Robinho

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Robinho

Robinho playing for Milan in August 2012

Personal information

Full name

Robson de Souza

Date of birth

25 January 1984 (age 29)

Place of birth

So Vicente, Brazil

Height

1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)[1]

Playing position

Forward

Club information

Current club

Milan

Number

Youth career

19962002

Santos

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

20022005

Santos

110

(47)

20052008

Real Madrid

101

(25)

20082010

Manchester City

41

(14)

2010

Santos (loan)

(0)

2010

Milan

96

(24)

National team

2004

Brazil U23

(3)

2003

Brazil

90

(26)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2013.

 Appearances (Goals). National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2011

Robson de Souza (Portuguese pronunciation: [ps] or [bis d(i) sowz], born 25 January 1984), more commonly known as Robinho [bu], is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Milan. He is known for his ball control, attacking instinct and speed.[2] In 1999, at only 15 years of age, Robinho was personally picked by Brazil legend Pel as his heir apparent[3] and went on to lead Santos FC to their first Campeonato Brasileiro title since Pel himself played for the club.[4] Since then, he has won a second title with Santos and two more with Spanish club Real Madrid. He won the Italian Serie A title in his first season at Milan. Robinho has won one Copa Amrica title and twoConfederations Cups with the Brazilian national team, and played at two World Cups.
Contents
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1 Club career

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1.1 Santos 1.2 Real Madrid 1.3 Manchester City

1.3.1 Return to Santos (Loan)

1.4 Milan

1.4.1 201011 season 1.4.2 201112 season 1.4.3 201213 season

2 International career 3 Career statistics

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3.1 Club 3.2 International

4 Personal life 5 Honours

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5.1 Club 5.2 International 5.3 Individual

6 References

7 External links

Club career[edit]
Santos[edit]
Born in So Vicente, So Paulo State, Robinho signed his first professional contract with Santos FC in 2002 at the age of 18. He made 24 appearances in his debut season and scored one goal as Santos won the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro. He reached the final of the 2003 Copa Libertadores with Santos, but lost in the final to Boca Juniors. In 2004, Robinho finished with 21 goals in 37 games and led Santos to win anotherCampeonato Brasileiro. His form had brought him to the attention of many European clubs in the summer of 2004, but Robinho remained with Santos after the Brazilian club rejected all offers. His form suffered in the 2005 season, however, after his mother, Marina da Silva Souza, was kidnapped by gunmen at herPraia Grande home on 6 November; she was released unharmed six weeks later after a ransom was paid.[5] Robinho scored nine goals in 12 league games, and his value continued to increase as his talent became more and more apparent to the powers of European football. Santos began to realize it would become increasingly difficult to hold on to their star player. In July 2005, Spanish giantsReal Madrid signed Robinho by agreeing to pay a fee equal to 60 percent of the buyout clause in his contract belonging to Santos (24).[6]

Real Madrid[edit]
Robinho earned the No. 10 shirt for Real Madrid, previously worn by Lus Figo. He ended up making 37 appearances and scored 14 goals in his first season. At the start of the 200607 season, Robinho spent much of the first few months of the season selected as a substitute by managerFabio Capello, even after being Man of the Match in the first Clsico against FC Barcelona that year. Only after the winter break did Robinho find himself in the starting XI and he played a crucial role as Real Madrid won their 30th league title. That title was the third league title of Robinho's career. Capello was subsequently fired, however, and Bernd Schuster was appointed as head coach of Real Madrid. Robinho finished with 11 league goals[7] and eight assists[8] for Madrid in the 200708 La Liga season as well as four goals during Real Madrid's Champions League campaign. Robinho then got injured at the beginning of the second half of the season. He did not recover fully enough to help Madrid against Roma in the Champions League. The week before though, Robinho saved Real Madrid's La Liga title hopes with a clutch two goal performance on 3 March 2008, as Madrid defeated Recreativo de Huelva away from home.[9] That game kept a resurgent Barcelona at bay and ultimately secured Real Madrid's 31st league title and Robinho's fourth. Robinho was Real Madrid's third highest scorer during his Madrid years, behind strikers Ral and Ruud van Nistelrooy. He was also the player with the second most assists, behind Guti, and the only Madrid player, along

with goalkeeper Iker Casillas, to finish in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations for 200708. Real Madrid President Ramn Caldern had promised to negotiate a new contract with Robinho at the midpoint of the 200708 season, which never materialised. Caldern, however, insisted talks would occur in the summer; again Caldern went back on his word. Robinho subsequently revealed talks never began because Madrid hoped to use him as part of the deal to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid in the summer of 2008.[10][11] After the failed move for Ronaldo, Madrid finally attempted to negotiate a new contract with Robinho, which he rejected and led to him wanting a transfer to Chelsea.

