Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes or simply Wendel (born May 25, 1984) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | May 25, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Corinthians | 77 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Fortaleza (Loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Ituano (Loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | LASK Linz | 24 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Santo André[1] | 23 | (1) |
| 2011 | Universitatea Craiova | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Mirassol | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Guaratinguetá | 25 | (3) |
| 2014 | Boa Esporte | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Rio Branco SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Uberlândia | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 180 | (11) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editCorinthians
editThe defensive midfielder player started his career at Corinthians in São Paulo, with which in 2005 he won the Brazilian championship.[2]
In 2006, he was sent to Fortaleza EC. Wendel returned to the Corithians in 2007, but after 2 games went to FC Ituano. In the summer of 2007, he moved to the LASK Linz.[3] In March and April 2008 he suffered knee injuries, the first of which healed after 11 days, but the second injury required almost 2 months to heal. In his first season in Lask Linz Wendel played 24 games and scored 4 goals. In July 2008 he once again suffered a knee injury. As of 2010 Wendel played for Santo André Brazil.[4][5][6]
"U" Craiova
editIn February 2011, Wendel signed a contract with the Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova of Liga I.[7]
Honours
editCorinthians
References
edit- ^ (in Portuguese) zerozero.pt
- ^ a b Wendel at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ (in German) LASK verpflichtet Brasilianer Wendel
- ^ (in English) sambafoot
- ^ Wendel at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Wendel at Soccerway
- ^ "Oficial, Zoro, Wendel şi Bujor au fost legitimaţi şi au drept de joc în meciul cu Steaua" [Official, Zoro, Wendel and Bujor were legitimized and have the right to play in the match with Steaua] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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