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Clubs Home Serie A: Atlético-PR Botafogo Corinthians Cruzeiro Grêmio Figueirense Flamengo Fluminense Fortaleza Goiás Internacional Juventude Palmeiras Paraná Ponte Preta Santa Cruz Santos São Caetano São Paulo Vasco da Gama Serie B: Atlético-MG Bahia Brasiliense Coritiba Criciúma Guarani Paysandu Vitória State Histories & Map: Interactive Map Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Minas Gerais Rio Grande do Sul Current Team Coming soon Estevam Soares Full Name: Estevam Eduardo Lemos Soares Date of Birth: 10-06-1956 Place of Birth: Cafêlândia (SP) Managerial Career Primavera (1993-95), ABC (1996), Internacional-SP (1997), CSA (1997), América-RN (1997), Guarani (1997-99), Ponte Preta (1999-2000), Matonense (2001), Náutico (2001), Olympic Beyrouth (Lebanon) (2001-02), CRB (2003), Gama (2003), Ponte Preta (2004), Palmeiras (Since May 2004) Honours 1997 Alagoas State Title with CSA Diego Position: Goalkeeper Full Name: Diego Cavalieri Date of Birth: 01-12-1982 Place of Birth: São Paulo (SP) Previous Clubs: None Marcos Position: Goalkeeper Full Name: Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis Date of Birth: 04-08-1973 Place of Birth: Oriente (SP) Height / Weight: 1,93m / 86kg Previous Clubs: None Sérgio Position: Goalkeeper Full Name: Sérgio Luis de Araújo Date of Birth: 11-05-1970 Place of Birth: Kaloré (PR) Height / Weight: 1,88m / 86kg Previous Clubs: Palmeiras, Embu-Guaçu, Ceilândia, Flamengo, Internacional-SP, Portuguesa, Vitória Daniel Position: Central Defender Full Name: Daniel da Silva Date of Birth: 27-05-1973 Place of Birth: São Paulo (SP) Height / Weight: 1,89m / 88kg Previous Clubs: Matonense, Santos, Verdy Kawasaki (Japan), São Caetano Gabriel Position: Central Defender Full Name: Gabriel dos Santos Nascimento Date of Birth: 05-03-1983 Place of Birth: Porto Alegre (RS) Height / Weight: 1,86m / 86kg Previous Clubs: Ponte Preta Gláuber Position: Central Defender Full Name: Gláuber Leandro H. Berti Date of Birth: 05-08-1983 Place of Birth: São José do Rio Preto (SP) Previous Clubs: None Nen Position: Central Defender Full Name: Francisco de Assis dos Santos Date of Birth: 08-03-1978 Place of Birth: Brasilia (DF) Height / Weight: 1,80m / 72kg Previous Clubs: Brazlândia, Gama Baiano Position: Right Wing-Back Full Name: Dermival de Almeida Lima Date of Birth: 28-06-1978 Place of Birth: Capim Grosso (BA) Height / Weight: 1,80m / 71kg Previous Clubs: Santos, Las Palmas (Spain), Atlético Mineiro, Las Palmas (Spain) Ilsinho Position: Right Wing-Back Full Name: Ilson Pereira Dias Júnior Date of Birth: 12-10-1985 Place of Birth: S.B Campo (SP) Previous Clubs: None Lúcio Position: Left Wing-Back Full Name: Lúcio Carlos Cajueiro Souza Date of Birth: 20-06-1979 Place of Birth: Recife (PE) Height / Weight: 1,74m / 61kg Previous Clubs: Unibol, São Bento, Gama, XV de Piracicaba, São Bento, Ituano, São Caetano, Ituano Xavier Position: Left Wing-Back Full Name: José Xavier Costa Age: 24 Place of Birth: Recife (PE) Height: 1,62m Previous Clubs: AGA, Santa Cruz Adãozinho Position: Defensive Midfield Full Name: José Amadeu Elvino Date of Birth: 11-05-1968 Place