Tony Menezes| Personal information |
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| Full name | Anthony Santos Menezes |
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| Date of birth | (1974-11-24) November 24, 1974 |
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| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
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| Playing position | defender |
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| Club information |
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| Current club | Porto Alegre FC |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1998 | América Rio de Janeiro | | |
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| 1999 | Bangu Rio de Janeiro | | |
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| 2000–2001 | Botafogo | 5 | (0) |
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| 2002 | Gansu Nongken | 19 | (0) |
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| 2003 | Nanjing Yoyo | 17 | (3) |
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| 2004 | Zhejiang Lucheng | 22 | (4) |
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| 2006 | Toronto Lynx | 6 | (0) |
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| 2006 | SC Ulbra (RS) | | |
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| 2006–2007 | Mahindra United | | |
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| 2008– | Porto Alegre FC | | |
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| National team‡ |
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| 1998–2003 | Canada | 27 | (0) |
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| 1999–2008 | Canada Beach Soccer | 23 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:47, 24 February 2007 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2009 |
Anthony Santos Menezes (born November 24, 1974 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)[1] is a naturalized Canadian professional soccer player.
Club career
A 6'1, 180 lb (82 kg) defender, Menezes immigrated to Brazil with his family at age 10.[citation needed] He played for Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro until 2001, then signed with Chinese team Nanjing Yoyo.[2] On April 19, 2006 he signed for the Toronto Lynx[3][4] and played only one season.
In November 2006, he signed for defending champions Mahindra United of the Indian National Football League, after two years in India joined back to his homeland Brazil and signed in January 2008 with Porto Alegre FC.[5]
International career
He made his debut for Canada in a May 1998 friendly match against Macedonia and earned a total of 27 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and was a member of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup title-winning squad. He also played with Canada at 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in Japan.[7] He has also played for the Beach Soccer national team from Canada.
His final international was a January 2003 friendly match against the United States.[citation needed]
Honours
Canada
- 2000
References
External links
| Persondata |
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| Name |
Menezes, Anthony |
| Alternative names |
Tony |
| Short description |
soccer player |
| Date of birth |
November 24, 1974 |
| Place of birth |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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