Cláudio_Pitbull
Cláudio Pitbull
Brazilian footballer (born 1982)
Cláudio Mejolaro (born 8 January 1982), commonly known as Pitbull, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Associação Desportiva Cabofriense.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cláudio Mejolaro | ||
Date of birth | (1982-01-08) 8 January 1982 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cabofriense | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1999 | Grêmio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2004 | Grêmio | 84 | (22) |
2002 | → Juventude (loan) | 20 | (6) |
2005–2010 | Porto | 5 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Ittihad (loan) | ||
2005 | → Santos (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2006 | → Fluminense (loan) | 23 | (2) |
2006–2007 | → Académica (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2007–2008 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 25 | (7) |
2008–2009 | → Rapid București (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2009–2010 | → Marítimo (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Vitória Setúbal | 38 | (9) |
2012 | Manisaspor | 4 | (0) |
2012 | Bahia | 7 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Gil Vicente | 2 | (0) |
2018– | Cabofriense | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014 |
After fine displays at Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Pitbull was acquired by Portugal's FC Porto in the January 2005 transfer window.[1] Unable to settle with the club, he was loaned several times for the duration of his contract, mainly in that country.
On 4 February 2007, Pitbull played his first Primeira Liga match with Académica de Coimbra, against Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[2] For the 2007–08 season he was loaned again, this time to Vitória de Setúbal,[3] where he was the team's top scorer as they overachieved despite facing serious financial problems; in March 2008, he helped the Sadinos to win the newly created League Cup in a penalty shootout against Sporting Clube de Portugal,[4] also being named the tournament's best player.[5]
In July 2008, alongside teammate João Paulo Andrade, Pitbull was loaned to Romanian side FC Rapid București, on a season-long move. After that sole Liga I campaign he returned to Portugal, being loaned for the seventh time by Porto, to C.S. Marítimo.
Pitbull returned to Setúbal for a second spell in 2010–11,[6] scoring nine goals in 26 games to help the team again avoid relegation. In late January 2012 he switched clubs and countries again, joining Manisaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.
- Grêmio
- Copa do Brasil: 2001
- Setúbal
- Taça da Liga: 2007–08
- "Porto look to Brazil once more". UEFA.com. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- "Joeano garante primeiro triunfo fora de portas" [Joeano confirms first away win]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 5 February 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "F.C. Porto cede Cláudio Pitbull ao V. Setúbal e Bruno Vale ao Varzim" [F.C. Porto loan Cláudio Pitbull to V. Setúbal and Bruno Vale to Varzim] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "Vitória de Setúbal é o primeiro vencedor da Taça da Liga" [Vitória de Setúbal is the first winner of the League Cup]. Público (in Portuguese). 22 March 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "Cláudio Pitbull o melhor jogador da Taça da Liga" [Cláudio Pitbull best player of the League Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "Pitbull comes back home". PortuGOAL. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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