Vanderson Válter de Almeida

Vanderson Válter de Almeida, better known as Vandinho ( born January 15, 1978 in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso ) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for the Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Braga in the Primeira Liga since 2004.

Career

After a few successful episode when SC Internacional of 1.83 m wide rechtsfüßige midfielder Vandinho played mostly with modest ambitions in clubs of his native country: Esporte Clube Pelotas, Guarani FC, ​​Santa Cruz FC, ​​Criciúma EC and Grêmio Esportivo Inhumense until he in the season 2002/2003 after Portugal joined the Rio Ave FC, where he helped the team from Vila do Conde in his first season back in the Primeira Liga.

For the 2004/2005 season Vandinho joined the Sporting Clube from Braga; He became an ever-present fixture in the midfield. In February 2010, continues to be a major figure in the middle of Braga, he received for his part in a scuffle in the 2-0 home victory of his team, which led the table, against Benfica in the previous year, a three -month ban and had the season prematurely terminate, his club was eventually overtaken in the table of the enemy of this game.

In the UEFA Europa League 2010/11 reached the semi-finals Sporting, the opponent was again Benfica. Vandinho scored the headed goal in the 1-2 defeat in the first leg in the state capital.