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João Bosco de Freitas Chaves

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Place of birth
  
Escada-PE, Brazil

Name
  
Joao de

1993–1995
  
Sport

Playing position
  
Goalkeeper

Height
  
1.84 m (6 ft ⁄2 in)


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Full name
  
Joao Bosco de Freitas Chaves

Date of birth
  
(1974-11-14) November 14, 1974 (age 41)

João Bosco de Freitas Chaves or simply Bosco (born November 14, 1974 in Escada-PE), is a retired Brazilian goalkeeper.

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Career

According to Brazilian football magazine Placar, Bosco played 149 times in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, suffered 195 goals, received 11 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Sport Club do Recife

Bosco began his career in Sport, of the city of Recife, Pernambuco (the state where Bosco was born), in 1993. He stayed in the club until 2000, when he left for Cruzeiro. He came back to Sport in 2003.

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

Bosco moved to Cruzeiro in 2001. He stayed until 2002, when he was transferred to Portuguesa. He capped only 10 times for Cruzeiro and suffered 19 goals.

Portuguesa

Bosco stayed for a very short time in Portuguesa, in 2002. He capped 23 times for the team, and suffered 33 goals.

Fortaleza

After playing again for Sport, Bosco was sold to Fortaleza. He was the first choice goalkeeper during the 2004 season, when Fortaleza finished Série B in second place. In 2005 Fortaleza went back to the first division. In 2005, Bosco capped 33 times for Fortaleza, suffering 50 goals. He was transferred to São Paulo at the end of the year.

São Paulo

At São Paulo, Bosco was the second goalkeeper, playing in 17 games. He played an important part in the championship-winning season of 2006, as first choice keeper Rogerio Ceni was injured for lengthy periods. His last game was on November 9, 2006, against Botafogo. He played all 94 minutes and did not concede any goal in a 3-0 São Paulo win.

After retirement

On 9 January 2015, Bosco was hired as goalkeeping coach of Santa Cruz.

Honours

  • Campeonato Pernambucano: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003
  • Copa do Nordeste: 2000
  • Copa Sul-Minas: 2001
  • Campeonato Cearense: 2005
  • FIFA Club World Championship: 2005
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006, 2007, 2008
  • References

    João Bosco de Freitas Chaves Wikipedia