Vander dos Santos Ferreira (born 22 June 1976), better known as Vander Carioca, is a Brazilian retired professional futsal player who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vander dos Santos Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| America-RJ | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Wimpro/Guarulhos | ||
| 1996 | General Motors/Jambeiro | ||
| 1997 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1998 | Flamengo | ||
| 2000–2001 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2001–2003 | Playas de Castellón | ||
| 2003–2004 | Martorell | ||
| 2005 | Arzignano | ||
| 2005–2008 | Norilsk Nickel | ||
| 2009 | Tyumen | ||
| 2010–2011 | Petrópolis EC | ||
| 2012–2014 | Joinville | ||
| 2015 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2016–2018 | Corinthians | ||
| 2021 | Magé Futsal | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Brazil | 16 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2024 | |||
Career
editConsidered one of the greatest pivots of all time in Brazilian futsal, Vander Carioca came to play in America youth categories. In futsal, he began his career at Wimpro/Guarulhos, and played for countless Brazilian futsal clubs, in one of the longest careers in the category. He won the Brazilian National Futsal League twice, in 2000 with Vasco da Gama and 2016 with Corinthians, in addition to a Spanish title with Playas de Castellón in 2000–01.
Carioca was also part of the Brazil futsal team squads that played in the 2000 and 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup, being runner-up in 2000 and third place in 2004, in addition to two Copa América titles.
He retired from Corinthians in 2018, but in 2021 he returned to the court at the age of 45 to defend the recently created Magé Futsal.[1][2][3]
Honours
edit- Vasco da Gama
- Liga Nacional de Futsal: 2000
- Playas de Castellón
- Petrópolis
- Campeonato Carioca de Futsal: 2011
- Joinville
- Campeonato Catarinense de Futsal: 2013, 2014
- Corinthians
- Liga Nacional de Futsal: 2016
- Brazil
- Copa América de Futsal: 1998, 1999
References
edit- ^ "Vander Carioca se aposenta aos 42 anos, mas seguirá no Corinthians". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Vander Carioca acerta retorno ao futsal aos 44 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "De volta às quadras aos 45 anos, Vander Carioca relembra tempos de Petrópolis: "clube maravilhoso"". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
External links
edit- Vander Carioca at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)