Jefferson (footballer, born 1983)

Jefferson

Jefferson with Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Personal information
Full name Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-02) 2 January 1983
Place of birth São Vicente, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Botafogo
Number 1
Youth career
1995–1997 Ferroviária
1997–2002 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Cruzeiro 28 (0)
2003–2005 → Botafogo (loan) 49 (0)
2005–2008 Trabzonspor 42 (0)
2008–2009 Konyaspor 18 (0)
2009– Botafogo 195 (0)
National team‡
2003 Brazil-U20 4 (0)
2011– Brazil 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2015

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

Having begun his career at Cruzeiro and spent time on loan at Botafogo, Jefferson then spent four seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig in service of Trabzonspor and Konyaspor before returning to Botafogo. He is one of the eight footballers with the most appearances Botafogo club history, with 420 appearances since 2003.

A former world champion at under-20 level, Jefferson made his senior debut for Brazil in 2011 and was named in their squads for two Copa América tournaments, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and their victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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 summer of 2005, Jefferson joined Turkish Süper Lig team 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] but could not prevent their relegation in his only season.

Botafogo

On 25 August 2009, Jefferson returned to Botafogo on a free transfer.[7] He made his second 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 signed a contract extension through to 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 team which became world champions in 2003, in the United Arab Emirates. In July 2011, he was called up to the main squad ahead of 2011 Copa América, acting 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]

Jefferson was named to the 23-man squad ahead of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup[13] and the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[14] both on home soil, with Brazil winning the Confederations Cup and reaching the semi-finals in World Cup. 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.[15] He was Brazil's starting goalkeeper at the 2015 Copa América, playing every minute as they reached the quarter-finals, losing in a penalty shoot-out to Paraguay.

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 May 2016[16]
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
Konyaspor 2008–09 18000——180
Botafogo 2009 150—40—190
2010 36040—150550
2011 3006030150540
2012 3005020200570
2013 2609000170520
2014 270208030400
2015 2604000100400
2016 001000180190
2017 5010000060
Subtotal 19503201709803420
  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.[16][17]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201140
201220
201330
201440
201520
Total 15 0

Honours

Club

Cruzeiro
Botafogo

International

Brazil
Brazil under-20

Personal life

Jefferson is known for being a devout Christian.[18][19][20]

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 10 November 2013. 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 (in Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Jefferson resmen Trabzonspor’da (Jefferson officially in Trabzonspor); NTV, 7 July 2005 (in Turkish)
  5. ↑ Trabzonspor 2–1 Kayserispor; TFF, 8 June 2005 (in Turkish)
  6. ↑ Jefferson Konyaspor'da (Jefferson in Konyaspor); LIG TV, 10 July 2008 (in 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 (in 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 (in Portuguese)
  9. ↑ Botafogo vence, espanta "freguesia" e leva título antecipado (Botafogo wins, amazes "clientage" and gets anticipated title); Terra, 18 April 2010 (in Portuguese)
  10. ↑ Jefferson prorroga contrato com o Botafogo até 2014 (Jefferson extends contract with Botafogo until 2014); Diário Lance!, 28 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
  11. ↑ Superclássico? Argentina e Brasil fazem jogo sem sal (Superclássico? Argentina and Brazil play a boring game); Diário Lance!, 14 September 2011 (in 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 (in Portuguese)
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ World Cup 2014: Kaka and Robinho omitted from Brazil squad; BBC Sport, 7 May 2014
  15. ↑ "Argentina 0-2 Brazil". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  16. 1 2 Jefferson at Soccerway
  17. ↑ Jefferson at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ↑ "Anderson Hernanes".
  19. ↑ "Neymar’s Religion Helps Ease Burden Amid Concern of Divisiveness".
  20. ↑ 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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