Andrey Nazário Afonso (born 9 November 1983 in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...
), known as just Andrey, is a
Brazilian football
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goalkeeper
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who plays for
Avenida.
Career
He made his debut with
Steaua București on 1 March 2007, in the quarter-final cup match against
Oţelul Galaţi, when
Steaua București won 8–7 on penalties. He saved one penalty and was considered the man of the match. Just after a few weeks he was sent by chairman Gigi Becali at the second team, and then was released from team.
In 2008, recommended by new coach
Adílson Batista
Adilson Dias Batista (born 16 March 1968) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. His professional playing career as a centre-back spanned 13 years, during which he was mainly associated with Cruzeiro and Grêmio. Adilso ...
, Andrey was signed by Brazilian side
Cruzeiro.
Honours
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
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: 2003
*Paraná State League: 2005
*Santa Catarina State League: 2006
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Porto Alegre
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazil under-20 international footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
Figueirense FC players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Criciúma Esporte Clube players
ABC Futebol Clube players
América Futebol Clube (RN) players
FC Steaua București players
FC Steaua II București players
Expatriate footballers in Romania
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Liga I players
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