Manchester City[edit]

Robinho playing for Manchester City in 2009

On 1 September 2008, the final day of the Premier League summer transfer window, Robinho completed a 42,500,000 (32,500,000) move toManchester City, on a four-year deal. This occurred on the same day the club was bought out by the Arab investment company Abu Dhabi United Group.[12][13] He had previously been linked with a transfer to Chelsea,[14] and he had emphasised his desire to play for the London club up to the eve of the transfer.[15] On 27 August, Chelsea Chief Executive Peter Kenyon said that the club were "confident" that the transaction would go through,[16] and Madrid had also given their consent for the player to leave.[16] Robinho's desire to move to Chelsea was such that upon signing for Manchester City he accidentally stated "On the last day, Chelsea made a great proposal and I accepted." To this a reporter replied: "You mean Manchester, right?". "Yeah, Manchester, sorry!" answered Robinho.[17] In an interview with The Guardian, Robinho stated that Manchester City being a big club and the presence of Brazilian friends J and Elano were incentives for him to join the team. He made his team debut and scored his very first Premier League goal on 13 September 2008, ironically in a 31 home defeat to Chelsea.[18] On 26 October, he scored his first Premier League hat-trick against Stoke City,[19] and he scored his first European goal for Manchester City in a 32 UEFA Cup group stage win over Twente on 6 November. He was given the captain's armband for the match against Hull City, due to Richard Dunne's suspension, which ended in a 22 draw.

On 19 April, he scored his 13th league goal for Manchester City in the 21 win away at Everton on 25 April, Manchester City's first away win since 31 August 2008. The following week, he scored his third consecutive goal in three games, against Blackburn Rovers, to help Manchester City to a 31 win. Robinho finished the season as Manchester City's top goal scorer with 14 and the fourth top scorer in the league. His second season at Manchester City did not go as well. He missed three months of the season due to injury and only played 12 games in total (10 in the Premier League), and scored one goal (against lower league club Scunthorpe United in the FA Cup). Due to this, he fell down the pecking order and sought a move away from the club in the January transfer window.

Return to Santos (Loan)[edit]

On 28 January 2010, Robinho returned to his home club Santos due to moving down the pecking order at Manchester City, joining them on a six-month loan deal.[20] He had publicly stated that at Manchester City he would play every other game, and because of the upcoming World Cup, he wanted to play every game, and so returned to Brazil with Santos after declining a move to So Paulo FC.[21] On his return to Santos, Robinho scored a backheel against aforementioned admirers So Paulo with five minutes to spare to complete a 21 victory for the Peixe.[22][23] In the final match of his loan deal on 4 August, Robinho helped Santos win the Copa Brasil. Although Santos lost 21 to Vitria, they won the tie 32 on aggregate to win the competition for the first time in their history.[24] Shortly afterwards, Robinho stated that he wanted to remain with Santos rather than return to England. Manchester City, however, refused to extend the loan deal and Santos failed to make a transfer bid.[25] Robinho returned to training with Manchester City in August 2010 but stated that he was seeking a move away from the club before the end of the summer transfer window on 31 August.[26]Fenerbahe and Beikta in Turkey opened transfer negotiations with City, but Robinho rejected a move to Turkish football, declaring that he would rather move to a club in Spain or Italy.[27]

Milan[edit]

Robinho with Milan in 2012

201011 season[edit]
On 31 August 2010, Robinho moved to Milan from Manchester City for a fee of 15,000,000 (18,000,000), signing a four-year contract.[28][29] He made his debut as a substitute in a 20 defeat to newly promoted Cesena. He started his first game with Milan in their 10 win over Genoa. He scored his first goal in injury time against Chievo to make the score 31 on 16 October 2010. He continued his goalscoring form with a goal the following week in a Serie A match against Napoli on 25 October 2010. He then scored the first goal for Milan against Sampdoria, but Giampaolo Pazzini equalised on the hour mark to end as a draw. On 4 December 2010, he scored the second goal for Milan against Brescia in their 30 win at the San Siro. Eight days later, on 12 December, he again scored the second goal in a 30 victory for Milan against Bologna. He scored his first goal of 2011 against Bari to give Milan another 30 victory. On 29 January, he scored against Catania following a deflection from a Zlatan Ibrahimovi free kick to give Milan a 10 lead, then assisted Ibrahimovi to give Milan a 20 win. On 12 February 2011, he scored his first brace for Milan against Parma to help Milan to a 40 win. Against Cagilari, Robinho scored a brace in the 37th week of Serie-A on 14 May 2011, leading to celebrations of the Scudetto winners after the match.

Robinho with Luca Antonini

201112 season[edit]
He started the 201112 Serie A season well, taking part in Milan's win over Internazionale in the Supercoppa Italiana. Scoring 11 goals in all competitions, Robinho helped Milan to a second place finish in the Italian Serie A.

