Vágner Love
Vágner Love with CSKA Moscow in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vágner Silva de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Palmeiras | 42 | (27) |
| 2004–2012 | CSKA Moscow | 158 | (79) |
| 2009 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Flamengo (loan) | 5 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Flamengo | 36 | (13) |
| 2013 | CSKA Moscow | 14 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Shandong Luneng | 31 | (19) |
| 2015 | Corinthians | 30 | (14) |
| 2016 | Monaco | 12 | (4) |
| 2016– | Alanyaspor | 14 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Brazil U20 | 6 | (4) |
| 2004–2007 | Brazil | 20 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:27, 2 October 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:27, 2 October 2016 (UTC).
Vágner Silva de Souza (born 11 June 1984), known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Alanyaspor. He is a forward who has been described by World Soccer Magazine as possessing "mobility, flair, awareness and powerful shooting".
Over two spells, Vágner Love scored 117 goals across 241 official games in eight seasons at CSKA Moscow. He won 14 honours in the Russian capital, scoring in their win in the 2005 UEFA Cup Final.
Vágner Love scored four goals in 20 games for the Brazil national team, winning the Copa América in 2004 and 2007.
Vágner Love started his career with Palmeiras. In the 2003 season, he helped them to return to the Série A, the nation's top-flight division.
In the summer of 2004, Vágner Love was bought by Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow. For over a year after his arrival, rumours kept appearing that he did not want to stay in Moscow, and a transfer to Corinthians in particular was hinted at numerous times. These rumours, however, eventually subsided, and he mentioned a number of times that he was fully committed to his contract and is looking forward to completing its full tenure.
Vágner Love scored the final goal that sealed CSKA's 3–1 victory in the 2005 UEFA Cup Final over Sporting CP at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. In addition to winning the UEFA Cup, he has gone on to win the Russian Premier League title and Russian Cup in both 2005 and 2008, as well as the Russian Super Cup in 2006.
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