of Birth: Caconde (SP) Height / Weight: 1,75m / 66kg Previous Clubs: Bragantino, Mariense, Alfenas, Sete de Setembro, Francana, União Barbarense, Goiatuba, Sampaio Corrêa, Noroeste, Ceará, Yverdon-Sport (Switzerland), São Caetano Alceu Position: Defensive Midfield Full Name: Alceu Rodrigues Simoni Filho Date of Birth: 07-05-1984 Place of Birth: Diadema (SP) Height / Weight: 1,73m / 72kg Previous Clubs: None Claudecir Position: Defensive Midfield Full Name: Claudecir Aparecido de Aguiar Date of Birth: 15-10-1975 Place of Birth: Agudos (SP) Height / Weight: 1,89m / 79kg Previous Clubs: Noroeste, Mogi Mirim, Noroeste, São Caetano, Palmeiras, São Caetano Corrêa Position: Defensive Midfield Full Name: Carlos Rodrigues Corrêa Date of Birth: 29-12-1980 Place of Birth: Limeira (SP) Previous Clubs: São Bento Diego Souza Position: Defensive Midfield Full Name: Diego de Souza Gama Silva Date of Birth: 22-03-1984 Place of Birth: São Paulo (SP) Height / Weight: 1,83m / 80kg Previous Clubs: None Júlio César Position: Defensive Midfield Full Name: Júlio César Zaboto Date of Birth: 16-02-1983 Previous Clubs: None Marcinho Position: Defensive Midfield Full Name: Márcio Glad Date of Birth: 23-09-1980 Place of Birth: Novo Horizonte (SP) Height / Weight: 1,78m / 70kg Previous Clubs: Novorizontino, Olímpia, Matonense, Guaratinguetá, Gama, Figueirense Élson Position: Attacking Midfield Full Name: Élson Falcão da Silva Date of Birth: 16-11-1981 Place of Birth: Conceição do Araguaia (PA) Previous Clubs: Ituano Pedrinho Position: Attacking Midfield Full Name: Pedro Paulo de Oliveira Date of Birth: 29-06-1977 Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Height / Weight: 1,70m / 65kg Previous Clubs: Vasco da Gama Kahê Position: Forward Full Name: Carlos Eduardo de Souza Floresta Date of Birth: 28-08-1982 Height / Weight: 1,87m / 82kg Previous Clubs: Portuguesa, Nacional-SP Osmar Position: Forward Full Name: Osmar Aparecido de Oliveira Date of Birth: 23-07-1980 Place of Birth: Marília (SP) Height / Weight: 1,74m / 69kg Previous Clubs: União São João, Santo André Ricardinho Position: Forward Previous Clubs: None Thiago Gentil Position: Forward Full Name: Thiago Gentil Date of Birth: 08-04-1980 Place of Birth: São Paulo (SP) Height / Weight: 1,77m / 71kg Previous Clubs: Náutico Zé Eduardo Position: Forward Full Name: José Eduardo de Almeida Date of Birth: 29-10-1987 Previous Clubs: None EX-PALMEIRAS PLAYERS IN EUROPE The following list is comprised of current stars of European football, who made their names with Palmeiras Alex - Fenerbahçe, Turkey Cafu - A.C Milan, Italy César - Tenerife, Spain Flavio Conceição - Galatasaray, Turkey Nené - Alaves, Spain Rivaldo - Olympiakos, Greece Roberto Carlos - Real Madrid, Spain Rodrigo Taddei - Siena, Italy Roque Júnior - Bayer Leverkusen, Germany Vágner Love - CSKA Moscow, Russia Zé Maria - Inter Milan, Italy Information compiled by: Mark Lowdon and Fernando Razzo Galuppo (http://planeta.terra.com.br/esporte/forzaverdao) Last page update: Jan 8 2005 To Top Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life Email: Copyright © 2005 by Alex Bellos. 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