Adriano Fabiano Rossato (born 27 August 1977 in

Vila Velha Vila Velha (; Portuguese for "Old Village") is a coastal city in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It lies across from Vitória, the state capital. Its population was 501,325 (2020) and its area is 210.23 km². Location Vila Velha forms part of th ...

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

) is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a

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, and is a

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Football career

During his Brazilian career,

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specialist Rossato represented

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Rio Branco Atlético Clube Rio Branco Atlético Clube, or Rio Branco, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Vitória in Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest cit ...

Criciúma Esporte Clube Criciúma Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Criciúma, is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947. Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the 1991 Copa do Bra ...

Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) Associação Atlética Portuguesa, also known as Portuguesa Carioca, Portuguesa do Rio or Portuguesa da Ilha, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Governador Island, Rio de Janeiro. The team plays in Série D, the four ...

União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube, or simply União Barbarense, is a Brazilian football team based in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo. Founded on 22 November 1914, it plays in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. Home stadium is the An ...

and

Marília Atlético Clube Marília Atlético Clube, commonly referred to as Marília, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Marília, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state foo ...

, moving to Portugal in July 2002 with

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's C.D. Nacional. During two seasons he scored an impressive 17

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goals, including a

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against

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on 25 April 2004 (3–0 home win). Bought by

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

in July 2004, Rossato never played an official game for the northerners. He then joined

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side

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, scoring – from a free kick – in only his second

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appearance, a 1–2 loss at

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, finishing with 22 matches. For 2005–06, Rossato was loaned back to Portugal, signing with

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on a one-year deal. Having returned to Sociedad for the following campaign he returned, again on loan, to the Iberian neighbours, moving to

U.D. Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria (), is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. ...

in January 2007. Released in the summer of 2007, Rossato joined

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team

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

, being instrumental in the

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ns' 2008 top flight return after a two-year absence. He would miss, however, the vast majority of the next season due to injury; his first match took place only on 17 May 2009, as he played the second half of a 1–2 away loss to

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, P ...

(12 minutes played). Because of his injuries, Málaga announced in July 2009 it would not renew Rossato's contract, so the player was released. Late in the following month the 32-year-old signed for another club in the country, second level's

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and blac ...

.El Salamanca tira de remontada ante el Levante (Salamanca display comeback ways against Levante)
Marca, 7 November 2009

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossato, Adriano 1977 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Rio Branco Atlético Clube players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players Marília Atlético Clube players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Primeira Liga players C.D. Nacional players FC Porto players S.C. Braga players U.D. Leiria players La Liga players Segunda División players Real Sociedad footballers Málaga CF players UD Salamanca players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série D managers Desportiva Ferroviária managers