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Washington (footballer, born 1 April 1975)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Stecanela and the second or paternal family name is Cerqueira.
Washington
Personal information
Full name Washington Stecanela Cerqueira
Date of birth (1975-04-01) 1 April 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Brasília, DF, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1999 Caxias 28 (35)
1996 → Internacional (loan) 4 (4)
1997 → Ponte Preta (loan) 6 (7)
1999–2000 Paraná Clube 20 (10)
2000–2002 Ponte Preta 47 (34)
2002–2003 Fenerbahçe 12 (9)
2004 Atlético Paranaense 38 (34)
2005 Tokyo Verdy 33 (22)
2006–2007 Urawa Reds 52 (42)
2008 Fluminense 28 (21)
2009–2010 São Paulo 39 (19)
2010 Fluminense 26 (8)
Total 300 (200)
International career
2001–2002 Brazil 9 (2)
Managerial career
2018 Vitória da Conquista[1]
2018 Itabaiana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Washington Stecanela Cerqueira, or simply Washington (born 1 April 1975), is a Brazilian football pundit, coach, and former player who played as a striker.

Career

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Washington started his senior career from Caxias in 1991, aged 16, playing there for 8 years, until 1999. He then signed for Paraná Clube where he scored 10 goals in 20 matches. After enjoying a fruitful spell with Ponte Preta (2000-02) scoring a record at the time 12 goals on the 2001 Copa do Brasil an interest from European clubs like Greek champions Olympiacos and Fenerbahçe came up. Washington eventually signed with Fenerbahçe in the summer of 2002. During 2001 and 2002 he was also called up to the Brazil national team by Felipe Scolari scoring 2 goals in 9 games and became a candidate for the 2002 World Cup.

In the 2002–03 Turkish league season Washington scored 9 goals in 12 games but was subsequently released by Fenerbahçe because of his health problems.

Washington was submitted to a coronary catheterization. Once recovered, physicians told him that playing football would not represent a risk to his condition. He then signed with Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense where he was 2004 Série A top-scorer with 34 goals and broke the league's record. For his recovery, he was dubbed Coração Valente, the title of the movie Braveheart in Brazil.

In 2005, he moved to Japan to play for Tokyo Verdy in the J1 League. He had a successful season there with 22 goals in 33 games but could not save his club from relegation. In 2006, he transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds and helped the Reds win their first ever J1 League title, becoming the top scorer in the league with 26 goals in 26 games. In 2007, he scored three goals at the FIFA Club World Cup as the Reds finished third.

On 21 December 2007, Washington returned to Brazil to play for Fluminense. His contract was valid through the end of 2008. Washington finished as the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer, with 21 goals, tied with Keirrison and Kléber Pereira.[2] Even though he renewed his contract with São Paulo until the end of the 2010 season[3] he eventually returned to Fluminense on July 27, 2010. He played a major role in the team's run to win the 2010 Série A, scoring 10 goals throughout the competition and being involved in the play that guaranteed the team's championship (in the last game of the season).

On 13 January 2011, while training with Fluminense in Mangaratiba, Washington announced his retirement from football.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1999 Paraná Série A 20 10
2000 0 0
2000 Ponte Preta Série A 23 16
2001 24 18
2002 0 0
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2002–03 Fenerbahçe Süper Lig 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9[6]
2003–04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2004 Atlético Paranaense Série A 38 34
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2005 Tokyo Verdy J1 League 33 22 1 0 5 5 - 40* 29*
2006 Urawa Reds J1 League 26 26 2 3 6 9 - 35* 39*
2007 26 16 0 0 0 0 10 1 40* 20*
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2008 Fluminense Série A 28 21
2009 São Paulo Série A 33 17
2010 6 2
Fluminense Série A 26 8
Country Brazil 198 126
Turkey 17 10
Japan 85 64 3 3 11 14 10 1 127* 97*
Total 300 200

* includes Japanese Super Cup and Club World Cup

International

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Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
2001 6 1
2002 3 1
Total 9 2

International goals

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Honours

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Club

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Tokyo Verdy
Urawa Reds
Fluminense

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Washington Coração Valente será técnico pela 1ª vez e comandará time baiano... – Veja mais em https://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2017/10/04/washington-coracao-valente-sera-tecnico-pela-1-vez-e-comandara-time-baiano.htm". Marcello De Vico – UOL. Retrieved October 4, 2017. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Washington, Keirrison e Kléber Pereira são os artilheiros do Brasileiro com 21 gols" (in Portuguese). O Globo. December 7, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  3. ^ São Paulo acerta com Washington por mais um ano (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ "Washington surpreende e anuciará a sua aposentadoria nesta quinta". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  5. ^ Washington at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ Player profile on tff.org
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