Doni (footballer)

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Doni

Doni in 2011
Personal information
Full nameDoniéber Alexander Marangon[1]
Date of birth (1979-10-22) 22 October 1979
Place of birthJundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1999–2001Botafogo-SP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001Botafogo-SP0(0)
2001–2003Corinthians59(0)
2004Santos0(0)
2004–2005Cruzeiro6(0)
2005Juventude20(0)
2005–2011Roma147(0)
2011–2013Liverpool4(0)
2013Botafogo-SP0(0)
Total236(0)
National team
2007–2008Brazil10(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:19, 1 May 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:46, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Doniéber Alexander Marangon (born 22 October 1979), known as Doni, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Jundiaí, São Paulo.

He is the elder brother of João Paulo Fernando Marangon. Doni also holds an Italian passport. His parental family came from Veneto and his grandmother came from Mantua[2]

Club career

Roma

Doni joined Roma on 30 August 2005, after Roma paid the buy-out fee of about US$18,000.[3] He signed a 1+3 year contract worth €300,000 in gross in the first year.[4]

With Roma, Doni at first was blocked from first team action by Italian U-21 international Gianluca Curci and was restricted to UEFA Cup games. However, after impressing in cup competition, he replaced Curci in goal for league games.

His contract was renewed on 13 April 2006, now worth €1.25 million a season (in gross).[5] In his second season with Roma, he became one of the best goalkeepers of the Serie A.[6] He won Coppa Italia twice in 2007 and 2008, and also finished as the runner-up of Serie A in 2007 and 2008.

On 11 April 2007, Doni conceded seven goals in a UEFA Champions League tie against Manchester United, with the game ending 7–1. The following season the two teams met again, but Doni was injured.

In May 2008, his contract was extended to June 2012. He would have earned a gross annual salary of about €4 million in average (from €3.8M in the first year to €4.3M in the last year)[7][8]

In the second half of the 2008–09 season, he lost his place to Artur after a 1–4 loss to Juventus on 21 March. He continued for the next 2 matches to be in the squad[9][10] but was not starting or even sitting on the bench. He then trained separately with injured players and visited the doctor for his knee in April 2009.[11]

In the 2009–10 season, the club continued to use Artur and then Júlio Sérgio as first choice, despite employed Claudio Ranieri to replace Luciano Spalletti. Doni was recovering from injury. In October 2009, he returned to the team for the match against A.C. Milan on 18 October but soon lost his place again to Júlio Sérgio.

After Vincenzo Montella replaced Ranieri as head coach in February 2011, Doni returned to starting XI in the second match in-charged by Montella, a 2–2 draw with Parma on 27 February.

Liverpool

Doni playing against Fulham on 1st May 2012.

Doni signed for Premier League club Liverpool on 15 July 2011 on free transfer. He was expected to act as a second-choice goalkeeper behind Pepe Reina.[12][13] As part of the deal, Roma paid Doni €1,500,000 net of tax,[14] roughly covering the wage difference between Roma and Liverpool's deal. Due to Reina's red card against Newcastle United in April 2012, he won a place in the starting lineup, becoming the first goalkeeper except Reina to play in a league game for Liverpool since Daniele Padelli on 13 May 2007.[citation needed] He made his Premier League debut for Liverpool on 7 April 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Aston Villa at Anfield.[15] In his next match, on 10 April, he received a red card and conceded a penalty against Blackburn Rovers. He was replaced by Brad Jones and subsequently received a suspension.[16] Doni would play his second full competitive 90-minutes in a 1–0 defeat to Fulham at Anfield. Doni made his fourth league appearance on the final day of the season in a 1–0 defeat to Swansea City.[17] In his first season at Anfield, Doni made a total of four appearances. [18] In the summer of 2012, new manager Brendan Rodgers allowed Doni to return to Brazil temporarily on personal leave.[19] He was still included in Liverpool's squad for the 2012–13 season. However, due to this personal leave, he missed out on the chance to play while first choice 'keeper Pepe Reina was injured. Again, in this instance Brad Jones played instead.

