Wenderson de Arruda Said (born 17 April 1975), commonly known as Wender, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wenderson de Arruda Said | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Guiratinga, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Sport Recife | 11 | (0) |
| 1995 | Botafogo | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Sport Recife | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | Ceará | ||
| 1998–1999 | Democrata-GV | ||
| 1999–2002 | Naval | 93 | (33) |
| 2002–2005 | Braga | 92 | (23) |
| 2005 | Sporting CP | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Braga | 67 | (13) |
| 2008–2009 | → Belenenses (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Ermis | 59 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | Ethnikos Achna | 27 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Aris Limassol | 21 | (10) |
| Total | 401 | (101) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Palmeiras Braga (youth) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Braga (youth) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Braga B | ||
| 2021 | Covilhã | ||
| 2022 | Grêmio Anápolis | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 190 matches and 41 goals over seven seasons and representing in the competition Braga, Sporting CP and Belenenses.
Wender retired in 2013 at the age of 38, after spending four years in Cyprus with three clubs. He later worked as a coach, also in Portugal.
Playing career
editBorn in Guiratinga, Mato Grosso with a Lebanese grandfather,[1] Wender started playing professionally with Sport Club do Recife, then moved to Portugal with Associação Naval 1º de Maio after signing in 1999 from modest Esporte Clube Democrata. He spent three additional seasons at S.C. Braga, being a very important attacking player in the Minho team's Primeira Liga and UEFA Cup consolidation.[2]
Wender joined Sporting CP for the 2005–06 campaign.[3] Although he appeared scarcely for the Lisbon side, he scored in both legs of a UEFA Cup tie against Halmstads BK (2–1 away win, 2–3 home loss, subsequent elimination).[4][5]
In January 2006, Wender was involved in a two-way loan deal as right-back Abel moved to Sporting and he returned for a second Braga spell. The loan was made permanent in 2006–07,[6][7] and he went on to score eight league goals in an eventual fourth-place finish.[8]
In July 2008, Wender signed with C.F. Os Belenenses' Brazilian contingent on a season-long loan.[9] In the following year, after the capital-based team initially dropped down a tier – later reinstated[10]– Braga sold the 34-year-old to Ermis Aradippou FC in the Cypriot First Division, and he remained in that country several years.[1]
Coaching career
editIn 2016, Wender was appointed under-17 coach of Palmeiras Futebol Clube, Braga's farm team.[2] In summer 2017, he became the manager of the latter's under-17 squad,[11] being promoted to B-side duties the following 25 January.[12]
Wender left the Estádio Municipal de Braga by mutual consent on 18 February 2019.[13] On 8 June 2021, he signed a contract at Liga Portugal 2 club S.C. Covilhã.[14] He was dismissed on 19 October, with the team 11th in the league and having been eliminated from the Taça de Portugal by amateurs FC Serpa.[15]
Personal life
editWender's son, Yan (born 2002), was also a footballer and a forward. He was brought up at Braga.[16][17]
References
edit- ^ a b Almeida, Germano (10 March 2014). "Mundo Brasil: Wender feliz por voltar a casa" [Brazil World: Wender happy from returning home] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b Pombo, Diogo (17 December 2016). "Wender, a quem os jogadores do Sporting disseram: "Fogo, a nosso favor, está quieto, mas contra nós és um leão!"" [Wender, to whom Sporting players said: "Man, you won't be caught dead doing something for us, but against us you're a lion!"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Final touches for cup contenders". UEFA. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ "Halmstads – Sporting, 1–2 (Thorvaldsson g.p. 42; Wender 44, Deivid 47)" [Halmstads – Sporting, 1–2 (Thorvaldsson p.k. 42; Wender 44, Deivid 47)]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 September 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Sporting-Halmstads, 2–3, a.p. (ficha)" [Sporting-Halmstads, 2–3, a.e.t. (match sheet)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Loan signings strengthen Sporting". UEFA. 30 December 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Rodrigues, Berta (15 February 2019). "Sporting-Sp. Braga: ligações, negócios e pontes que vão definindo o duelo" [Sporting-Sp. Braga: links, deals and bridges that define clash] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Minhotos festejam quarto lugar" [Men from Minho celebrate fourth place]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 21 May 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Wender: "Em muitos períodos não conseguimos ser uma equipa"" [Wender: "We fail to be a team on many occasions"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Viana de Carvalho mantém confiança no treinador" [Viana de Carvalho still confident in coach] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Wender: "Este é um projeto de topo"" [Wender: "This is a top project"] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Wender Said no comando do SC Braga B" [Wender Said at the helm of SC Braga B] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Rui Santos é o novo treinador da equipa B" [Rui Santos is the new manager of the B team] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "II Liga: Wender é o novo treinador do Sp. Covilhã" [II League: Wender is the new manager of Sp. Covilhã] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Wender deixa comando técnico do Sp. Covilhã" [OFFICIAL: Wender no longer at the helm of Sp. Covilhã] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Sp. Braga «segura» filho de ex-jogador com cláusula de 25 milhões" [Sp. Braga "tie" former player's son with 25 million clause] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Gonçalves, André (7 May 2020). "Yan Said: o herdeiro de Wender... até nas meias caídas" [Yan Said: Wender's heir... even in the socks down]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
External links
edit- Wender at Sambafoot (archived)
- Wender at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Wender manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Wender at Soccerway
