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Rodrigo Vergilio

ロドリゴ・ヴィルジリオ　/　ろどりご・ゔぃるじりお

Association football player from Brazil

April 13, 1983 (age 43)　・　Pederneiras, São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo
association football player

My Take

What draws me to Rodrigo Vergilio, the striker they call Careca, isn't a trophy cabinet but a passport stamped across the world. A Brazilian from small-town Pederneiras who ended up chasing the ball through Cerezo Osaka in Japan, with detours toward Kuwait and Thailand, he embodies the unglamorous, nomadic life of the journeyman footballer. I have real affection for players like this. They never light up the headlines, yet they keep the global game stitched together, carrying their craft from one unfamiliar dressing room to the next. His Osaka chapter alone makes him quietly memorable to me.

Overview

Rodrigo Vergilio, better known as Careca or Rodrigo (born 13 April 1983), is a Brazilian former football striker. Careca previously played for Cerezo Osaka in the J2 League. Careca signed with Al Qadsia in Kuwaiti Premier League, but the deal fell through soon after. In December 2015 it was announced that Careca would be joining Chonburi for the 2016 season.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Rodrigo Vergilio
Name (Japanese): ロドリゴ・ヴィルジリオ
Reading: ろどりご・ゔぃるじりお
Born: April 13, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Boar
Origin: Pederneiras, São Paulo, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 181 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

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA

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