José Kléberson
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| Kléberson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Roni Exberria Kleberson | |
| Date of birth | June 19, 1979 (age 27) | |
| Place of birth | Uraí, Brazil | |
| Position | Midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1997-1998 1998-2002 2003-2005 2005-present |
PSTC Londrina Atlético Paranaense Manchester United Beşiktaş JK |
25 (2) 42 (3) |
| National team** | ||
| 2002-2004 |  Brazil |
27 (2) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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José Kléberson Pereira (born June 19, 1979 in Uraí, Brazil) is a football player who currently plays for Besiktas Jimnastik Kulubu. Until 8 August 2005, he played for Manchester United. He was a world champion with the Brazilian national team at the 2002 World Cup.
When Luiz Felipe Scolari, the manager of Brazil's World Cup winning squad, described Kleberson as the driving force of the team it was easy to see why a transfer scramble, won by Premiership side Manchester United for £6.5m, was inevitable. However Kleberson, who appeared in only 28 games for the club for various reasons (he dislocated his shoulder in only his second start for United and was never more than a fringe player after that), was considered a failure at the Manchester club and was frequently linked with moves, possibly back to his homeland. He did, however, manage to complete two unhappy seasons at Old Trafford though his lack of form and appearances cost him his place in Brazil's national team.
On 8 August 2005 Rıza Çalımbay transferred Kleberson to Besiktas of Istanbul, Turkey, in a deal reported to be worth £2.5m. He signed a three-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months and told reporters at a signing ceremony "I have come from one big club to another so I am very happy". Later Kleberson accused Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson of not having enough faith in him.
Following the Ailton's departure it is rumuored that he insisted his friend's, Marcio Nobre, transfer from Fenerbahçe. They are from the same neighborhood in Brazil. His goal scored from a free-kick against Fenerbahçe will be remembered for a long time.
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Brazil squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Champions (5th Title) | |
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1 Marcos | 2 Cafu | 3 Lúcio | 4 Roque Júnior | 5 Edmílson | 6 Roberto Carlos | 7 Ricardinho | 8 Gilberto Silva | 9 Ronaldo | 10 Rivaldo | 11 Ronaldinho | 12 Dida | 13 Belletti | 14 Anderson Polga | 15 Kléberson | 16 Júnior | 17 Denílson | 18 Vampeta | 19 Juninho | 20 Edílson | 21 Luizão | 22 Rogério Ceni | 23 Kaká | Coach: Scolari |
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| Beşiktaş JK - Current Squad |
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1 Runje | 2 Serdar | 3 Mehmet Sedef | 4 Doğan | 5 Zan | 6 S. Özkan | 7 Yilmaz | 8 Baki | 9 Gökhan Güleç | 10 Delgado | 11 Nobre | 13 Bobo | 15 Kléberson | 17 Ricardinho | 19 Üzülmez | 21 Ramazan | 22 Tandoğan | 27 Volkan | 29 Şahin | 30 Güneş | 41 Koray | 53 Fahri | 55 Akın | 58 Toraman | 77 E. Özkan | 78 Kaş | 80 Kenan |
