Brazilian footballer (born 1989)
Evandro Rachoni de Lima (born 24 November 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for German club TuS Rüssingen, as a goalkeeper.[1]
Early and personal life
Evandro grew up in Rio de Janeiro.[2] He also holds an Italian passport,[3] which he is eligible for due to his grandfather.[2] His brother-in-law is also a footballer who has played in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2]
Career
Evandro's early career was spent in Brazil and Angola with Rio Claro, Batatais, Santo André, São Bernardo, Fluminense, Interclube and ASA.[4] He then played in Ukraine with Arsenal Kyiv and FK Retro, but his time there was interrupted by the unrest in that country.[5][6] During his time in Ukraine his team bus was boarded by gunmen.[2] He moved to London in September 2014, signing for non-league club London Bari a few days later.[5] While playing for London Bari he was scouted by Premier League club West Ham United, and he also had interest from France and the United States.[5] After a brief spell with Concord Rangers,[6] where he made 1 league appearance,[7] he signed for League One club Crawley Town in January 2015, on non-contract terms.[3][8][9][10] He made his debut for Crawley in the Sussex Senior Cup on 13 January 2015.[11] He trialled with Peterborough United, but the transfer fell through after a change in management at the club.[2] After a spell with Bishop's Stortford,[7] he signed for Ilkeston in July 2015.[12] He has been nicknamed "Brazilian Bob" by Ilkeston's fans.[2] He left the club by mutual consent in January 2016.[13] He signed for German club Wormatia Worms in February 2016, making one appearance for the senior team and four appearances for the second team.[4] He moved to SV Gimbsheim in July 2016.[14] After a spell in the United States with Red Force FC,[15] Rachoni returned to Germany, playing with RWO Alzey,[16] and TuS Rüssingen.[17]
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