Ferreira (footballer, born 1984)

Ferreira
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior
Date of birth	24 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Cabofriense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Cabofriense
2005–2006	FK Jūrmala
2007–2008	Liepājas Metalurgs
2009	Spartak Nalchik
2010–2014	Terek Grozny
2015	Bragantino
2015	Irtysh Pavlodar
2016	Mirassol
2016	Guarani
2017	Mirassol
2017	Figueirense
2018–2019	Guarani
2020–2021	São Bernardo
2021	Taubaté
2022	São Caetano
2022–2023	Cascavel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior (born 24 October 1984), often known as Ferreira, is a former football defender from Brazil.

Career

Ferreira began his career at Rio de Janeiro club, Profute Futebol Clube in Brazil. In 2004, he moved to Latvia to play for FK Jūrmala where he scored seven goals in 46 appearances. He scored four goals in the 2006 season as the club finished in 6th place.^[1] On 6 April 2007 he signed for Virslīga champions Liepājas Metalurgs. On 19 July he scored for Metalurgs in their 1–1 home draw against FC Dinamo Brest from Belarus in the UEFA Cup^[2]

On 4 January 2010, Ferreira signed a three-year contract with FC Terek Grozny.^[3] Antonio left Terek Grozny five years later on 31 December 2014, when his contract with the club expired.^[4]

In July 2015, Ferreira signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar.^[5]

In 2016, during a 2–0 loss against Boa Esporte Clube when he was playing for Guarani, Ferreira pushed the referee to the ground after he was sent off and some of his teammates wanted to calm him down. Ferreira pushed one of his teammates and then after the linesman guarded the referee, he still wanted to hurt the referee but later was removed from the pitch.

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2015^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spartak Nalchik	2009	Russian Premier League	13	0	1	0	–		14	0
Terek Grozny	2010	Russian Premier League	26	0	0	0	–		26	0
	2011–12		36	1	2	0	–		38	1
	2012–13		17	1	1	0	–		18	1
	2013–14		19	0	0	0	–		19	0
	2014–15		2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	Total		100	2	4	0	-	-	104	2
Bragantino	2015	Campeonato Paulista	7	0	2	0	–		9	0
Irtysh Pavlodar	2015	Kazakhstan Premier League	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
Career total			125	2	6	0	-	-	131	2

Honours

Club

Liepājas Metalurgs

Baltic League (1): 2007

References

^ Dryomin, Mike (31 March 2007). "Latvia 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
^ "Flying starts for Helsingborg and AIK". UEFA. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
^ "Терек пополнился экс-защитником Спартака-Нальчик". championat.com/ (in Russian). Championat. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Феррейра объявил о своём уходе из Терека". championat.com/ (in Russian). Championat. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Иртыш пополнился бывшим игроком Терека". sport.nur.kz (in Russian). Nur Kz. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
^ "ANTONIO FERREIRA". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

External links

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[RSSF06-1] Dryomin, Mike (31 March 2007). "Latvia 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.

[UEFA561768-2] "Flying starts for Helsingborg and AIK". UEFA. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.

[3] "Терек пополнился экс-защитником Спартака-Нальчик". championat.com/ (in Russian). Championat. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[4] "Феррейра объявил о своём уходе из Терека". championat.com/ (in Russian). Championat. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[5] "Иртыш пополнился бывшим игроком Терека". sport.nur.kz (in Russian). Nur Kz. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[6] "ANTONIO FERREIRA". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

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