Renato Augusto

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Renato Augusto
Personal information
Full nameRenato Soares de Oliveira Augusto
Date of birth (1988-02-08) 8 February 1988
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current clubCorinthians
Number8
Youth career
2001–2005Flamengo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2008Flamengo55(2)
2008–2012Bayer Leverkusen101(9)
2013–Corinthians15(1)
National team‡
2005Brazil U-174(1)
2007Brazil U-203(0)
2011–Brazil3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2011

Renato Soares de Oliveira Augusto, or simply Renato Augusto (born 8 February 1988 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder for Corinthians.

Career

Renato Augusto was hailed as one of the best products of Flamengo's youth academy in recent years,[1][2] and had been close to a deal with Palermo in 2007.[3] His style of play, combining decisive passes with good control of the ball, pace and dribbling efforts, have led him to being capped for the national team at the under-20 level; his career with Flamengo had nevertheless been plagued by injuries. Renato Augusto signed for Bayer Leverkusen for an unknown fee, thought to be worth some 10 million euro, 60% of which retained by Flamengo.[4] The remaining 40% were owned by the Traffic and MFD investment groups, that paid 1.5 million euros each for a share in Renato Augusto's transfer fee, earlier in 2008.[5]

Renato Augusto made an immediate impact, becoming one of the fan favorites very quickly with his swiftness, awareness, teamwork, and his technical abilities. He usually plays on the right side however as Leverkusen is plagued by injuries very often, he plays in the hole, just behind the striker. He is the player that dictates the tempo, and a really irreplaceable player for keeping the ball in possession. In summer of 2010, it was reported that Manchester City was very interested in the talented Brazilian, but the reported fee of £14M was too small to interest Leverkusen staff in selling one of their key players. Although the season 2010–11 was not injury free, just like the previous ones in Germany, Renato Augusto maintained a stellar form, scoring three times for a one-goal lead victory, harassing opposition defenders and making vital assists. A memorable goal was scored by Renato on 13 March, where he scored a match-winner in 82nd minute against FSV Mainz. Following poor performance of both teams, Renato Augusto's corner kick went far above the goal. However, as Christian Wetklo was preparing to pass the ball to Bo Svensson, Renato was still in the corner, lurking unnoticed by any of the opposition players. When Svensson received the ball, it was too late for a good reaction as Renato stormed onto the ball and scored a well-struck effort from 20 meters. This gave Bayer Leverkusen a valuable victory, putting Bayer 04 squad into the title race once again as league leaders Borussia Dortmund lost the game the night before.

On 20 December 2012, through their official website, Leverkusen confirmed that Augusto would leave for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. The Brazilian side paid a fee of €3.5 million.[6]

Career statistics

As of 21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)
Club Season Brazilian Série A Copa do Brasil Continental State League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2005 2000--004[¹]1[¹]
2006 24020--0027[²]0
2007 232--81133446
2008 60--3181172
Total 55220112214929
Club Season Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen 2008–09 33262----394
2009–10 17010----180
2010–11 2771170--358
2011–12 1801040--230
2012–13 600050--110
Total 101993160--12612
Club Season Brazilian Série A Copa do Brasil Continental Paulista League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corinthians 2013 1510061101313
Total 1510061101313
Career total 1701211333331524924

[¹]2 jogos pela Copa Record Rio de Futebol, tendo marcado um gol. [²]1 jogo pelo Troféu Coliseu

According to combined sources on the Flamengo official website,[7] Flaestatística[8] and Flapédia[9]

Honours

Flamengo
Corinthians

References

  1. ↑ "Família e perfil torcedor 'blindam' revelação do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Pele.net. 
  2. ↑ "Zico torce para revelação decidir na final" (in Portuguese). Terra.com.br. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Palermo confirma que quer Renato Augusto" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Venda de Renato Augusto renderá cerca de R$ 15 milhões aos cofres do Fla" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Fla não receberá todo dinheiro da negociação de Renato Augusto" (in Portuguese). Lancenet.com.br. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen confirma acerto de Renato Augusto com o Corinthians" (in Portuguese). gazetaesportiva.net. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Flamengo official website" (in Portuguese). 
  8. ↑ "Flaestatística" (in Portuguese). 
  9. ↑ "Flamengo official website" (in Portuguese). 

External links

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista squad – current squad
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