Renato Boavista Florêncio
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| Renato | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato Boavista Florêncio | |
| Date of birth | 15 May 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Santa Mercedes, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.78 m | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sevilla FC | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2000 2000–2004 2004– |
Guarani FC Santos FC Sevilla FC |
34 (5) 126 (25) 81 (16) |
| National team2 | ||
| {{{nationalyears}}} | Brazil | 29 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Renato, real name Renato Boavista Florêncio, (born May 15, 1980 in Santa Mercedes, Brazil) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Sevilla FC. He plays as a central attacking midfielder / playmaker and has been capped 29 times by Brazilian national team. He has dual citizenship: Brazilian and Italian - his mother is Brazilian and his father Italian. Renato has enjoyed a return to the Brazilian international side in 2006-07 due to his impressive midfield displays which has seen Sevilla top the Spanish La Liga at the end of 2006.
Renato has scored 4 times so far in the 2006-07 season, the latest of which was after Sevilla saw off Barcelona 2-1 at home with an exquisite curler which led to Ronaldinho hailing him as the finest playmaker in the division after the match. In an interview for Spanish soccer paper Futbol Mundial, Ronaldinho said that he is a great friend of Renato, after playing together from U-17 to senior level with Brazil, and claims that Barcelona would be 'completely crazy' not to approach to sign him as his contract expires at Sevilla in June 2007. Renato turned down a new contract offer in October 2006 stating a desire to be playing at one of the bigger clubs.
[edit] Clubs
- Guarani Futebol Clube 1998-2000 (Brazil)
- Santos Futebol Clube 2000-2004 (Brazil)
- Sevilla FC 2004-Currently (Spain)
[edit] Honours
- Copa America in 2004 with the Brazilian national team
- Confederation Cup in 2005 with the Brazilian national team
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian championship) in 2002 with Santos FC
- European Super Cup in 2006 with Sevilla
He received the Brazilian Silver Ball in 2003.
[edit] External links
- Renato's profile, career timeline and detailed statistics
- United Athletes Magazine Interview with Renato about the training of a midfielder.
| Sevilla FC - Current Squad |
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1 Palop | 2 Javi Navarro | 3 David | 4 Daniel Alves | 5 Duda | 6 Adriano | 7 Chevantón | 8 Poulsen | 9 Kerzhakov | 10 Luís Fabiano | 11 Renato | 12 Kanouté | 13 Cobeño | 14 Escudé | 15 Navas | 16 Puerta | 18 Martí | 19 Dragutinović | 20 Aitor Ocio | 22 Fernando Sales | 24 Hinkel | 25 Maresca | 27 Alfaro | 32 Fazio | Coach: Juande Ramos |