201213 season[edit]
After Alexandre Pato took the number 9 jersey at Milan following the departure of club legend Filippo Inzaghi, Robinho was handed the number 7 jersey that previously belonged to Pato. Robinho started in Milan's first game of the 201213 Serie A against Sampdoria but was replaced byUrby Emanuelson due to an injury. Robinho made his comeback as a substitute against Cagliari, where Milan won 20. Four days later, Milan drew againstParma in an away match where Robinho came on as a substitute. Robinho came on as a substitute again against Internazionale, but Milan eventually lost 10. Robinho was then injured in training and was sidelined for the next 5 games. He made his comeback against Mlaga as a substitute in the 80th minute; the game ended as a draw. He scored his first goal of the season against Juventus, which was the winner in a 10 victory on 25 November 2012.[30] Robinho was close to signing with Brazilian club Santos in both January 2013 and July 2013 but the move fell through on both occasions due to the players wage demands. On both occasions Santos managed to reach an agreement with Milan over the transfer fee.[31] On 18 July 2013, Robinho signed a new contract with Milan on a reduced wage, keeping him with the Rossoneri until 2016.[32] His previous deal was set to expire on the 30th of June, 2014.

International career[edit]

Robinho playing for Brazil againstSwitzerland.

Robinho earned his first cap for Brazil in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup match on 13 July, which Brazil lost 1 0 to Mexico. Although Brazil chose to send their under-23 team, the CONCACAF Gold Cup matches are considered as full international matches by FIFA. He was part of Brazil squad for 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, which Brazil went on to win. During the tournament, Robinho partnered Adriano in attack and scored in group matches against Greeceand Japan. Robinho was named in Brazil's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. During the tournament, Robinho was mainly used as a substitute, with the established forwards Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Adriano and Kak starting in attack. However, Robinho was named in the starting line-up for Brazil's third group match; a 41 defeat of Japan. He made a third substitute appearance of the tournament in Brazil's 1 0 quarterfinal defeat by France. In the absence of Brazil's World Cup forwards, Robinho was a regular starter for the team at the 2007 Copa Amrica a year later. For the tournament, he wore the No. 11 shirt, the same number that his childhood hero Romrio wore. Robinho scored all four of Brazil's group stage goals via a hat-trick in Brazil's 30 group stage match against Chile, and a penalty in a 10 win over Ecuador. He then scored two goals in a 61 quarter-final thrashing of Chile. Brazil went on to win the tournament, beating Argentina 30 in the final. Robinho reaped the individual honours, finishing as the Golden Boot winner in addition to being named the best player of the tournament. In 2009, he was a member of the Brazil team that won the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa. He played in every game in the competition, as Brazil defeated the United States 32 in the final to win the tournament.[33] Robinho was named in Brazil's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he played alongside Lus Fabiano in attack. He scored in the second round match against Chile as Brazil won 30 to advance to the quarter-finals.[34] He then scored the opener in the quarter-final match against the Netherlands, but Brazil eventually lost 21 and was eliminated. On October 31, 2013, after a hiatus of two years, Robinho came back for Seleo, this time by Scolari. He will take a part of group that faces Chile and Honduras, on November 16 and 19, respectively.[35]

Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
As of match played on 10 November 2013.

League Club Season

Cup

League Cup Continental1

Other2

Total

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

2002

30

10

30

10

2003

32

14

46

13

Santos

2004

37

21

45

25

2005

11

20

13

Total

110

47

31

14

141

61

200506

37

51

12

200607

32

41

Real Madrid

200708

32

11

42

15

200809

Total

101

25

10

21

135

35

200809

31

14

10

41

15

Manchester City 200910

10

12

Total

41

14

10

53

16

2010 Santos (loan) Total

12

23

11

12

23

11

201011

34

14

45

15

201112

28

40

10

Milan

201213

23

27

201314

11

16

Total

96

24

23

128

30

Career total
1

350

110

29

14

85

24

16

480

153

Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Copa Libertadores. Includes the Supercopa de Espaa, Supercoppa Italiana and So Paulo State Tournament 2010.

International[edit]

Robinho playing for Brazil vs Chile match at 2010 World Cup

As of 10 August 2011[36][37][38][39][40]

National team

Club

Season Apps Goals

2003

Brazil

Santos

2004

2005

11

200506

10

Real Madrid

200607

15

200708

13

200809 Manchester City 200910

15

Santos

2010

201011 Milan 201112

Total

90

26

Personal life[edit]
In November 2004, Robinho's mother was kidnapped at gunpoint.[41] She was released without harm in the next month.[42] In 2009, Robinho married Vivian Guglielmetti. The couple have two sons, Robson Jr., who was born on 17 December 2007 in Santos, and Gianluca, who was born on 20 April 2011 in So Paulo.[43] In January 2009, Robinho was arrested and bailed following a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault.[44] In April 2009, West Yorkshire Police in England announced that no further action would be taken.[45]

Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
Santos

Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A (2): 2002, 2004 Campeonato Paulista (1): 2010 Copa do Brasil (1): 2010

Real Madrid

La Liga (2): 200607, 200708 Supercopa de Espaa (1): 2008

Milan

Serie A (1): 201011 Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2011

International[edit]
Brazil

FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009 Copa Amrica: 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Silver 2003

Individual[edit]

Copa Amrica: 2007 Golden Ball (best player of the tournament) Copa Amrica: 2007 Golden Shoe (Top scorer) Bola de Ouro: 2005 World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 200405