It was finally announced, upon leaving Liverpool, that Doni had suffered a heart attack during a routine medical in the summer of 2012. Doni explained that he was "unconscious for 25 seconds and almost went to the 'other side'". He was advised by professionals to never play football again.[20][21]

Botafogo

On 31 January 2013 Doni joined Botafogo-SP from Liverpool after not featuring since the final day of the 2011/2012 season.[22] On 12 August 2013, Doni retired from playing football due to heart problems.[23]

International career

Doni earned his first cap with the Brazilian national team against Turkey in Dortmund, Germany on 5 June 2007.

In the Copa America 2007, he was selected as Brazil's first choice keeper moments before their first match against Mexico, replacing Helton. His play in the tournament included two penalty saves in penalty kicks against Uruguay in the semi-finals, which sent Brazil to the final.[24] Brazil won the tournament with a 3–0 win over Argentina.

On 11 May 2010, it was announced that Doni would be part of the Brazilian squad which would compete at the World Cup in South Africa.

He retired from International Football on February 1st, 2013 due to his previous cardiac problems.[25]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2012.
Club League Cup[26] League Cup Continental[27] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corinthians 2001 901040140
2002 2406060360
2003 2607050380
Corinthians Total 59 0 14 0 15 0 88 0
Santos 2004 00000000
Santos Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cruzeiro 2004 604070170
Cruzeiro Total 6 0 4 0 7 0 17 0
Juventude 2005 2004050290
Juventude Total 20 0 4 0 5 0 29 0
Roma 2005–06 2804040360
2006–07 32030100450
2007–08 3701090470
2008–09 2901080380
2009–10 703040140
2010–11 1601020190
A.S. Roma Total 149 0 13 0 37 0 199 0
Liverpool 2011–12 4000000040
2012–13 0000000000
Liverpool Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career totals 238 0 35 0 0 0 64 0 336 0

Honours

Player

Corinthians
Roma
Liverpool
Brazil

References

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 2 September 2013. 
  2. "Doni aspetta Ronaldo e Kakà "Il Brasile? Meglio vivere qui"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 30 March 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
  3. "Roma: Doni in porta Lança alla Reggina Del Vecchio a Lecce". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 30 August 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
  4. "APPROVAZIONE DELLA SITUAZIONE FINANZIARIA MENSILE AL 31 AGOSTO 2005" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2012. 
  5. "APPROVAZIONE DELLA SITUAZIONE FINANZIARIA MENSILE AL 30 APRILE 2006" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2012. 
  6. List of goalkeepers by vote in 2006–07 Serie A
  7. "Keeper Doni extends Roma contract". UEFA.com. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
  8. "PROLUNGATO IL CONTRATTO PER LE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE ALEXANDER MARANGON DONIBIER" (in Italian). AS Roma. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2012. 
  9. "As Roma-Bologna Calcio : i Convocati". AS Roma (in Italian). 4 April 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2010. 
  10. "Lazio-Roma: i convocati". AS Roma (in Italian). 10 April 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2010. 
  11. "Alexander Doni". AS Roma (in Italian). 29 April 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2010. 
  12. "Reds complete Doni deal". LFC. 15 July 2011. 
  13. "Liverpool sign goalkeeper Alexander Doni from Roma". Guardian. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
  14. "RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE ANTICIPATA DEL CONTRATTO ECONOMICO PER LE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE DONI" [Early consensual resolution of the economic contract of the sporting performance of the player Doni]. AS Roma (in Italian). 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  15. "Suarez saves Reds". ESPN Soccernet. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012. 
  16. "Andy Carroll and Brad Jones rescue Liverpool against Blackburn Rovers after comedy of errors at Ewood Park". Daily Telegraph. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012. 
  17. BBC Sport – Swansea 1–0 Liverpool
  18. BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Liverpool
  19. "Liverpool FC: Alexander Doni preparing to return to Anfield". Liverpool Echo. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013. 
  20. "Doni reveals cardiac arrest in Liverpool medical". Goal.com. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013. 
  21. "I almost died! Former Liverpool goalkeeper Doni reveals he suffered a heart attack last year". Daily Mail. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013. 
  22. "Doni leaves Liverpool as keeper signs for Brazilian side Botafogo". Daily Mail. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  23. "Ex-Roma ‘keeper Doni retires". FootballItalia. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013. 
  24. Doni saves two penalties in Copa América
  25. Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and FA Cup
  26. Includes Copa Libertadores, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

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