Career
He was a talented left-footed player who excelled with his dribbling, technique, passing range and strong shot. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Roger started his professional career with under coach Carlos Alberto Parreira in 1999. He was the main player in the team"s Brazilian Série C winning campaign, and was the symbol of the restructuring of the club
Parreira once compared him to Diego Maradona, for having a similar style.
After a relatively successful campaign in the regular series, in which the team ended 2nd, Roger was involved in a discussion in the halftime of the playoff game against São Caetano and left the stadium. ended losing that game and being eliminated from the playoffs. In 2000 Roger played for Brazil, in a friendly match against Haiti.
He also played for the Brazil U-23 team in the 2000 Olympics football tournament. Roger was transferred to the Portuguese club for a brief six-month period in 2001 for a reported United States$6 million.
However, he did not adjust and returned to (on loan) only 6 months after the transaction.
Roger returned to in 2002. In 2004, Roger returned to once again but did not play as well as the previous years. In 2005, Roger was acquired by for a reported United States$7 million.
In late October 2005, he broke his leg in a 1-1 tie with Vasco da Gama which knocked him out for the rest of the Championship.
He has since recovered from the injury and has been playing again since January 2006. On July 13, 2007, Czech Republic Flamengo signed the player on a six-month loan contract.
On January 17, 2008, Roger signed a contract with Grêmio Football Porto Alegrense. In July, Roger signed a contract with Qatar Sports Club, and left Grêmio.
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