Rolando (Portuguese footballer)
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Rolando playing for Anderlecht
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
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Current team
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Marseille | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Campomaiorense | ||
| 2003–2004 | Belenenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Belenenses | 97 | (7) |
| 2008–2015 | Porto | 112 | (7) |
| 2013 | → Napoli (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Internazionale (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | Marseille | 51 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2008 | Portugal U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Portugal | 19 | (0) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 August 2017. |
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Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca (born 31 August 1985), known simply as Rolando, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for French club Olympique de Marseille as a central defender.
Rolando was born in São Vicente, Cape Verde. After beginning his career in the youth ranks of lowly S.C. Campomaiorense, he finished his football formation with Lisbon's C.F. Os Belenenses, which he joined at nearly 18. In his Primeira Liga debut, on 28 August 2004, he played 90 minutes and scored a goal in a 3–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo.
Rolando went on to become an essential defensive figure onwards, appearing in all 30 games in the 2007–08 season as the club finished in eighth place.
On 15 April 2008, FC Porto confirmed that Rolando had agreed to part ways with Belenenses and join them on a four-year contract. In his first season he quickly beat competition from veteran Pedro Emanuel, partnering Bruno Alves in the centre and netting three times in 28 matches as the northerners won the league and the domestic cup; in the 2009 summer, the club acquired an additional 10% of his economic rights, and the player also extended his link until 30 June 2014.
In 2010–11, Rolando rarely missed a game for Porto, who won another national championship. On 17 February 2011 he opened the score at Sevilla FC through a header, in an eventual 2–1 win for the season's UEFA Europa League, which ended in conquest.
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