Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos

Cássio
Personal information
Full nameCássio Albuquerque dos Anjos
Date of birth12 August 1980
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Rio Ave
Number1
Youth career
1999–2000Olaria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001Olaria
2002Bangu
2003Macaé
2003–2004Olaria
2004América-RJ
2004–2007Vasco Gama53(0)
2008Macaé
2008–2013Paços Ferreira127(0)
2013–2014Arouca27(0)
2014–Rio Ave17(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos, simply known as Cássio (born 12 August 1980), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Rio Ave F.C. as a goalkeeper.

Football career

During most of his career in his homeland, Rio de Janeiro-born Cássio played mostly for modest clubs. He did however represent Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama during four Série A seasons, playing 35 games in 2006 to help his team to the sixth position.

In 2008 Cássio moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira, being first-choice during most of his spell with the top division side. He was also the starter during the 2010–11 domestic League Cup campaign, where his team lost in the final against S.L. Benfica.[1]

Cássio did not miss one single minute of action in the 2012–13, as Paços finished a best-ever third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. He only conceded 29 goals during the season, notably keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over Sporting Clube de Portugal.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bwin Cup final: Benfica make it three in a row!; PortuGOAL, 23 April 2011
  2. ↑ "Paços vence Sporting (1–0) e aproxima-se do sonho" [Paços beats Sporting (1–0) and comes closer to dream] (in Portuguese). Paços' official website. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

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