Emerson (footballer, born 1972)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emerson Moisés Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 |
Flamengo | 0 | (0) |
| 1992 | Coritiba | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Belenenses | 85 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Porto | 60 | (9) |
| 1996–1998 | Middlesbrough | 41 | (8) |
| 1998–2000 | Tenerife | 86 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | Deportivo La Coruña | 43 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Rangers | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Vasco da Gama | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Skoda Xanthi | 16 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | AEK Athens | 30 | (1) |
| 2007 | APOEL | 13 | (0) |
| 2008 | Madureira | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 429 | (23) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emerson Moisés Costa (born 12 April 1972), known simply as Emerson, is a Brazilian retired professional
As well as in his country, he played professionally in Portugal, England, Spain and Scotland.[1] He also received Portuguese citizenship, after he married his Portuguese wife.
Club career
Born in
After several impressive displays, Emerson secured a move to FC Porto. Under the management of former England coach Bobby Robson, he won successive Primeira Liga titles, appeared in the UEFA Champions League and won the 1996 Portuguese Player of the Year award.
By now, Emerson's performances had attracted interest from major European clubs, and eventually he signed with
However, things turned sour quickly with Emerson's former manager Bobby Robson, now at
Eventually the dispute was resolved with a move to CD Tenerife in January 1998, for around £4.25 million. Surprisingly, Middlesbrough chief executive Keith Lamb later stated that he had tried to re-sign Emerson after Tenerife were relegated, and the latter remained in the Canary Islands until 2000 when he moved to Deportivo de La Coruña, after the Galicians' 2000 conquest of the La Liga title. He often partnered compatriot Mauro Silva in his first year, but played sparingly in the following.
After further one-year stints with Atlético Madrid and Rangers,[2] where he became the first ever Brazilian to play for the Scottish, scoring once against Panathinaikos in the 2003–04 Champions League,[3]
Emerson moved to Greece, joining
On 23 May 2007, Emerson was released by AEK and signed for 2006–07 Cypriot First Division champions APOEL. However, in January of the following year, he returned to Brazil and ended his career playing for lowly Madureira Esporte Clube, at the Rio de Janeiro State League.[5]
In pop culture
Emerson is widely known in Hungary, due to an infamous interview with his former teammate Péter Lipcsei, who referred to Emerson as "black Emerson".[6]
Honours
Porto
- 1995–96
Middlesbrough
References
- ^ Emerson: «Às vezes nem eu acreditava que jogava aquilo tudo» maisfutebol.iol.pt
- ^ "Gers win Emerson race". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Rangers denied in Athens". BBC Sport. 1 October 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "AEK-Milan UEFA Champions League 2006/07". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Έμερσον". kitrinomavro.gr.
- ^ Lipcsei Péter - asszem mindenféleképpen-Portoba igazol. youyube.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
- ^ Moore, Glenn (16 April 1997). "Claridge's five-star silver service". The Independent. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- Allen; Bevington; Harper (1997). Boro's Best. Juniper Publishing. ISBN 0-9528622-1-2.
