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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gladstone Pereira della Valentina | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Velha, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vaslui | ||
| Number | 85 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2009 | Cruzeiro | 34 | (3) |
| 2005 | → Juventus (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Verona (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Náutico (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2010– | Vaslui | 20 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gladstone Pereira della Valentina (born 29 January 1985 in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo), simply Gladstone, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Vaslui in Romania, as a central defender.
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Gladstone started playing professionally with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, at 18. From then onwards, he started a series of consecutive loans, starting in 2005–06 in Italy; first with Juventus FC and, after no appearances, to Hellas Verona FC, but the former club chose not to activate the pre-set price of €2 million,[1] one of the reasons being the impending 2006 Italian football scandal. He subsequently returned to Cruzeiro, signing a new three-year contract.
In 2007–08, Gladstone was loaned out again, this time to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he rarely played due to the presence of compatriot Ânderson Polga and Tonel; mainly used as a late substitute, he still managed to score once, in a 4–1 home win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio. After the season finished in June (with Sporting second), he closed the year with another loan, at Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, this time as starter.
Gladstone moved, on 19 January 2009, still owned by Cruzeiro, to Clube Náutico Capibaribe.[2][3] On 13 February of the following year, his contract with the Belo Horizonte club expired, and he returned to Europe, signing for three years with FC Vaslui in Romania.[4]
Gladstone was a member of the Brazil U-20 squad at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, taking home the bronze medal.[5] On 15 November 2006, he was called-up to the full national team as an injury replacement for the friendly match with Switzerland, but did not make his debut.
On 6 September 2007, Gladstone was again picked by manager Dunga for the games against Mexico and the United States, but did not receive any playing time as well.
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