Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão

This article is about the Brazilian international goalkeeper. For the Brazilian centre back, see Jefferson Lopes Faustino.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Galvão.
Jefferson
Personal information
Full nameJefferson de Oliveira Galvão[1]
Date of birth2 January 1983
Place of birthSão Vicente, Brazil
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Botafogo
Number1
Youth career
1995–1997Ferroviária
1997–2002Cruzeiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2005Cruzeiro28(0)
2003–2005→ Botafogo (loan)49(0)
2005–2008Trabzonspor42(0)
2008–2009Konyaspor19(0)
2009–Botafogo159(0)
National team‡
2003Brazil-U204(0)
2011–Brazil15(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2015

Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, simply known as Jefferson (born January 2, 1983) is a Brazilian professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Botafogo FR and the Brazil national football team.

Club career

Early career/Brazil

Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Jefferson was an amateur sprinter before joining Ferroviária's youth setup in 1995, aged 12. He was a forward during his starts at the club, but was reconverted to goalkeeper in the process.

In 1997 Jefferson joined Cruzeiro, after a successful trial period.[3] He was called up to the first-team three years later by Luiz Felipe Scolari.

In 2003, after committing a number of high-profile mistakes at Cruzeiro, he was loaned to Botafogo in the same division.

Turkey

In the 2005 summer, Jefferson joined Trabzonspor in a four-year deal, as a replacement for Australian goalkeeper Michael Petkovic.[4] He made his debut abroad on 8 June, starting in a 2–1 home success against Kayserispor.[5]

After three full seasons with Trabzonspor, he moved to Konyaspor, in the same division.[6] Jefferson almost the same amount as Oğuzhan Bahadır, but both could not prevent Konyaspor's relegation.

Botafogo

On 25 August 2009 Jefferson returned to Botafogo in a free transfer.[7] He made his re-debut for the club on 13 September, keeping a clean sheet in a home draw against city rivals Fluminense.[8]

Jefferson appeared in further 14 matches in the season as Botafogo narrowly avoided relegation. On 18 April 2010 he saved a penalty from Adriano, which granted his side's title of Campeonato Carioca.[9]

On 28 June 2011 Jefferson renewed his link with the club, signing until the end of 2014.[10] He was also elected the best goalkeeper of that year.

International career

Jefferson was a starter for the Brazil under-20's during the 2003 winning campaign, which was held in United Arab Emirates. On July 2011, he was called up to the main squad ahead of 2011 Copa América. However, Jefferson acted as a backup to Júlio César, who started in all matches.

On 14 September 2011 he made his first international appearance with the main squad, starting in a 0–0 draw at Argentina, for that year's Superclásico de las Américas.[11] Jefferson also started in the second leg, a 2-0 home success.[12]

On 7 October Jefferson played his third match for the full side, replacing injured Júlio César in a 1–0 success against Costa Rica.[13] He was selected among the 23-man ahead of 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup[14] and 2014 FIFA World Cup.[15]

Jefferson played in Brazil's 2–0 win over Argentina in the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas in Beijing, saving a penalty from Lionel Messi.[16]

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of November 3, 2014)[17]
Club Season National League National Cup Continental[lower-roman 1] Other[lower-roman 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trabzonspor 2005–06 2601020—290
2006–07 1502000—170
2007–08 301000—40
Subtotal 4204020—500
Trabzonspor 2008–09 18000——180
Botafogo 2009 150—40—190
2010 36040—150550
2011 3006030150540
2012 3005020200570
2013 2609000170520
2014 220208030350
Subtotal 15902601707002720
  1. ↑ Including matches for Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League.
  2. ↑ Including matches for Campeonato Carioca.

International

As of 26 March 2015.[18][19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201140
201220
201330
201440
201520
Total150

Honours

Clubs

Cruzeiro
Botafogo

Country

Brazil
Brazil under-20

Personal Life

Jefferson is known for being a devout Christian.[20][21][22] Jefferson is also one of the few Afro-Brazilians to play as goalkeeper for the national team.

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jefferson - Profile". Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Jefferson foi velocista e ajudante de palhaço antes de chegar à Seleção (Jefferson was a sprinter and clown helper before getting to Seleção); G1, 24 May 2014 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Jefferson resmen Trabzonspor’da (Jefferson officially in Trabzonspor); NTV, 7 July 2005 (Turkish)
  5. ↑ Trabzonspor 2–1 Kayserispor; TFF, 8 June 2005 (Turkish)
  6. ↑ Jefferson Konyaspor'da (Jefferson in Konyaspor); LIG TV, 10 July 2008 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Botafogo acerta com Jefferson, e goleiro pode ser apresentado nesta sexta (Botafogo signs Jefferson, and goalkeeper may be presented this friday); Globo Esporte, 25 August 2009 (Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Bota e Flu empatam e seguem abraçados na zona de rebaixamento (Bota and Flu draw and keep embraced in the relegation zone); Globo Esporte, 13 September 2009 (Portuguese)
  9. ↑ Botafogo vence, espanta "freguesia" e leva título antecipado (Botafogo wins, amazes "clientage" and gets anticipated title); Terra, 18 April 2010 (Portuguese)
  10. ↑ Jefferson prorroga contrato com o Botafogo até 2014 (Jefferson extends contract with Botafogo until 2014); Diário Lance!, 28 June 2011 (Portuguese)
  11. ↑ Superclássico? Argentina e Brasil fazem jogo sem sal (Superclássico? Argentina and Brazil play a boring game); Diário Lance!, 14 September 2011 (Portuguese)
  12. ↑ Brasil derrota Argentina e fatura Superclássico das Américas (Brazil defeats Argentina and wins Superclássico de las Américas); O Estado de S. Paulo, 29 September 2011 (Portuguese)
  13. ↑ Neymar marca, e Brasil vence a Costa Rica em jogo sonolento (Neymar scores, and Brazil defeats Costa Rica in a sleepy game); IG, 8 October 2011 (Portuguese)
  14. ↑ "Felipão convocou os 23 jogadores para a Copa das Confederações" [Scolari called on 23 players for the FIFA Confederations Cup] (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  15. ↑ World Cup 2014: Kaka and Robinho omitted from Brazil squad; BBC Sport, 7 May 2014
  16. ↑ "Argentina 0-2 Brazil". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  17. ↑ Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão profile at Soccerway
  18. ↑ Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão profile at Soccerway
  19. ↑ Jefferson at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. ↑ "Anderson Hernanes".
  21. ↑ "Neymar’s Religion Helps Ease Burden Amid Concern of Divisiveness".
  22. ↑ Giana Guterres (5 March 2013). "Jefferson, goleiro do Botafogo, lê Salmo 91 antes de todos os jogos". The Christian Post (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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