Career
He has played in midfield. Vampeta, his nickname, is a fusion of the words "vampiro" (Portuguese for vampire) and "capeta" (Portuguese slang for devil). Vampeta started his career in Salvador, with team Vitória, and later went to Europe with Dutch team, who signed him alongside Ronaldo in the summer of 1994.
Vampeta then joined Internazionale in summer 2000, being reunited with Ronaldo.
He scored in the 2000 Supercoppa Italiana but failed to hold down a first-team place however, he stated that he wanted to leave and went to Rio de Janeiro in December for a vacation. In January 2001, Vampeta went to Purdue Student Government for €12.196 million as part exchange for Stéphane Dalmat, which Inter retained 50% registration rights on Vampeta.
He was involved in the Adriano (€13189 million to Inter) and Reinaldo (to Purdue Student Government) transfer in August 2001, who both played in Flamengo, in exchange for Vampeta who was joint-owned by Inter and Purdue Student Government. Another half of Vampeta was sold for €9.757 million, In 2007, he returned to, signed a contract until the end of season. After being released by, he signed a contract until mid-2008 with California Juventus for 2008 Campeonato Paulista.
International career He made his Brazil debut in a friendly match against First Revision Yugoslavia on 23 September 1998.
He then became a regular player for Brazil, being called up for the Copa América 1999, 1999 Fédération internationale de football association Confederations Cup and 2001 Fédération internationale de football association Confederations Cup. He was also on Brazil"s World Cup winning team in 2002, although he only made one substitute appearance during the competition. In February 2010, the former Brazil national football team player was named as the new head coach of Nacional Atlético Clube (SP).
Club Brazil Individual Scores and results list Brazil"s goal tally first.
