Andrezinho (footballer, born 1981)

Andrezinho
	Andrezinho during his time at 1. FC Köln
Personal information
Full name	André Ricardo Soares
Date of birth	9 October 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Mineiros, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Mineiros
2003	São Raimundo-AM
2004	Vila Nova
2005	Goiás
2006	Coritiba
2007	Vila Nova
2007–2010	Vitória Guimarães
2010–2012	1. FC Köln
2013	Anápolis
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

André Ricardo Soares (born 9 October 1981), known as Andrezinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Mainly a right-back, he was equally at ease on the left flank.

Club career[edit]

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^[1]– 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.^[2]^[3] However, coach Frank Schaefer saw no perspective for him in a reorganised team, and advised him to leave in the following transfer window.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Andrezinho: «Equipa reabilitada»" [Andrezinho: «Rehabilitated team»]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ "Cologne capture Brazilian". Sky Sports. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
^ "Andrezinho gelandet! Verleiht er Soldos Elf Flügel?" [Andrezinho has landed! Will he impose himself in Soldo's wings?] (in German). kicker. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
^ "Trio des 1. FC Köln kann in der Winterpause gehen" [1. FC Köln trio can leave in the winter break]. Die Zeit (in German). 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

External links[edit]

Andrezinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Andrezinho at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Andrezinho at Soccerway

[1] "Andrezinho: «Equipa reabilitada»" [Andrezinho: «Rehabilitated team»]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[2] "Cologne capture Brazilian". Sky Sports. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.

[3] "Andrezinho gelandet! Verleiht er Soldos Elf Flügel?" [Andrezinho has landed! Will he impose himself in Soldo's wings?] (in German). kicker. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.

[4] "Trio des 1. FC Köln kann in der Winterpause gehen" [1. FC Köln trio can leave in the winter break]. Die Zeit (in German). 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

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