Anderson Bamba

Anderson Bamba is the sort of player I instinctively appreciate: a Brazilian who built his career on defending rather than flair. Standing 188 cm and patrolling the back line as a central defender, he represents the unglamorous discipline that lets a team's attackers take the spotlight. Coming out of São Gonçalo in Rio de Janeiro, a working-class corner of the football kingdom, and turning professional is itself a story of grit. Now retired, he won't headline highlight reels, but I have real admiration for the men who silence opposing strikers in silence. His full name, Anderson Soares de Oliveira, carries a quiet family weight I find moving.

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Name (English)

Anderson Bamba

Name (Japanese)

アンデルソン・ソアレス・ジ・オリヴェイラ

Reading

あんでるそん・そあれす・じ・おりゔぇいら

Born

January 10, 1988 (age 38)

Origin

São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson%20Bamba
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81587

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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