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Diego Souza

ジエゴ・デ・ソウザ・アンドレイデ　/　じえご・で・そうざ・あんどれいで

Association football player from Brazil

June 17, 1985 (age 40)　・　Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro
association football player

My Take

Diego Souza is my kind of footballer: the journeyman who refused to be forgotten. Bouncing through ten Série A clubs could read as instability, but I see something tougher in it. He kept proving himself in new dressing rooms, year after year, and crowned that wandering career by topping Série A's scoring charts in 2016 with Sport Recife. There is a particular grit in a forward who delivers wherever he lands, never coasting on past glory. To me, Souza embodies the relentless, never-say-die spirit of Brazilian football, and I find that far more compelling than a single-club legend's comfort.

Overview

Diego de Souza Andrade (born 17 June 1985) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward for Vasco da Gama, Grêmio, Sport Recife, and many other clubs. In a journeyman career, he played for ten clubs in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, including nine of the Big Twelve, having begun at Fluminense in 2003. He also played for Sport Recife, where he was Série A top scorer in 2016.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Diego Souza
Name (Japanese): ジエゴ・デ・ソウザ・アンドレイデ
Reading: じえご・で・そうざ・あんどれいで
Born: June 17, 1985 (age 40)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Ox
Origin: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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