Full name Andre Ricardo Soares 2003 Sao Raimundo-AM 2001–2002 Mineiros Height 1.73 m | Years Team Role Footballer Place of birth Mineiros, Brazil Name Andre Soares Date joined 2010 | |
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Date of birth (1981-10-09) 9 October 1981 (age 34) | ||
DIÁCONO Andre Ricardo Soares 4 MIN
André Ricardo Soares (born 9 October 1981), known as Andrezinho, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer. Mainly a right back, he was equally at ease on the left flank.
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Football career
Andrezinho was born in Mineiros, Goiás. After playing for five teams in his country in six years, he moved in July 2007 to Portugal with Vitória SC, as the Guimarães-based club had just returned from the second division.
An undisputed starter from the very beginning, Andrezinho only missed one game en route to a final third place in the Primeira Liga, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Champions League. In the 2009–10 season he enjoyed his best year as a professional, scoring five goals in 25 matches – often from free kicks – as Vitória finished in sixth position, narrowly missing out on a UEFA Europa League spot.
In late July 2010, Andrezinho joined 1. FC Köln in Germany, penning a two-year contract and reuniting with former Guimarães teammate Pedro Geromel. However, coach Frank Schaefer saw no perspective for him in a reorganized team, and advised him to leave in the following transfer window.