Demerson Bruno Costa (born 16 March 1986), simply known as Demerson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a centre-back.

Demerson
Personal information
Full name Demerson Bruno Costa
Date of birth (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Borneo Samarinda (chief scout)
Youth career
2002–2004 Atlético Mineiro
2003–2004América Mineiro (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Corinthians-AL 25 (2)
2007Luziânia (loan) 4 (0)
2007–2008 Itaúna 19 (0)
2008–2009 Cruzeiro 4 (0)
2008Goytacaz (loan) 17 (2)
2009Cabofriense (loan) 15 (0)
2009–2012 Coritiba 76 (3)
2011Botafogo-SP (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014 Bahia 64 (1)
2014–2015 Jiangxi Liansheng 31 (2)
2015–2016 Paraná 6 (0)
2016–2017 Chapecoense 5 (0)
2017–2018 Sarawak 26 (2)
2018–2019 Bali United 16 (0)
2019–2020 Persela Lamongan 15 (0)
2020–2021 Sarawak United 12 (1)
2021–2022 Persela Lamongan 30 (0)
Total 372 (13)
Managerial career
2022– Borneo Samarinda (chief scout)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 2011, while playing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club, Demerson won the Most Uninterrupted Winning Matches of the World award on Guinness World Records 2013 Edition. Demerson is also remembered for being part of the Associação Chapecoense de Futebol in 2016, the team that suffered the most tragic air crash in FootBall History LaMia Flight 2933. Despite being part of the squad Demerson did not board the flight for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana final. Demerson's current club is Sarawak United in the Malaysian Premier League.

Club career

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After representing hometown clubs Atlético Mineiro and América Mineiro as a youth, Demerson made his senior debut with Corinthians Alagoano in 2004. After a loan stint at Luziânia and a short spell at Itaúna, he signed for Série A club Cruzeiro in 2008.

Demerson being loaned out to Goytacaz and Cabofriense. On 19 May 2009 he signed for Coritiba.[2]

Demerson made his top tier debut on 24 May 2009, in Coritiba Foot Ball Club he achieved national recognition in football. Where he captured two State League titles in Campeonato Paranaense (2010,2012) and National Title of Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2010. And he reached the incredible Guinness Book record "World's Most Victorious Team" in 2011 totaling twenty-four consecutive wins.

On 22 January 2013, Demerson signed a two-year contract with Bahia.[3] He was an undisputed starter for the club during the 2014 season, he was elected the best defender of the Campeonato Baiano in 2014 season, he captured one State League title in Campeonato Baiano

On 19 February 2015 Demerson moved abroad, after agreeing to a contract with China League One side Jiangxi Liansheng F.C.[4] where he was captain in 2015 season and played in thirty-one matches. On 29 February of the following year he returned to his home country, signing for Paraná,[5] but left the club on 4 May 2016 after being hired by Associação Chapecoense de Futebol.[6]

On 12 May 2016, Demerson joined Chapecoense.[7]

Demerson did not board LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals, which crashed and killed 19 of his teammates.[8] Chapecoense named Copa Sudamericana winners after plane crash. As a result, Demerson left Brazil and signing with Sarawak for the 2017 Malaysia Super League Season.[9]

After spending two years playing the Indonesian football clubs, Bali United and Persela Lamongan, he returned to Malaysia as a new signing for Sarawak United in the Malaysia Premier League.

Post retirement

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After retiring in April 2022, Demerson was appointed chief scout at Borneo Samarinda in July.[10]

Career statistics

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Source:[11]

Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Itaúna 2008 Mineiro Módulo II 13 0 13 0
Goytacaz 2008 Carioca Série B 17 2 17 2
Cabofriense 2009 Carioca 11 0 11 0
Coritiba 2009 Série A 10 1 1[a] 0 11 1
2010 Série B 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2011 Série A 1 0 0 0 5 0 6 0
2012 15 0 11 1 9 0 1[a] 0 36 1
Subtotal 34 1 11 1 15 0 2 0 62 2
Botafogo-SP (loan) 2011 Paulista 7 0 7 0
Bahia 2013 Série A 11 0 5 0 0 0 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 20 0
2014 28 1 7 0 5 0 1[a] 0 0 0 41 1
Subtotal 39 1 12 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 61 1
Paraná 2016 Série B 0 0 5 0 2 0 7 0
Chapecoense 2016 Série A 3 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Career total 76 2 65 3 22 0 7 0 1 0 325 7
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

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Coritiba
Bahia
Chapecoense
Bali United

References

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  1. ^ "Demerson: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Coritiba confirma chegadas de Leozinho (Icasa) e Demerson (Cabofriense)" [Coritiba confirm arrivals of Leozinho (Icasa) and Demerson (Cabofriense)] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Zagueiro Demerson é o novo reforço tricolor" [Stopper Demerson is the new Tricolor addition] (in Portuguese). EC Bahia. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Após se despedir do Bahia, Demerson assina com clube da segunda divisão da China" [After leaving Bahia, Demerson signs with Chinese second division club] (in Portuguese). Bahia Notícias. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Paraná contrata zagueiro Demerson, ex-Coritiba, para suprir carência na zaga" [Paraná sign stopper Demerson, formerly of Coritiba, to cover defense crisis] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Demerson não entra em acordo com o Paraná e deixa o clube" [Demerson does not reach agreement with Paraná and leaves the club] (in Portuguese). Terra. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Demerson acerta com a Chape até fim do ano e quer ajudar com experiência" [Demerson signs with Chape until the end of the year and wants to help with experience] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ^ "The Chapecoense players who didn't travel to Colombia". BBC. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  9. ^ Sarawak Signed Mateo and Demerson! Retrieved from Sarawak Crocs
  10. ^ Memperkuat Struktur Klub, Borneo FC Samarinda ... - Instagram, instagram.com, 8 July 2022
  11. ^ Demerson at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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