Renato Abreu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Renato de Abreu | ||
| Date of birth | June 9, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Marcílio Dias | 0 | (0) |
| 1999 | Joinville | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | União Barbarense | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Guarani | 22 | (2) |
| 2001–2005 | Corinthians | 112 | (13) |
| 2005–2007 | Flamengo | 77 | (23) |
| 2007–2008 | Al-Nasr | 23 | (12) |
| 2008–2010 | Al-Shabab | 44 | (13) |
| 2010–2013 | Flamengo | 87 | (16) |
| 2013 | Santos | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 374 | (78) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2013. | |||
Carlos Renato de Abreu, known as Renato or Renato Abreu (born June 9, 1978 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian association football centre midfielder.
Specialising in free kicks and long shots, Renato was recognised by the press and fans one of the most important players in Flamengo's triumph in the 2006 Copa do Brasil, and the Campeonato Brasileiro of the same year being named in the team of the year.[1]
Career
Renato starts his soccer career in Santa Catarina playing at Marcílio Dias and Joinville. In 2000, he moved away to São Paulo and played for União Barbarense. A year later, Renato was transferred to Guarani.
Because of his great performances he was bought by Corinthians where he won some titles, such as Torneio Rio-São Paulo, Brazilian Cup and São Paulo State League.
In 2005 Renato arrived at Flamengo was considered one of the club's best players during his time, between 2005 and 2007. Renato has been the Flamengo's top scorer in two seasons (2005 and 2006), won the 2006 Copa do Brasil, against Vasco da Gama. During 2006 and 2007 he was the team's captain. In 2007, he continued playing well and winning championships such Taça Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro State League. But on July 10, 2007, Flamengo announced his transfer to Al-Nasr, a club in the UAE from where he moved to Al-Shabab.
Career statistics
- (Correct as of March 12, 2013)
| Club | Season | Carioca League | Brazilian Série A | Copa do Brasil | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2005 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 14 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 53 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | - | - | 27 | 11 | |
| 2010 | - | - | 22 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 62 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 7 | |
| Total | 60 | 15 | 164 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 68 | |
according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[2] and Flestatística.[3]
Honours
- Corinthians
- São Paulo State League: 2001, 2003
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2002
- Copa do Brasil: 2002
- Flamengo
- Copa do Brasil: 2006
- Taça Guanabara: 2007, 2011
- Taça Rio: 2011
- Rio de Janeiro State League: 2007, 2011
Individual
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of The Year: 2006
- 2011 Campeonato Carioca Best Defensive Central Midfielder
References
- ↑ Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão#2006
- ↑ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Flestatística (in Portuguese)
External links
- Renato Abreu at thefinalball.com
- Carlos Renato de Abreu at the Brazilian FA database (Portuguese)
- CBF (Portuguese)