Antônio Flávio

Antônio Flávio (2009)

Antônio Flávio Aires dos Santos, better known as Antônio Flávio ( born January 5, 1987 in Brejinho de Nazaré ) is a Brazilian footballer. The striker won the 2009 Swedish double league and National Cup.

Career

Flávio played in the youth of Atlético Clube Goianiense and Andraus, before 2007 the EC Santo André joined. There he moved in 2008 to the first team and entered into the second-class Série B with the club on. In the same year he won with the team the championship of the A2 in the State Championship of São Paulo and rose with her on the Series A.

In summer 2009, Flávio left his homeland and moved to Europe to the Swedish tradition AIK, who was in the Allsvenskan in the title fight. After graduating for EC Santo André to July of year ten games in the first Brazilian league, he was transferred for a borne by an investor Swedish crowns estimated between two and three million transfer fee to northern Europe. In the local derby against Djurgårdens IF he made ​​headlines as two-goal a T-shirt with the inscription " Hata Göteborg " added after the 2-0 win. He pointed out that he could not swedish and therefore did not understand the words. On the final day of the 2009 he contributed in a 2-1 away win at direct competitors IFK Gothenburg with his goal for interim compensation to the championship profit. A week later he was again when re- encounter the occasion of the Cup final in addition to his strike partner Mauro Iván Óbolo to the scorers and thus helped the team with the 2-0 win for the first Double win in club history. Also in March the following year, he distinguished himself as a key player, as he to the Supercupen against IFK Gothenburg scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win in the game.

In the 2010 Flávio scored only two goals this season and slipped to the team in the relegation battle. After although had been held the class, AIK was forced to leave him for financial reasons. The club therefore gave him to the Brazilian club AD São Caetano, with the addition, an option to purchase has been agreed. In January 2012, AIK him sold to China, he signed a contract with Nanchang Hengyuan.