Robert de Pinho de Souza
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert de Pinho de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Vitória | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Coritiba | 14 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Botafogo-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Servette | 19 | (8) |
| 2002 | São Caetano | 12 | (3) |
| 2003 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Spartak Moscow | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Atlas | 44 | (33) |
| 2005–2006 | PSV | 15 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | → Betis (loan) | 48 | (16) |
| 2007 | Betis | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Monterrey | 16 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Tecos (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2009 | → América (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 35 | (19) |
| 2010 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Bahia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Puebla (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2012 | Jeju United | 13 | (3) |
| 2012 | Ceará | 16 | (5) |
| 2013 | Necaxa | 12 | (1) |
| 2013 | Boa Esporte | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Fortaleza | 22 | (10) |
| 2015 | Sampaio Corrêa | 6 | (6) |
| 2015– | Vitória | 11 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2015. |
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Robert de Pinho de Souza (born 27 February 1981 in Salvador), simply known as Robert, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vitória as a striker.
Robert began his professional career with Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto of Brazil, where he played in 2001. He made a move to São Caetano in 2002, and played with them until mid-2003, when he was transferred to Spartak Moscow. After less than a season with Spartak, however, he returned to the Americas, signing with Club Atlas. He did exceptionally well in his first season with Atlas, scoring 16 goals in 21 games during the 2004 Clausura. He repeated his performance in the 2004 Apertura, leading them to the semifinals of the liguilla, where they were eliminated by UNAM Pumas.
Robert moved from to PSV Eindhoven for £2 million, in January 2005. He made 32 league appearances, scoring 7 goals. During the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match against Olympique Lyonnais, he kept his nerves in check to deliver his decisive spot-kick which sent his team into a semi-final showdown with eventual losing finalist AC Milan. Although he hardly had the time to impress in the Champions League games, he played an excellent match against the Italian giants in the return leg at Philips Stadion, with PSV winning 3–1 and being ousted on away goals, and he himself came close to scoring when he cracked a long range shot which just missed the Milan left post by a matter of inches.
Robert was loaned by PSV to Real Betis for two years, arriving during the 2006 January transfer window. His signing was pivotal in the efforts of Betis to avoid relegation, scoring 7 La Liga goals, including two against Villarreal in a 2–1 win at El Madrigal and a winning penalty against bitter rivals Sevilla FC in a 2–1 win at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera. Robert also scored one UEFA Cup goal against AZ Alkmaar. Due to the injury of fellow Brazilian and team-mate Ricardo Oliveira, Robert's importance to Betis gradually grew, as he finished the club's top goalscorer for the season. His second season, however, was poorer (still managed 9 league goals in 29 appearances) and he eventually left Real Betis in July 2007, with a return to Club Atlas the most likely outcome. Real Betis has to this day not paid PSV for the players services, despite FIFA ruling them to do so.
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