Adriano de Lima
Adriano de Lima, (born 30 July 1981 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian retired footballer who last played for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriano Vieira de Lima | ||
| Date of birth | July 30, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder/Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Pequeninos do Jóquei | ||
| 1990–1997 | Itaguá | ||
| 1999–2000 | Cypress College | ||
| 2001–2003 | Cal State Fullerton Titans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Itaguá | ||
| 2003 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | ||
| 2003 | Flamengo | ||
| 2003–2010 | SoCal Beach | ||
| 2011 | Los Angeles Blues | 35 | (26) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Youth and amateur
Adriano played in many youth clubs in Brazil, including Itaguá and Pequeninos do Jóquei, and briefly played professionally in Brazil for Itaguá, before moving to the United States in 1999 to play college soccer at Cypress College in Cypress, California. He transferred to California State University, Fullerton in 2001, and played three more seasons there.
Professional
After playing professional indoor soccer for the San Diego Sockers in the MISL in 2003, De Lima returned to Brazil to join Flamengo. After returning to the United States, Adriano played professional beach soccer for SoCal Beach in Oceanside, California, and in 2007 participated in the Futsal World Club Championship in the Algarve in Portugal for World United.
Adriano signed with the Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division in 2011; he made his debut for the Blues on May 1, 2011 in a 1-0 defeat to Antigua Barracuda[1]
Personal
Adriano coaches soccer and owns Culture FC Sports, a sports travel company that provides soccer players and teams with opportunities in Brazil and U.S.
Adriano has also been part of the Nike skills team as a sponsored athlete, promoting and helping develop the game in the United States. He traveled all over the country and the world as an ambassador of the sport, entertaining and influencing soccer players of all ages and levels. He also participated in many soccer ads and campaigns, and in the video game FIFA Street 2.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2011-05-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)