Evaldo (footballer, born 1982)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Fabiano.
Evaldo
Personal information
Full name Evaldo dos Santos Fabiano[1]
Date of birth (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Rio Piracicaba, Brazil[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Athletico Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Athletico Paranaense
2003 Democrata-SL
2003–2004 Porto B 23 (0)
2004 Porto 1 (0)
2004–2008 Marítimo 101 (1)
2004–2005 Marítimo B 15 (0)
2008–2010 Braga 59 (2)
2010–2014 Sporting CP 42 (0)
2012–2013 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 15 (0)
2014−2015 Gil Vicente 29 (2)
2015−2016 Moreirense 34 (1)
2016−2019 Cova Piedade 113 (5)
2019−2020 Torreense 25 (4)
2020−2021 Atlético Malveira 17 (2)
Total 474 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Evaldo dos Santos Fabiano (born 18 March 1982), known simply as Evaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

Evaldo was born in Rio Piracicaba, Minas Gerais. Having started out professionally with Club Athletico Paranaense and Democrata Futebol Clube,[2] he moved to Europe in 2003, as he was purchased by FC Porto in Portugal; he spent most of his only season with their reserves.[3]

In summer 2004, Evaldo was involved in a transfer that brought compatriot Pepe from C.S. Marítimo as he, Antonieliton Ferreira and Tonel all went to Madeira.[4] After a shaky start, he became an undisputed starter.[3]

Evaldo joined S.C. Braga in the 2008 off-season, after four years in Madeira. With no competition in his position,[5] he only missed one Primeira Liga match in his first year, as the Minho side qualified once again for the UEFA Cup.[6]

After helping Braga to its best-ever league finish in the 2009–10 campaign (second),[7] Evaldo joined Sporting CP in June 2010, signing a four-year contract worth €3 million.[8][9] He made his official debut on 14 August, in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[10] On the 26th, he scored a rare goal – and through a header – as the Lions defeated Brøndby IF 3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the Europa League's group stage.[11]

On 14 July 2012, Evaldo moved to La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña in a season-long loan.[12] His first competitive appearance for the Galicians took place on 20 August, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over CA Osasuna,[13] and played 16 overall games during his spell as the campaign went on to end in relegation, being ironically voted by the fans as Player of the Year.[14]

In July 2014, after one year with Sporting where he was limited to training, Evaldo agreed terms with Gil Vicente FC.[15] The following year, after suffering top-flight relegation, he joined fellow league team Moreirense F.C. on a one-year deal.[16]

Evaldo took his game to the LigaPro on 6 July 2016, with the 34-year-old signing with newcomers C.D. Cova da Piedade.[17] He rarely missed a match during his spell, always spent in that tier.[18]

Evaldo dropped down to the Portuguese third division in July 2019, agreeing to a deal at S.C.U. Torreense.[19] Subsequently, he worked as a player-coach with amateurs AC Malveira.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Evaldo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Relatório de transferências internacionais em 2003" [2003 international transfers report] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 10 December 2004. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Evaldo: "FC Porto tem outras soluções"" [Evaldo: "FC Porto have other options"]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 February 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ Pires, Bruno (9 June 2008). "A história de Kepler, o defesa que deixou Portugal em êxtase" [The story of Kepler, the defender who left Portugal in ecstasy]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Sp. Braga: Evaldo naturalizado português" [Sp. Braga: Evaldo a Portuguese national] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Paciência quer fazer melhor que Jesus" [Paciência wants to do better than Jesus]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 June 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Domingos continua e quer lutar com os três "grandes"" [Domingos continues and wants to fight with the "big" three]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 May 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Maniche e Evaldo no Sporting" [Maniche and Evaldo in Sporting] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Oferta pública de subscrição – Prospecto" [Public offer for subscription – Prospect] (pdf) (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  10. ^ Costa, Luís Octávio (14 August 2010). "A "melhor equipa do mundo" mostrou demasiados defeitos antigos" [The "world's best team" showed too many old flaws]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  11. ^ Kundert, Tom (27 August 2010). "Sporting come back from the dead to make Europa League group stage". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  12. ^ Barreiros, Pedro José (14 July 2012). "El Deportivo confirma la cesión de Evaldo Fabiano" [Deportivo confirm Evaldo Fabiano loan]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Depor start with a win". ESPN Soccernet. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  14. ^ Centeno, Alexandre (28 August 2019). "La maldición del lateral izquierdo" [The left-back curse]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  15. ^ Ferreira, Bruno José (11 July 2014). "Evaldo "motivado e com a força toda" no Gil Vicente" [Evaldo "motivated and at full blast" in Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Contratação" [Signing] (in Portuguese). Moreirense F.C. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Evaldo assina contrato com o Cova da Piedade" [Evaldo signs contract with Cova da Piedade]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  18. ^ Rosa, Duarte (27 May 2020). "Quem te viu e quem te vê: Evaldo" [Now you see me now you don't: Evaldo] (in Portuguese). O Ambidestro. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  19. ^ "OFICIAL: Evaldo vai jogar no Torreense" [OFFICIAL: Evaldo will play in Torreense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  20. ^ Maia, João (8 November 2021). "Evaldo deixa de ser treinador jogador no Malveira" [Evaldo is no longer player-coach at Malveira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2021.