Emerson Thome
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| Emerson Thome | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emerson Augusto Thome | |
| Date of birth | March 30, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Central defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Vissel Kobe | |
| Number | 6 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992 1992 1993-1995 1995-1997 1997 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2003 2003 2004-2006 2005 2006-2007 |
Internacional Académica F.C. Tirsense S.L. Benfica F.C. Alverca Sheffield Wednesday Chelsea Sunderland Bolton Wanderers Wigan Athletic →Derby County (loan) Vissel Kobe |
? (?) 3 (0) 55 (4) 8 (1) 16 (1) 61 (1) 21 (0) 44 (2) 26 (0) 19 (0) 0 (0) 39 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Emerson Augusto Thome (born March 30, 1972) is a Brazilian football player who last played for Vissel Kobe.
He first came to England towards the end of the 1997-1998 season when moving to Sheffield Wednesday from Portuguese club SL Benfica, who signed him from Tirsense in 94/95, when the "jesuítas" stood one win away from a UEFA Cup position. Whilst at Hillsborough he became a huge favourite with the Wednesday supporters who nicknamed him "The Wall" due to his physical presence and powerful style - which was recovered from his stint at Tirsense.
In late 1999, with The Owls staring at the prospect of possible relegation in the face, he made the move to Chelsea for a fee of £2.7 million. He was to remain at Stamford Bridge for just nine months, as he found it hard to break up the tried and tested central defensive partnership of Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf. Blues manager Claudio Ranieri sold Thome to Premiership rivals Sunderland A.F.C. after just one game into the 2000-2001 season for a fee of around £4 million, quite a considerable profit for the Londoners.
During his time at the Stadium of Light, the South American tough man struggled with injuries and the Black Cats where reluctant to extend his contract. A clause in his contract with the Mackems meant that a considerable sum had to be paid to Chelsea after he played 50 matches. Sunderland were not willing to pay the extra appearance based fee, hence their reasons for not playing Thome towards the end of the 2002-2003 season, a campaign which ended in relegation heartbreak.
In August 2003 he joined ambitious Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer, and became a regular campaigner for The Trotters as they finished in a healthy position in the Premier League, also reaching the final of the Carling Cup where they eventually lost to Middlesbrough at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. He was offered fresh terms to extend his stay with Bolton, but instead chose to move down a division to their near neighbours Wigan Athletic along with former team mate Per Frandsen.
This proved a good move for Thome as The Latics where promoted to the Premiership for the first time in their history in 2005. However, Thome was loaned out to Derby County in November 2005 and was released from his contract at Wigan on 7th February 2006.
Thome then decided to go to Japan to join Vissel Kobe, which was relegated to second division J2 as it finished at the bottom of the table in 2005 season. Englishman Stuart Baxter serves as manager of the club for 2006 season, which begins on March 4.
Thome announced on Nov. 29, 2007 that he would hang up his boots at the end of the 2007 season. Behind his decision, he has been troubled by repeated injuries in the 2007 season. Due to the injuries, his playing time has been limited and he could not meet his own expectation.
[edit] Clubs:
- Tirsense 1993-1995
- Benfica 1995-1996
- Sheffield Wednesday 1998-1999
- Chelsea 1999-2000
- Sunderland 2000-2003
- Bolton Wanderers 2003-2004
- Derby County 2005 (loan)
- Wigan Athletic 2004-2006
- Vissel Kobe 2006-2007 (at end)
