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Victor Simões

Victor Simões
Victor Simões de Oliveira (reserva Botafogo-2009).jpg
Personal information
Full name Victor Simões de Oliveira
Date of birth (1981-03-23) March 23, 1981 (age 36)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1998–2001 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Flamengo 15 (4)
2002–2003 Tombense 5 (0)
2003–2004 Germinal Beerschot 29 (8)
2004–2006 Club Brugge 42 (5)
2005–2007 Club Brugge II 0 (0)
2006 Germinal Beerschot (Loan) 0 (0)
2007–2007 Figueirense 10 (3)
2007–2008 Chunnam Dragons 24 (3)
2009–2010 Botafogo 32 (8)
2010 Al-Ahli (loan) 4 (2)
2011–2014 Al-Ahli 54 (41)
2014–2015 Umm Salal 8 (5)
2015 Goa 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:49, 11 November 2015 (UTC).

Victor Simões, full name Victor Simões de Oliveira (born March 23, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for FC Goa in the Indian Super League.

Victor began his career in 2001 at Flamengo, one of the most important clubs in Brazil. then he transferred to Tombense. After two years in Brazil, he was transferred to Germinal Beerschot, a Belgian club.

After just one season, he joined Club Brugge in January 2004. He secured his position in the starting XI in Bruges, participating in 23 league matches and 5 matches in the European Cup. He won the Belgian Supercup 2004 and a year later the title of Belgian champion. But in the summer of 2005, Victor became confined to the bench as he did not receive the confidence of new coach Jan Ceulemans.

By the end of the year, he is relegated to the B team, and then was loaned in January 2006 to his former club Germinal Beerschot. He did not make any appearance until the end of the season, and then returned to Brazil, Figueirense.

Victor played for around a year at his new club, then joined the Chunnam Dragons South Korean club in summer 2007. After his spell at the South Korean club, he returned to Brazil again, joining Botafogo, and winning Taça Guanabara.

He was then loaned in January 2010 to Saudi club Al-Ahli Jeddah, winning 2011 King Cup of Champions in final against Ittihad after drawing 0–0, Victor scored the last penalty-kick in a 4–2 win. After his loan spell, Victor was transferred to Al-Ahli permanently. Victor was the joint top scorer along with Nasser in 2011–12 SPL, helping Al-Ahli finish second. Victor also won the 2012 King Cup of Champions, against Al-Nasr in a final that ended 4–1.


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