| Name |
Anderson |
| Height |
5 ft 9 in |
| Naionality |
Brazilian |
| Date of Birth |
13-April-1988 |
| Place of Birth |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Famous for |
Football Player |
Anderson is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the Brazil national team. He is a box-to-box midfielder with good vision, adept tackling ability, strong, tireless and hard-working abilities. Anderson began his career with Gremio, joining the youth team before rising through the ranks.
His goal against Nautico during the 2005 play-offs gained Gremio promotion to the Brazilian Serie A. Before the start of the 2005–06 seasons, Anderson moved to Porto, gaining first team status during his two seasons with them. There, he won the Portuguese Liga twice, along with the Portuguese Cup and Super Cup during 2005–06. He moved to Manchester United before the 2007–08 seasons, and has won the Premier League three times, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and the League Cup. Three months before his 18th birthday he officially joined Porto for €7 million in January 2006. FIFA prohibits the international transfer of any underage players, subject to the exception that the player is moving to other countries to accompany their parents. Therefore, Anderson's mother, Doralice de Oliveira, relocated to Portugal to facilitate his move abroad. Porto owned 65% of the economic rights, from which Porto would receive 65% of the future transfer fee of the player.
He made his league debut for Porto on 5 March 2006, playing a part in helping the team seal the Portuguese Championship in the 2005-06 seasons. In the 2006-07 seasons, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in Porto's first group game against CSKA Moscow. However, Anderson was forced to miss five months of the season due to a broken leg, as a result of a tackle by Benfica's player Kostas Katsouranis. Despite his injury, he managed to appear in 15 games in the 2006-07 season, scoring two goals, and again picking up a league-winners' medal. In total, he made 21 starts for Porto in all competitions.
