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(Redirected from Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso) Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Cardoso.
Souza
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso
Date of birth (1982-03-04) 4 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997 Madureira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Madureira - (-)
2001–2003 Vasco da Gama 30 (5)
2003 CSKA Sofia 4 (0)
2004 Marítimo 31 (8)
2005 → Internacional (loan) 1 (0)
2005–2006 → Goiás (loan) 63 (35)
2007–2008 Flamengo 33 (9)
2008 Panathinaikos 4 (1)
2009–2011 Corinthians 32 (6)
2011 → Bahia (loan) 21 (11)
2012–2013 Bahia 32 (8)
2014 Vitória 5 (1)
2014 Criciúma 13 (4)
2015 Paysandu 8 (0)
2017–2018 Madureira 0 (0)
International career
1999 Brazil U17 - (-)
2003 Brazil U-23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021

Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (born 4 March 1982), known as Souza, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Flamengo

After being the top goal-scorer for the 2006 Brazilian Serie A, playing for Goiás, he then moved on, signing a deal with Flamengo in the beginning of 2007.

Panathinaikos

Souza moved from Flamengo to Panathinaikos in July 2008 for a sum of €3 million. He scored his first goal for the new club in a UEFA Champions League 2008–09 qualifying round match win against Sparta Praha.

Corinthians

On December 30, 2008, Souza signed a 3-year contract for Corinthians.

Career statistics

(Correct as of January 2, 2012)
Club Season Brazilian Série A Brazilian Cup Continental State League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasco da Gama 2001 1 0 - - - - - - 1 0
2002 16 2 1 0 - - - - 17 2
2003 13 3 7 3 - - - - 20 6
Total 30 5 8 3 - - - - 38 8
Internacional 2005 1 0 2 1 - - - - 3 1
Total 1 0 2 1 - - - - 3 1
Goiás 2005 33 18 - - - - - - 33 18
2006 30 17 - - - - - - 30 17
Total 63 35 - - - - - - 63 35
Flamengo 2007 22 6 - - 8 3 10 6 40 15
2008 11 3 - - 8 1 15 5 34 9
Total 33 9 - - 16 4 25 11 74 24
Corinthians 2009 20 4 4 0 - - 14 1 38 5
2010 12 2 - - 5 0 9 2 26 4
Total 32 6 4 0 - - 23 3 64 9
Bahia (loan) 2011 21 11 3 2 - - 9 5 24 18
Total 21 11 3 0 - - - - 24 18
Career total 180 66 17 4 16 4 39 12 261 93

according to combined sources on references and

International career

Souza has won 2 international matches for Brazil U-23. He featured against Czech Republic on January 16, 2003 and then later appeared against Egypt on January 20, 2003 in the 2003 Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Honours

Club

Vasco da Gama
Internacional
Goiás
Flamengo
Corinthians
Bahia

National team

Individual

Achievements

References

  1. Corinthians official website (in Portuguese)
  2. Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
  3. Flaestatística (in Portuguese)
  4. "Campeão, São Paulo domina a seleção do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Terra. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  • Guia 2006 2o Turno Brasileirão - Revista Placar Edição 1297-C

External links

  • Souza at Sambafoot (archived)
  • Souza at Guardian Stats Centre
  • Souza at GloboEsporte (in Portuguese)
2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorers
South American U-17 Championship top scorers
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