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View a country from the drop down menu below. CLICK HERE to send us information about Brazilian players playing in this country. Select a Country Foreign Legion Home Albania Australia Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary India Israel Italy Japan Liechtenstein Mexico Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Qatar Russia Serbia and Montenegro Singapore Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America Send us your comment's and we'll put them at the bottom of this page. Club: MyPa (Myllykosken Pallo), Anjalankoski Name: Adriano Afonso Thiel Munoz Position: Forward Nickname: Adriano Born: 23 Jul 1978 Height: 187 cm Weight: 80 kg Comments: Adriano is very well-received in Finland, he's scored more goals this season than anyone playing in his league and his team is currently the number one team in the league. During his league career he has played 97 games and scored 29 goals. Adriano rules! Listed by: Edits by: Anna Fiskar (July 24), Ilkka Mäkinen (Sep 27 2004) Debut: 28 Apr 2001 Previous Clubs: Atlantis FC, Helsinki (2001), AC Allianssi, Vantaa (2002-2005) International Debut: 28 April 2001 (Atlantis FC-KuPS, the score was 1-0) International Caps: - International Goals: 29 goals by 2005 (he has scored 7 in 2005 but the 2005 season isn't finished yet) Honors: Finnish League Cup winner 2004 Club: Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi City: Helsinki Name: Valmir Alves Oliveira Position: Forward Nickname: Oliveira Born: January 1, 1980 Height: 186 cm Weight: 78 kg Listed by: Ilkka Mäkinen (July 24 2005) Debut: April 28, 2005 against TP-47 Previous Clubs: Portuguesa de Desportos International Debut: - International Caps: - International Goals: - Honors: - Club: FC Jazz, Pori Name: Marcelo Goncalves de Oliveira Position: Forward Nickname: Piracaia Born: 17 Apr 1971 Height: 171 cm Weight: 71 kg Listed by: Ilkka Mäkinen (Sep 27 2004) Debut: 3 May 1992 Previous Clubs: FC KooTeePee, HJK, Atlantis, FC Hämeenlinna, FC Bragantino, Getulina-Alvinlandia International Debut: - International Caps: - International Goals: - Honors: Finnish League Championship in 1993 and 1996, runners-up in 1999. Club: FC Lahti City: Lahti Name: Rafael Pires Vieira Position: Forward Nickname: Rafael Born: August 1, 1978 Height: 185 cm Weight: 82 kg Listed by: Ilkka Mäkinen (July 24 2005) Debut: April 28, 2005 against MyPa -47 Previous Clubs: HJK, FC Jazz, Heerenveen, Denizlispor, FJK International Debut: - International Caps: - International Goals: - Honors: Finnish League Championship and topscorer in the league in 1997 Club: AC Oulu (Division I), Oulu City: Oulu Name: Vitor Rodrigues de Almeida Position: Attacking Midfielder Nickname: Vitco Born: August 15, 1980 Height: 175 cm Weight: 70 kg Listed by: Ilkka Mäkinen (Sep 27 2004) Debut: May 8, 2005 against FC Rakuunat Previous Clubs: Osasco FC, Campinas FC, Ponte Preta FC, EC Lemense International Debut: - International Caps: - International Goals: - Honors: - Club: AC Oulu (Division I), Oulu City: Oulu Name: Rafael Scapini De Almeida Position: Forward/Winger Nickname: Rafinha Born: June 29, 1982 Height: 184 cm Weight: 77 kg Listed by: Ilkka Mäkinen (Sep 27 2004) Debut: May 8, 2005 against FC Rakuunat Previous Clubs: Campinas FC International Debut: - International Caps: - International Goals: - Honors: - Club: AC Oulu (Division I), Oulu City: Oulu Name: Dionisio Domingos Rangel Position: Forward Nickname: Dionisio Born: November 18, 1970 Height: - cm Weight: - kg Listed by: Ilkka Mäkinen (Sep 27 2004) Debut: July 10, 2005 against FC Hdmeenlinna Previous Clubs: FC Jazz, TPV Tampere, Tampere United International Debut: - International Caps: - International Goals: - Honors: Finnish League Championship in 1993, 1994 and 2001, topscorer in 1994 Club: AC Oulu (Division I), Oulu Name: Jefferson Luiz Pires da Silva Position: Forward Nickname: Pires Born: 14 May 1978 Height: 175 cm Weight: 70 kg Listed by: Ilkka Mäkinen (Sep 27 2004) Debut: 3 May 1992 Previous Clubs: FC Jazz, Ac Oulu, Gremio, Figueirense, Jaragua International Debut: - International Caps: - International Goals: - Honors: - Club: AC Oulu (Division I), Oulu Name: Luiz Antonio Moraes Position: Forward Nickname: Luiz Antonio Born: 30 Nov 1970 Height: 179 cm Weight: 79 kg Listed by: Ilkka Mäkinen (Sep 27 2004) Debut: 3 May 1992 Previous Clubs: FC Jazz, Mypa, FC KooTeePee, HJK, Atlantis, FC Hämeenlinna, FC Bragantino, São Paulo International Debut: - International Caps: - International Goals: - Honors: Finnish League Championship in 1993 and 1996, runners-up in 1999, 2001 and 2002; Finnish Veikkausliiga topscorer in 1992 and 1996 Club: Myllykosken Pallo - 47 Name: Marco Antonio Manso Position: Midfield Nickname: Marco Manso Born: 9 Oct 1973 Height: 187 cm Weight: 70 kg Listed by: Ilkka Mäkinen (Sep 27 2004) Debut: 3 May 1992 Previous Clubs: Kuopion Palloseura, MyPa Palmeiras International Debut: - International Caps: - International Goals: - Honors: Runners-up in the league in 2002 CLICK HERE to send us information about Brazilian players in this country Last Updated: July 24 2005 To Top Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life Email: Copyright © 2005 by Alex Bellos. 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