Rodrigo Defendi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Defendi | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2004–2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Udinese (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Roma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Avellino | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | Palmeiras B | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Paraná | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Vitória de Guimarães | 23 | (1) |
| 2013 | Botafogo | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Vitória | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória de Guimarães | 7 | (0) |
| 2015– | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2015 | |||
Rodrigo Defendi (born 16 June 1986 in Ribeirão Preto), is a Brazilian-Italian footballer who plays as a central defender for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.
Club career
A young centre-half signed from the Brazilian club Cruzeiro, the appropriately named Defendi is renowned for a deft left foot and a dominance in the air. He was first spotted as a 16-year-old by the then Tottenham Hotspur Director of Sport Frank Arnesen.
He became the first player signed under the ill-fated Frank Arnesen and Jacques Santini era at Spurs from Cruzeiro for a fee of £600,000 on July 3, 2004, although he had to wait for his passport to arrive in August for the deal to be officially completed. He failed to make a first team appearance for Tottenham but featured in a number of reserve team matches.
He was deemed surplus to requirements by Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol, as he was first allowed to travel back to Brazil to seek a contract with a new club which proved unsuccessful, before he was farmed out on loan to Udinese Calcio in January 2006. He made two league appearances before leaving for A.S. Roma in August 2006, again on loan. He made an appearance in the Champions League and in the Coppa Italia for the capital club, but didn't manage to play a league game in Serie A.
Defendi returned to Tottenham Hotpur from AS Roma after his loan period ended. On August 9, 2007 Tottenham announced his departure to the Italian Serie B club U.S. Avellino on a permanent transfer.
Defendi became free agent after the bankruptcy of Avellino and returned Brazil. He joined Palmeiras reserves in March 2010.
18 May 2011, Defendi signed a contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória Guimarães.[1]
On January 10, 2013, Defendi, after nine years playing in Europe, was presented by Botafogo, his new side.[2]
On 18 February 2015, Defendi signed a two-year contract with Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.[3]
Honours
- Botafogo
References
- ^ "Rodrigo Defendi é reforço (VÍDEO)". Vitória SC (in Portuguese). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ De volta ao Brasil após nove anos, Defendi é apresentado no Botafogo
- ^ 石家庄永昌宣布签约巴西后卫 签约两年 at sports.sohu.com 2015-02-18 Retrieved 2015-02-19 Template:Zh icon
External links
- Profile at Tutto Calciatori
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Rodrigo Defendi at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- A.S. Roma players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Udinese Calcio players
- People from Ribeirão Preto
- A.S. Avellino 1912 players
- Serie A players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Vitória S.C. players
- Primeira Liga players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Shijiazhuang Yongchang F.C. players
- Chinese Super League players