Michael (footballer, born 1982)

Michael Jefferson Nascimento (born 21 January 1982), known as Michael, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of EC São Bernardo. He played as a midfielder from 1997 until 2015, notably for Japanese club Albirex Niigata.

Michael
Personal information
Full name Michael Jefferson Nascimento[1]
Date of birth (1982-01-21) 21 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
EC São Bernardo (assistant coach)
Youth career
1997–1998 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 São Caetano
2002–2003 Corinthians
2003–2004 CRAC
2004–2006 Grêmio Barueri
2005Avaí (loan)
2007–2008 Guaratinguetá
2007Ponte Preta (loan) 19 (1)
2008Coritiba (loan) 11 (2)
2008–2009 JEF United Chiba 22 (3)
2010–2012 Albirex Niigata 83 (14)
2013 São Bernardo 12 (0)
2013–2014 Guaratinguetá 12 (0)
2014–2015 Santo André 0 (0)
Managerial career
2022– EC São Bernardo (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2014

Club statistics

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Statistics accurate as of 31 January 2012.[2][3][4][5]

Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coritiba 2008 Série A 11 2 0 0 11 2
JEF United Chiba 2008 J1 League 10 1 1 0 0 0 11 1
2009 12 2 0 0 3 0 15 2
Albirex Niigata 2010 27 4 2 0 6 2 35 6
2011 30 6 1 0 2 1 33 7
Career total 90 15 4 0 11 3 105 18

1Includes Emperor's Cup.

2Includes J. League Cup.

Club titles

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  • São Paulo State League (2nd division): 2000, 2003
  • Brazilian Cup: 2002
  • Goiás State League: 2004

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Jefferson Nascimento at Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ (in Portuguese) 2008 Brasileirão stats
  3. ^ (in Japanese) 2008 season J. League record Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ (in Japanese) 2009 season J. League record Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (in Japanese) 2010 season J. League record Archived 2014-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
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