Emílson Cribari

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sánchez and the second or paternal family name is Cribari.
Emílson Cribari
Personal information
Full name Emílson Sánchez Cribari
Date of birth (1980-03-06) 6 March 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Cambará, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Londrina 21 (0)
1998–2004 Empoli 103 (3)
2004–2006 Udinese 8 (0)
2006–2010 Lazio 109 (1)
2010 → Siena (loan) 18 (0)
2010–2011 Napoli 9 (0)
2011–2012 Cruzeiro 5 (0)
2012–2014 Rangers 33 (0)
Total 306 (4)
Medal record
Lazio
Winner Supercoppa Italiana 2009
Rangers
Winner Scottish Third Division 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emílson Sánchez Cribari (born 6 March 1980) is a Brazilian footballer who played as a centre back.

Career

Cribari started his career in his home state of Paraná, with Londrina Esporte Clube. From Londrina, he moved to Italy where he began his Serie A career with Empoli and Udinese.[1]

Cribari was signed by Udinese along with Antonio Di Natale and Manuel Belleri. Cribari joined Lazio in 2005 from Udinese in temporary deal. In 2006, Lazio signed him outright for €3 million.[2] In his first two seasons, he established himself as a regular in the Biancoceleste defence, and gained a reputation as a quality and uncompromising player. Cribari was a key man in Lazio's successful season in 2006–07, when they achieved a third-place finish to qualify for the Champions League.

He fractured his jaw and cheekbone in Lazio's UEFA Champions League clash with Dinamo Bucharest and was initially ruled out for over two months, but managed to return for Lazio's second leg win only two weeks later. However, his recent form since returning from the injury has been poor, and not of the high standards he set during his first seasons at the club.[3] In January 2010, AC Siena signed the Brazilian central defender from SS Lazio until the end of the season 2009/2010.[4] In the first match for Siena, he got a red card.

On 31 August 2010, Cribari signed a deal with S.S.C. Napoli, leaving Lazio for €500,000.[5] On 8 July 2011, after his contract with Napoli expired, Cribari agreed a one-year deal with Brazilian club Cruzeiro.[6]

Cribari trained with Rangers with a view to signing on 6 August 2012. The next day it was confirmed he had agreed terms with the club, penning a two-year deal with the option of a third. Emilson stated "The club is famous in my country because it has such a strong history so it was an easy decision for me. Rangers are without doubt the greatest club in Scottish Football, look at their list of honours".[7] Cribari made his Rangers debut on 18 August 2012, as a substitute at home to East Stirlingshire.[8] Cribari went on to help Rangers win the Third Division league title on 30 March 2013. His appearances the following season were limited to single figures and Cribari left the club upon the expiration of his contract.[9]

Honours

Lazio
Rangers

References

  1. ^ "UFFICIALE: Cribari al Siena in prestito". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.sslazio.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ UFFICIALE: Cribari va al Siena
  4. ^ Cribari in prestito con diritto di opzione[permanent dead link‍] acsiena.it
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL, Cribari joins Napoli". Footballpress.net. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Cribari al Cruzeiro" [OFFICIAL: Cribari to Cruzeiro] (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Rangers take Brazilian defender on trial at Murray Park". 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Rangers 5–1 East Stirlingshire". 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Darren has always impressed me". The Rangers. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.