Irênio José Soares Filho

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Personal information
Irênio
Full name	Irênio José Soares Filho
Date of birth	May 27, 1975 (1975-05-27) (age 33)
Place of birth	Carangola, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Atlético-PR
Youth clubs
1994-1995	América-MG
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2000 2000 2001 2001-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007 2008	América-MG Atlético-MG Portuguesa-SP Tigres América San Luis Veracruz Atlético-PR	173 (29) 020 0(3) 035 0(3) 015 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 15, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Irênio José Soares Filho or simply Irênio (born May 27, 1975 in Carangola), is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Atlético-PR.^[1]

1 Career
2 Honours
3 Contract
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Career

Labeled as an offensive midfielder who mainly plays down the left side of the pitch, Soares caught the eye of Mexican executives after a successful stint in his native country. After debuting in the Brazilian league playing for Minas Gerais in 1996, Soares was transferred to Atlético Mineiro, and after one year at Mineiro, he was once again transferred, this time to Portuguesa.

His play at Portuguesa brought him international attention, and he eventually landed in Monterrey, Mexico - where he signed for UANL Tigres. At Tigres, Soares quickly consolidated himself as a key part of an offense that featured Argentine standouts Walter Gaitan and Néstor Andrés Silvera, as well as Brazilian striker Kleber. Soares was part of a Tigres team that reached the Apertura 2003 finals against eventual champions CF Pachuca. After the Clausura 2005 season, Soares was transferred to Club America, which had won their tenth championship at the end of Clausura 2005.

The following season, Soares played 15 games and scored one goal, mostly coming on as a substitute, due to the strength of the team's roster. With his lone goal that season, Soares reached 30 scores in his 3.5 years playing in the Mexican league.

After playing in Club América, Soares, was transferred to Club San Luis which who he play and lost the final against CF Pachuca.

For the 2007 season, he is playing for CD Veracruz.