Anderson Souza Ferreira (born 9 May 1985), also known as Anderson, is a former

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who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, he has played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Biography

Anderson was born in Itabuna, a city located in the Brazilian state of

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

International career

Anderson was one of the Brazilian-born naturalized Equatoguinean players by the Brazilian Antônio Dumas (Equatorial Guinea's former coach). Through his naturalization, he has been an international for the Equatoguinean national team on 25 March 2007. He played in an Africa Cup of Nations 2007 Qualifying match against

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, in

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, a game which the national team won 3–1. Also he was called for other Africa Cup of Nations 2015 Qualifying match, against

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on 2 June 2007.Equatoguineans players called for the match against Rwanda, in Kigali, on 2 June 2007

References

1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Bahia Naturalized citizens of Equatorial Guinea Equatoguinean footballers Equatorial Guinea international footballers Brazilian footballers Equatoguinean people of Brazilian descent Equatoguinean expatriate footballers Esporte Clube Vitória players Treze Futebol Clube players Galícia Esporte Clube players Association football defenders {{EquatorialGuinea-footy-bio-stub