Adriano Basso (born 18 April 1975) is a retired

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who played as a

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. He is currently the goalkeeper coach at

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. Basso began his playing career in his native Brazil before entering English league football with

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for whom he remained for five years. After being released in 2010, he signed a short-term deal with

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

the following year and then spent his last season at

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Career

Basso previously played for Ponte Preta and

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in his homeland before moving to England. He had an unsuccessful three-month trial with

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before joining non-league sides St Albans City and

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. He eventually signed for

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side

shortly after the 2005–06 campaign had begun, making his first team debut against

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on 11 November 2005. He quickly established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper and was part of the team that won promotion to the

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in the following season, also being crowned

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's Footballer of the Year. The 2007–08 season saw Basso came within one game of reaching the Premier League, but the Robins lost the Championship Play-off Final to

. He remained the club's number one for the following campaign that saw a mid-table finish, but in July 2009 it was reported that he had rejected a new contract and subsequently handed in a transfer request. Despite rumours of moves to other clubs in the close season, Basso remained at the club for the majority of the 2009–10 season, but made only four appearances, as relations soured between him and the club. On 5 March 2010, his contract was terminated, ending his five-year stay at the club. Basso remained a free agent until 31 January 2011, when he joined

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on a short-term contract until the end of the season, after having trained with the club for two weeks. Following the end of his contract at Wolves, Basso was a free agent for a short while before moving to

on a one-year contract, with the option of a second in the club's favour, after a successful trial. He made his debut on 9 August 2011 at the

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in a 0–2 defeat by

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in the League Cup. He made his league debut on 20 August 2011 at the

in a 0–1 defeat by

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. He played for

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in the second half of their pre-season friendly versus Hereford F.C. at Broadhurst Park on Saturday 23 July 2016, but eventually he went on to sign for Truro City in August. In December 2016, having been released by Truro City, Basso joined

. He left the club in March 2017 to join

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as a goalkeeper coach. In August 2017 he rejoined FC United as goalkeeping cover. and also played for Radcliffe Borough

Coaching career

On 21 March 2017, Basso joined

as a goalkeeper coach. At the end of the season, Basso left the club. Basso then joined

Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...

on 2 August 2018 as goalkeeper coach, but was also registered as a player. He was at the club until 6 February 2019, when he joined Grantham Town, also as a goalkeeper coach. On the 25 June 2021, he was appointed the new first team goalkeeper coach at

Personal life

Basso is a devout

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Basso, Adriano 1975 births Living people People from Jundiaí Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Club Athletico Paranaense players St Albans City F.C. players Woking F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players English Football League players Expatriate footballers in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England F.C. United of Manchester players Radcliffe F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff Association football goalkeeping coaches Footballers from São Paulo (state)