Roger Guerreiro

Roger Guerreiro
Personal information
Full name	Roger Guerreiro
Date of birth	25 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1997–2002	São Caetano
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2005	Corinthians
2004	→ Flamengo (loan)
2005	→ Celta de Vigo (loan)
2005–2006	Juventude
2006	→ Legia Warsaw (loan)
2007–2009	Legia Warsaw
2009–2013	AEK Athens
2013	Guaratinguetá
2014	Comercial
2015	Rio Branco-PR
2015	Aris Limassol
2016	Villa Nova-MG
2016	Hercílio Luz-SC
2017	Rio Verde
Total
International career
2008–2011	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Guerreiro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁoʒeʁ ɡeˈʁejɾu], Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔʐɛr ɡɛˈrɛjrɔ]; born on 25 May 1982), commonly known as Roger, is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Brazil, he was granted Polish citizenship and represented Poland at the international level.

Club career

AEK Athens

On 27 August 2009, Guerreiro signed a four-year contract with AEK Athens.^[3] He made his debut for AEK against Iraklis on 13 September 2009.

Guerreiro was a regular for AEK until he fell out of favor with coach Dušan Bajević and was not included in any squads. In the transfer period, Guerreiro was for sale and was offered to many European clubs. After the transfer period ended, Guerreiro apologized to Bajevic and was given another chance. Guerreiro's first match of the 2010–11 season was an away game against Aris, the match ended 0–4 to AEK Athens.

Guerreiro scored his first goal for AEK against Atromitos scoring the only goal of the match giving AEK the 1–0 win. His contract ended in 2013 and did not get renewed.

International career

He was granted Polish citizenship on 17 April 2008.^[4] Roger received the citizenship in a speedy procedure, and was guaranteed a place in the Poland's football team for the 2008 European Championships (coached by Leo Beenhakker). He made his debut in a Poland shirt in the game versus Albania on 27 May 2008.

Euro 2008

On 12 June, he scored his first goal for the Poland national team with a 30th-minute shot against Austria in both teams' second Group B match of Euro 2008. For this game, UEFA awarded him man of the match. It was Poland's first-ever goal in the European Championship.^[5]

Statistics

Career total

Team	Season	Apps	Goals
Poland	2008	11	2
	2009	11	2
	2011	3	0
Total		25	4

Last updated: 2010-3-03
Source: Roger Guerreiro at National-Football-Teams.com

**Roger: International goals**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 June 2008	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	0–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2008
2	19 November 2008	Croke Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	0–2	2–3	Friendly
3	11 February 2009	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	Wales	0–1	0–1	Friendly
4	9 June 2009	Cape Town, South Africa	Iraq	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Legia Warsaw

AEK Athens

Greek Cup: 2010–11

Individual

Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2007^[6]

References

^ "Roger Guerreiro". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
^ "Roger: o guerreiro da força de vontade – Parte 1". planotatico.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
^ "'Destiny' takes Roger to AEK". UEFA.com. 27 August 2009.
^ Interview with Roger's website Archived 10 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^ Austria vs Poland match report
^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[1] "Roger Guerreiro". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

[2] "Roger: o guerreiro da força de vontade – Parte 1". planotatico.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

[3] "'Destiny' takes Roger to AEK". UEFA.com. 27 August 2009.

[4] Interview with Roger's website Archived 10 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)

[5] Austria vs Poland match report

[6] "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.

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