emerson started his professional career with Caxias.

In 2003, he left for Italy.[1] As he was not a European Union citizen, Emerson only able to play for amateur side, starting at Atletico Calcio of Serie D

### Nuorese

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Emerson next joined Nuorese of Eccellenza Sardinia. He won twice promotion for the Sardinian side, which followed the team being promoted to Serie C2 in 2006, which also made Emerson registered as a professional player and able to sign by any Italian professional club, as FIGC only forbidden clubs signing non-EU players from abroad and from amateur league, except Serie A clubs had one conditional quota (for replacing non-EU players that sold abroad or released). Emerson benefited from the clause that Serie D clubs, which were promoted to Serie C2, could hire amateur non-EU players in the previous season as professional players. Emerson then scored nine league goals for Nuorese in the professional league in 1+1⁄2 seasons before he left the club in January 2008.

### Taranto

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In January 2008, Emerson was transferred to Serie C1 side Taranto Sport in co-ownership deal.[2] He made 11 appearances in the Italian 3rd highest level. Taranto bought him outright by making a higher bid in a closed tender between the two clubs.[3]

### Lumezzane

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In July 2008, Emerson was loaned to Lumezzane of Prima Divisione Group A from Taranto (Group B),[4] which became a co-ownership deal later. He was the regular starter of the team and scored five goals in 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

On 25 June 2010, Lumezzane failed to agree a price for the remain 50% registration rights, thus the clubs submitted their bid in envelope to buy the rights from the opposite side (i.e. a closed tender).[5] On 30 June, the envelopes opened in Lega Pro headquarter, and Lumezzane made a higher bid to buy Emerson outright.[6][7]

On 13 July 2010, he signed a new three-year contract with Lumezzane.[8]

### Reggina

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On 18 August 2011, he signed with Serie B club Reggina.[9][10]

### Livorno

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On 21 August 2012, he moved to Livorno on a free transfer.[citation needed] He scored his first goal in Serie A with a "stinging drive from 30 yards (27 m)" in a 3–3 draw with Torino on 30 October 2013,[11] describing it as "absolutely the best goal of my career", then produced arguably a better one against Cagliari the following February: "collecting possession 40 metres from goal, [he] shifted the ball out of his feet and smashed an unstoppable left-footed effort into the top corner".[12]

### Later years: back to Sardinia and amateur football

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On 18 August 2020 he joined Olbia.[13]

In July 2023, Emerson signed for Sardinian Serie D club Budoni;[14] he left the club just a month later to return to Nuorese, this time in the regional amateur Promozione league.[15]

## Honours

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* Serie D: 2006
* Eccellenza Sardinia: 2005

## References

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1. ^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2003". CBF (in Italian). 10 December 2004. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
2. ^ Longari, Gianluigi (31 January 2008). "UFFICIALE: Emerson al Taranto". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2010.
3. ^ "Risoluzione Accordi di Partecipazione ed esito buste" (PDF) (in Italian). Florence: Lega Pro. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
4. ^ Felicetti, Daniele (20 July 2008). "UFFICIALE: due colpi per il Lumezzane". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Arezzo: TC&C S.r.l. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
5. ^ "Il Lumezzane va alle buste per Emerson" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
6. ^ "Emerson e' del Lume......anche Lo Iacono e Marconi" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
7. ^ "Comproprieta', il quadro definitivo" (Press release) (in Italian). A.S. Taranto Calcio. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
8. ^ "Emerson firma un triennale" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
9. ^ "Emerson è della Reggina". Reggina Calcio (in Italian). 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
10. ^ "Emerson ceduto alla Reggina". AC Lumezzane (in Italian). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
11. ^ "Livorno denied by Torino". Sky Sports. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
12. ^ "Ibrahimović, Salzburg, Fiorentina's driving force". UEFA. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
13. ^ "Benvenuto Emerson!" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
14. ^ "Budoni che colpo, firma l'ex Olbia Emerson" (in Italian). Diario Sportivo. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
15. ^ "Emerson lascia già il Budoni: c'è il romantico ritorno alla Nuorese" (in Italian). Centrotrentuno. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

## External links

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* Profile at CBF (in Portuguese)
* Emerson at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
* Profile at Football.it (in Italian)
* Emerson at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals