Kléber (footballer, born 1980)
 Kléber in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kléber Soriano de Carvalho Corrêa | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Left wing-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Corinthians | 260 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | FC Basel | 30 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Santos (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Santos[1] | 165 | (14) |
| 2009–2013 |
Internacional[2] | 122 | (6) |
| 2014 |
Figueirense | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 619 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2009 | Brazil | 21 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa (born 1 April 1980),
Club career
Corinthians
Kléber began his career in
Hannover (loan)
In July 2003, he moved to Hannover 96 on loan for a fee of nearly 1 million Euro, but he failed to establish himself with the German club. At the end of the season they did not pull the buy-out option in the loan contract, and he had to return to his club of origin.
Basel
Kléber moved to
Kléber scored his first goal for his new club on 16 March 2005 in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park as Basel won 4–3 against Schaffhausen.[6] Basel completed all the 2004–05 Super League season's seventeen home games undefeated, winning thirteen and drawing four. They ended the season as Swiss champions with 10 points advantage over second placed Thun.[7]
Kléber started the next season with the team, playing six of the first seven league games. But then came the players wish to return home to Brazil, the club complied with his request, loaning him out, but he never returned.
During his time with them, Kléber played a total of 72 games for Basel scoring a total of three goals. 36 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, three in the Swiss Cup, 11 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 22 were friendly games. He scored one goal in the domestic and the other two were scored during the test games.[8]
Santos
To the beginning of September 2005, Kléber joined Santos on a one-year loan The loan contract had an option for a definitive transfer. In 2006, Kléber was a part of the team that won São Paulo State Championship. Santos pulled the option and purchased his contract. The team finished fourth in the Brazilian League. Santos won the state title once again in 2007, with Kléber delivering the cross to the winning 2–0 goal against São Caetano.
Internacional
On 26 January 2009, the left wingback was signed by
International career
Kléber made his debut for Brazil on 31 January 2002 in a friendly match against Bolivia. A year later, he was included in Brazil team for 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. He appeared in all three matches, as Brazil was eliminated in the group stage. After missing out from the national team for more than four years, he was recalled to the team on March 2007 and subsequently earned a place in Brazil's team for 2007 Copa América, which Brazil went on to win. He scored his first international goal on 12 September 2007 in a friendly match against Mexico. In May 2009, he was selected for the Brazil squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.[11]
Career statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | |
Honours
Club
Corinthians
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1998, 1999
- Copa do Brasil: 2002
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2002
- Campeonato Paulista: 1999, 2001, 2003
- FIFA Club World Championship: 2000
Basel
Santos
- Campeonato Paulista: 2006, 2007
Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2009, 2011, 2012
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2009
- Copa Libertadores: 2010
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2011
International
Brazil
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2006, 2007, 2009
References
- ^ "Kléber". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ Kléber – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (17 July 2004). "FC Basel - FC Aarau 6:0 (3:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ uefa.com (24 February 2005). "LOSC Lille Métropole - FC Basel 2:0 (1:0)". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (16 March 2005). "FC Basel - FC Schaffhausen 4:3 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Garin, Erik; Dalence, Daniel; Zea, Antonio; Winkler, Pierre (2006). "Switzerland 2004/05". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2014). "Kléber - FCB statistics". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Santos FC 2009 annual report" (PDF). Santos FC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E) RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 21/09/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Dunga omits Ronaldo, Ronaldinho". FIFA. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "São Paulo domina premiação da CBF". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 3 December 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
Sources
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
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