Rovérsio

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Rovérsio
Personal information
Full nameRovérsio Rodrigues de Barros
Date of birth (1984-01-17) 17 January 1984
Place of birthIgarassu, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubNew York Cosmos
Number84
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2004Santa Cruz
2004–2007Gil Vicente72(3)
2007–2008Paços Ferreira22(0)
2008–2012Osasuna28(2)
2010–2011→ Betis (loan)22(3)
2012–2013Orduspor11(1)
2013–New York Cosmos12(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rovérsio Rodrigues de Barros, known as simply Rovérsio (born 17 January 1984), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League, as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Igarassu, Pernambuco, Rovérsio started playing with Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, moving abroad in to 2004–05 to Portugal's Gil Vicente FC, making his league debut on 28 August 2004 in a 2–3 away loss against Sporting Clube de Portugal. During three seasons (the last spent in the second division), he was an important defensive element.

In 2007 Rovérsio signed a one-year contract with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, moving the following campaign to La Liga side CA Osasuna. On 13 November 2008 he suffered a serious knee injury in a Copa del Rey game against Getafe CF, which rendered him unavailable for nearly one year.[1]

After recovering Rovérsio was only the fourth-choice stopper, and appeared in just three games in the league campaign, one of those coming on 2 May 2010 in a 2–3 loss at Real Madrid.[2] In late August he was loaned to Real Betis in Segunda División, with the Andalusians having an option to make the move permanent at the season's closure for about €1.6 million.[3]

Rovérsio returned to Osasuna for 2011–12, initially being made first-choice by manager José Luis Mendilibar. On 17 September 2011, he scored in his own net in a 0–8 away loss against FC Barcelona.[4]

Rovérsio spent the 2012–13 season in Turkey with Orduspor. On 19 July 2013, the New York Cosmos announced they had agreed terms with the 29-year-old.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Roversio sufre una lesión muy grave en la rodilla derecha (Roversio suffers very serious injury to right knee); Osasuna's official website, 14 November 2008 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Real Madrid leave it late; ESPN Soccernet, 2 May 2010
  3. ↑ Roversio pasa el reconocimiento y se enrola en el Betis (Roversio passes medical and joins Betis); Diario de Sevilla, 25 August 2010 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Messi nets three as Barca bounce back; ESPN Soccernet, 17 September 2011
  5. ↑ Rovérsio agrees terms with Cosmos; Cosmos' official website, 19 July 2013

External links

New York Cosmos – current squad
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