Douglas Franco Teixeira

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Douglas

Douglas playing for FC Dynamo Moscow in 2013
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Franco Teixeira
Date of birth (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988
Place of birthFlorianópolis, Brazil
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 12 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubDynamo Moscow
Number5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007Joinville2(0)
2007–2013Twente162(15)
2013–Dynamo Moscow12(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Douglas Franco Teixeira (born 12 January 1988), simply known as Douglas, is a professional footballer who plays for Russian club Dynamo Moscow, as a centre back.

Born in Brazil, Douglas holds dual Brazilian-Dutch nationality.

Career

Club career

Douglas with Twente in 2008

Born in Florianópolis, Douglas has played in Brazil, the Netherlands and Russia for Joinville, FC Twente and Dynamo Moscow.[1][2]

International career

Despite being born in Brazil, in September 2010 Douglas spoke of his desire to play international football for the Netherlands.[3] On 2 November 2011, he received his Dutch passport.[4] Douglas received his first call-up to the Dutch national team in October 2012.[5][6]

References

  1. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 7 July 2013. 
  2. Douglas Franco Teixeira profile at Soccerway
  3. Stefan Coerts (23 September 2010). "Twente Defender Douglas Admits He'd Be Honoured To Play For Netherlands". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013. 
  4. "Douglas nu officieel Nederlander" (in Dutch). Twente FM. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013. 
  5. "First Dutch call-up for former Brazilian Douglas". Eurosport. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013. 
  6. "Douglas thrilled by Oranje call-up". FIFA. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013. 
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