José Kléberson
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | José Roni Exberria Kléberson | |
| Date of birth | June 19, 1979 (age 27) | |
| Place of birth | Uraí, Brazil  |
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| Playing position | Midfield | |
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| Current club |  Beşiktaş J.K. |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-1998 1998-2002 2002-2005 2005-present |
PSTC Londrina |
25 (2) 42 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002-2004 | Brazil |
27 (2) |
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1 Senior 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 Beşiktaş. 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 Kléberson as the driving force of the team, so it was easy to see a transfer scramble, won by Premiership side Manchester United for £6.5m, was inevitable. However Kléberson, 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 Kléberson to Beşiktaş 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 Kléberson accused Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson of not having enough faith in him.
Following Ailton's departure it is rumoured that he insisted on his friend's, Márcio 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.
These days, Turkish newspapers write about a deal between Kleberson and the Greek football team Olympiacos CFP.
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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 | 4 Mustafa | 5 Gökhan Z. | 7 Burak | 8 Baki | 9 Gökhan G. | 10 Delgado | 11 Nobre | 13 Bobo | 14 Can | 15 Kléberson | 17 Ricardinho | 19 İbrahim | 20 Aydın | 22 Ali T. | 29 Murat | 30 Ali G. | 41 Koray | 53 Fahri | 55 İbrahim A. | 58 İbrahim T. | 77 Emre | 78 İbrahim K. | 80 Kenan | Manager: Tigana |
