Emerson Ferreira da Rosa

Émerson
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Personal information
Full name Émerson Ferreira da Rosa
Date of birth April 4, 1976 (1976-04-04) (age 34)
Place of birth    Pelotas, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Free Agent
Youth career
Botafogo
Senior career1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993–1997
1997–2000
2000–2004
2004–2006
2006–2007
2007–2009
2009		 Grêmio
Bayer Leverkusen
Roma
Juventus
Real Madrid
Milan
Santos		 115 0(15)
082 0(11)
105 0(13)
067 00(4)
028 00(1)
027 00(0)
006 00(0)   
National team
1997–2006 Brazil 073 00(6)[1]

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)
This name uses Portuguese naming customs; the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Da Rosa.
For the other footballers known as Emerson, see Emerson (given name).

Émerson Ferreira da Rosa (born April 4, 1976, in Pelotas), simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian football midfielder, who is currently free agent.

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Biography

Grêmio

He made a name for himself in his native Brazil, at Grêmio, where he won three state championships, two Brazilian Cups, one Brazilian Championship and one Copa Libertadores da America, but eventually losing the Intercontinental Cup on the penalty kicks to Ajax; before going to Europe to play for Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen

Emerson spent 5 years at Bayern Leverkusen.

Roma

Emerson signed with A.S. Roma in summer 2000 for 35 billion Italian lire. He signed a 5-year contract with average salary of 7.2 billion Italian lire per year before tax.[2][3] But due to non-EU quota, he was unable to play until Emerson acquired Italy nationality in October 2000, as his wife was Italian.[4] He made his Serie A debut on 28 January 2000, replaced Marco Delvecchio on the 56th minutes. The match Roma won S.S.C. Napoli 3-0. Roma eventually won the Scudetto and the Italian Super Cup in 2001.

Juventus

After a prolonged transfer saga, in which Roma wanted to sell him to Real Madrid instead of league rivals Juventus but his will leaned towards the Italian club, he was sold for €12million plus Matteo Brighi, which tagged as €16million, following in the footsteps of his former club coach, Fabio Capello.

Real Madrid

After two seasons with Juventus FC with coach Fabio Capello, he moved to Real Madrid in July 19, 2006, again following Capello, costing Real Madrid €16 million.[5] However, due to the declining relationship between Emerson and Capello and Emerson's poor performances for Real Madrid the player, in January 2007, declared his desire to return to Juventus, rumoured to be willing to take a pay cut.[6]

By May, his performances had picked up considerably, along with a great improvement in the team's results, and on May 12, 2007 he declared his intention to remain with Real.[7] But in his conversation with the radio program "El Larguero", the president of Real Madrid, Ramon Calderon, said that Emerson would leave Real Madrid this summer along with the Italian striker Antonio Cassano for technical reasons.[8]

Milan

On August 21, 2007, Milan officially confirmed the transfer of the Brazilian midfielder.[9] He made his official debut in Milan's 3–1 UEFA Super Cup victory over Sevilla F.C. on August 31. Emerson has not been able to contribute to his new club much due to injury, only managing 20 appearances for Milan in the 2007-08 campaign. On April 21, 2009, he and the club arrived at a mutual consent to terminate his contract.

Immediately following his release, Emerson began negotiations with Grêmio with the aim of ending his career with his first club. However, due to international transfer restrictions, Emerson is unable to join Grêmio until August 2009 at the earliest.[10]

Santos

He signed a contract to Santos on July 26, 2009, after his releasing from A.C. Milan.[11] On October 16, 2009 Emerson has decided to terminate his contract and leave Santos due to injury, the former AS Roma, Juventus and AC Milan player went undergo surgery next week.[12].

Playing style

He is a combative and dynamic defensive midfielder renowned for his tackling and passing, his nickname is Il Puma for his feline movements in midfield.

References

  1. ↑ "Player Page Profile - Emerson". fifaworldcup.yahoo.com. last update July 1, 2006. http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/171149_EMERSON.html. Retrieved 2006-10-17. 
  2. ↑ 2000 annual Report
  3. ↑ "Emerson, Zebina e Guigou: giovedì all'Olimpico presentazione ai tifosi e alla stampa" (in Italian). AS Roma. 2000-07-31. Archived from the original on 2002-04-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20020417150542/www.asromacalcio.it/sito-ufficiale/news/articolo65.html. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
  4. ↑ "Emerson è comunitario" (in Italian). AS Roma. 2000-10-24. Archived from the original on 2001-06-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20010627053836/www.asromacalcio.it/sito-ufficiale/news/articolo131.html. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
  5. ↑ Agreements with the Spanish club Real Madrid CF
  6. ↑ Emerson Set For Juve Return - Goal.com
  7. ↑ "We're breathing down Barcelona's neck" - Real Madrid.com
  8. ↑ "After a year in office, I am still as excited as on my first day" - Real Madrid.com
  9. ↑ Welcome Puma! - AC Milan.com
  10. ↑ "Emerson Leaves Milan Through Mutual Consent". Goal.com. 2009-04-21. http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/04/21/1221800/breaking-news-emerson-leaves-milan-through-mutual-consent. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 
  11. ↑ "Emerson é o mais novo jogador do Santos FC" (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 2009-07-26. http://santos.globo.com/esp_brasileiro2009_ntexto.php?cod=18777. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 
  12. ↑ Schluss für Émerson

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