Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is de Abreu and the second is Oliveira.
Anderson
Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira.jpg
Personal information
Full name Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira
Date of birth 13 April 1988 (1988-04-13) (age 21)
Place of birth    Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[1][2]
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Left winger
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 8
Youth clubs
1993–2004 Grêmio
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007–		 Grêmio
Porto
Manchester United		 06 (1)
18 (2)
32 (0)   
National team2
2007– Brazil 07 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:01, 8 November 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19:40, 14 September 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira (born 13 April 1988 in Porto Alegre, Brazil), best known as Anderson, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Manchester United. His regular position is as an attacking midfielder, but he can also operate on the left wing.

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Club career

Grêmio

Anderson joined Grêmio as a youth player and in 2005 he made his first appearance for the team, playing 5 Brazilian Série B games in the second half of the year, as well as playing in the 2005 Gaúcho State Championship in the first half. He earned himself iconic status by scoring the goal that lifted Grêmio back into Serie A in a promotion playoff against Nautico. This goal was particularly memorable because Grêmio only had seven players on the pitch at the time and had just seen the opposition have a penalty saved. The goal gave Grêmio a 1-0 victory in the most unlikely of circumstances.

Porto

He joined Porto in December 2005 after only five first team appearances at a national level with Gremio, and made his league debut on 5 March 2006, playing a part in helping the team seal the Portuguese Championship that season. The following season, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in Porto's first group game against CSKA Moscow.[3] However, Anderson was forced to miss five months of the 2006-07 season due to a broken leg.[4]

Manchester United

On 30 May 2007, the Manchester United website confirmed that the club had agreed in principle to sign Anderson from Porto for an undisclosed fee, reported to be approximately £18 million.[5] On 29 June 2007, he was granted a work permit to play in the United Kingdom, and the move was completed on 2 July, with Anderson signing a five-year contract to become United's second Brazilian player after the disappointing Kléberson.[6]

Anderson against Cesc Fàbregas.

Anderson was friends with Portuguese-speaking team mates, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani prior to joining the club.[7] He was handed the number 8 shirt previously worn by Wayne Rooney and made his Manchester United debut on 3 August 2007, playing 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly against Doncaster Rovers, which United won 2-0.

Anderson made his competitive debut for Manchester United against Sunderland on 1 September 2007, before he was substituted at half time and replaced by Louis Saha. Anderson made his Champions League debut against Sporting CP on 19 September 2007, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Giggs in the 76th minute. He played the full 90 minutes in the League Cup match against Coventry City on 26 September 2007, in a team consisting almost entirely of youth and reserve team players.

In the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow, Russia, Anderson was brought on as a substitute in the final minute of extra time to replace Wes Brown, and converted United's sixth attempt in the penalty shootout. He followed it up by kicking the ball back into the net, an act which Alex Ferguson credited with returning the momentum to Manchester United.[8]

International career

Anderson (right) with Argentina's Lionel Messi at the Olympics.

In April 2005, he played for Brazil in the South American U-17 Championship, and the following October he won the Adidas Golden Ball with his national team at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[9]

Anderson made his international debut for the Brazil national football team on 27 June 2007 in their 2-0 loss against against Mexico in Copa América, coming on as a substitute.[10] He made his first start for Brazil on 1 July 2007 against Chile in a 3-0 victory.

In July 2008, Brazil coach Dunga named Anderson to the 18-man squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11] He scored Brazil's first goal in its second group match against New Zealand, a match it went on to win 5-0.[12] On 22 August 2008, Brazil won the bronze medal as they defeated Belgium 3-0.

Honours

Club

Grêmio

Porto

Manchester United

International

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze 2008 Beijing Team Competition


Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[13] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio 2004 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Porto 2005–06 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2006–07 15 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 2
Total 18 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21 2
Manchester United 2007–08 24 0 4 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 38 0
2008–09 9 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 15 0
Total 33 0 4 0 4 0 12 0 1 0 53 0
Career total 58 3 4 0 4 0 15 0 1 0 80 3

Statistics accurate as of match played 3 December 2008[14]

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (2008). The PFA Footballers Who's Who 2008-09. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. pp. p.31. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8. 
  2. ↑ "Anderson 08 Olympics Profile".
  3. ↑ Graham Hunter (2006-09-13). "Porto frustrated in CSKA stalemate". UEFA.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  4. ↑ ANTONY KASTRINAKIS (2008-04-16). "Anderson's Leg Break Hell". thesun.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Transferts", L'Équipe (2007-07-10). Retrieved on 2007-07-13. 
  6. ↑ Steve Bartram (2007-07-02). "Reds complete triple signing". ManUtd.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
  7. ↑ Ben Hibbs (2007-05-30). "United to sign Brazilian starlet", ManUtd.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-30. 
  8. ↑ "Fergie looks to build on win", Sky Sports (2008-05-23). Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 
  9. ↑ "FIFA U17 World Championship Peru 2005". FIFA.com (2005). Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
  10. ↑ "Anderson gets Man Utd work permit". 
  11. ↑ "Ronaldinho gets Olympics go-ahead", BBC Sport (2008-07-16). 
  12. ↑ "Ronaldinho doubles up as Brazil whip N.Zealand", Agence France-Presse (2008-08-10). 
  13. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
  14. ↑ Endlar, Andrew. "Anderson". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.

External links

Brazil squad – Copa América 2007 Winners (8th Title)
1 Helton • 2 Maicon • 3 Alex • 4 Juan • 5 Mineiro • 6 Gilberto • 7 Elano • 8 Gilberto Silva • 9 Vágner Love • 10 Diego • 11 Robinho • 12 Doni • 13 Daniel Alves • 14 Alex Silva • 15 Naldo • 16 Kléber • 17 Josué • 18 Fernando • 19 Júlio Baptista • 20 Anderson • 21 Afonso Alves • 22 Fred • Coach: Dunga
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Brazil squad – 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalists
1 Diego Alves • 2 Rafinha • 3 Alex Silva • 4 Thiago Silva • 5 Hernanes • 6 Marcelo • 7 Anderson • 8 Lucas • 9 Pato • 10 Ronaldinho • 11 Ramires • 12 Renan • 13 Ilsinho • 14 Breno • 15 Diego • 16 Thiago Neves • 17 Rafael Sóbis • 18 Jô • Coach: Dunga
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Manchester United F.C. – current squad

1 Van der Sar • 2 Neville (c) • 3 Evra • 4 Hargreaves • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Brown • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Anderson • 9 Berbatov • 10 Rooney • 11 Giggs • 12 Foster • 13 Park • 15 Vidić • 16 Carrick • 17 Nani • 18 Scholes • 19 Welbeck • 20 Fábio • 21 Rafael • 22 O'Shea • 23 Evans • 24 Fletcher • 26 Manucho • 28 Gibson • 29 Kuszczak • 32 Tévez • 33 Hewson • 34 Possebon • 35 Cleverley • 36 Gray • 39 Chester • 40 Amos • 41 Macheda • 42 Eckersley • Manager: Ferguson