Brazil Nombeko (born 4 July 1982), also known as Biko Brazil is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Biko Brazil
Personal information
Full name Brazil Nombeko
Date of birth (1984-07-04) 4 July 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Benschop
Youth career
PSV
FC Utrecht
USV Elinkwijk
FC Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 FC Den Bosch 17 (0)
2003–2005 RKC Waalwijk 0 (0)
2005–2006 FC Omniworld 25 (2)
2006–2007 APEP Pitsilia 18 (9)
2007–2008 Dessel Sport 19 (2)
2008–2009 WHC Wezep
2009–2010 Be Quick '28
2010–2011 Sparta Nijkerk
2011–2014 Hercules
2014–2016 Echteld
2016– Benschop
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Utrecht of Surinamese descent,[2] Brazil played youth football with PSV, FC Utrecht, USV Elinkwijk and FC Den Bosch.

After playing Dutch league football for FC Den Bosch, RKC Waalwijk and FC Omniworld,[3] Brazil later played in Cyprus for APEP Pitsilia and in Belgium for Dessel Sport.[4]

Brazil later returned to Dutch amateur football, playing with WHC Wezep, Be Quick '28, Sparta Nijkerk, Hercules, Echteld and Benschop.[2][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Biko Brazil". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b (in Dutch) Een naam als Biko Brazil swingt ook in Wezep
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Voetbal International
  4. ^ (in Dutch) Ronald Zwiers profile Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (in Dutch) Be Quick'28 is ook voor Rodenhuis nog een groot vat vol verrassingen
  6. ^ Echteld haalt ex-prof Brazil binnen - Gelderlander (in Dutch)
  7. ^ Vijf nieuwe spelers voor Benschop - Regio Voetbal (in Dutch)