Adriano Silva Francisco (born 7 February 1969), known as Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Biography

Career

In 1999, he was selected by Brazil League XI for the Thai Four-Nation Tournament . In October 2004, he signed a contract until 30 June 2006 for

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. He played for the club at

2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C In 2005, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguab ...

, and in

2006 Copa do Brasil The 2006 Copa do Brasil was the 18th staging of the Copa do Brasil. The competition started on February 15, 2006 and concluded on July 26, 2006 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, in which Flame ...

. In 2005 Brasileiro Série C, he missed the first two matches, but ahead of Lázaro in the remaining six matches. On 1 July 2006, he signed a contract until the end of the year for America-RJ, where he played three matches in

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(another three played by Fábio Noronha). After the club failed the qualify for the second stage, he left for Olaria for Campeonato Carioca Second Division. On 10 January 2007, he signed a contract with Friburguense until the end of 2007

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

. His contract was extended in June 2007 for

2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C In 2007, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 64 clubs, with the promotion of Bragantino, Bahia (lost Fonte Nova against Vila Nova), Vila Nova-GO, and ABC-RN, to the Campeonato Brasi ...

. He was the backup of

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. After the team failed to qualify to the next round, he was loaned to

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until the end of the year for the 2007 Campeonato Carioca 2nd Division. The team finished 5th of the fourth stage (a total of eight teams in the 4th stage, Duque de Caxias finished as the first in the group for 5th to 8th place) In January 2008, he signed a new 7-months deal with Friburguense. After the end of 2008, Campeonato Carioca extended his contract until the end of 2008 and loaned to

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for 2008 Campeonato Carioca 2nd Division. In January 2009, he signed a contract extension with Friburguense, until 30 April 2010. He was the backup keeper of

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2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D In 2009, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian Football, is currently being contested for first time in history. The competition has 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro S ...

and played the last group stage match against

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He then left for

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for the remaining Campeonato Carioca Serie B matches. He was released after

2010 Campeonato Carioca The 2010 edition of the Campeonato Carioca was the 109th edition of football of FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation). It began on January 16, 2010 and ended on April 28, 2010. Sixt ...

Titles

;Flamengo *

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 associ ...

: 1990 *

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...

: 1990 ;Friburguense * Troféu João Ellis Filho: 2009

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adriano Brazilian footballers CR Flamengo footballers Volta Redonda FC players America Football Club (RJ) players Friburguense Atlético Clube players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube players Goytacaz Futebol Clube players Association football goalkeepers People from Petrópolis 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state)