Antônio Carlos Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior

Antônio Carlos Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior, better known as Antônio (born March 30, 1989), is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Flamengo.

Antônio
Personal information
Full name Antônio Carlos Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior
Date of birth (1989-03-30) March 30, 1989
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
Youth career
Fluminense
2006–2009 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Flamengo 1 (0)
2010 → Americano (loan) 0 (0)
2010 → CFZ (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Duque de Caxias (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2008 Brazil U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 5, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 5, 2011

Career

Fluminense

Carioca, the defensive midfielder half began his career in Futsal. His first steps were on the court of Vila Isabel. There, caught the attention of other clubs, and ended up at Fluminense.

Flamengo

Thanks to its prominence in soccer, the head-of-area was invited to transfer to Flamengo and make the transition to the football field. Since then she has been doing its part and collecting evidence. In two years, the first one as the second year of youth and the second as the first year of junior, won five trophies, including two Campeonato Carioca, one in each category.

Brazil U-20

In the 2008 season, Antônio has continued in the juniores team in his second and final year in the category, with good participation on the team. In between, he was captain of the Brazil U-20 then headed by Rogério Lourenço and was not the World category because they are severely injured.

Americano, CFZ do Rio and Return to Flamengo

In early 2010 was promoted to professional, but without many opportunities came to be loaned to Americano who will not be seized and returned Gávea, where Antônio headed to the club partner, the CFZ do Rio in order to recover from injury suffered years before. Later, with the arrival of Zico as executive in charge of football and under the tutelage of Rogério Lourenço, the shuttle returned to Flamengo in order to be integrated into the senior team to compete in the 2010 Brazilian Championship.

Career statistics
(Correct as of December 5, 2011)
Club Season State League League Copa do Brasil Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2009 00--------00
Americano (loan) 2010 00--------00
CFZ (loan) 2010 00--------00
Flamengo 2010 0010------10
Duque de Caxias (loan) 2011 11080------190
Total 11090------200

according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[1] and Flaestatística.[2]

Honours

Youth
  • Flamengo
    • Copa Macaé de Juvenis: 2006
    • Torneio Internacional de São Lourenço: 2006
    • Campeonato Carioca de Juvenis: 2006
    • Campeonato Carioca de Juniores: 2007
    • Taça Belo Horizonte: 2007

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References
  1. Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
  2. Flaestatística (in Portuguese)
  3. CBF Registry (in Portuguese)


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