Evandro Goebel (born 23 August 1986), known as Evandro, is a Brazilian former

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who played as an

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. He also held Serbian citizenship. Over seven seasons, he amassed Série A totals of 144 matches and 12 goals, representing six clubs. He also competed professionally in Serbia, Portugal and England.

Club career

Atlético Paranaense

Born in

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, Santa Catarina, Evandro made his professional debut for

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

against Malutrom, in a 3–1 win for the Campeonato Paranaense on 10 February 2005. He scored his first goal on 1 June, helping to a 3–2 victory over Santos in the Copa Libertadores. During his five-year tenure at the ''

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'', Evandro was also loaned to

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and

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. On 25 May 2010, still owned by Atlético, he signed alongside teammate

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with Vitória, in exchange for Neto Berola.

Red Star

Evandro joined Serbian club

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on 1 December 2010, on a three-and-a-half-year contract. In order to reduce the number of foreigners in the squad, a Serbian passport was requested for him, and the following July the

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approved the move and he officially became a national of the country. On 16 May 2012, Evandro scored the opening goal in

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of the

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, a 2–0 defeat of

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. On 22 August, however, he terminated his contract immediately prior to the second leg of the

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against FC Girondins de Bordeaux, saying to a journalist at Belgrade's airport: "I can't play for Red Star any more. I train, I play games, and there is no money. I can't do it any longer, I have to think about my family. I am not mad at anyone. I loved Belgrade and Serbia. I played the best I could, I don't think Red Star was a mistake."

Estoril

Evandro moved to Portugal with G.D. Estoril Praia in the summer of 2012. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 29 September, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 draw at

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. On 27 January 2013, Evandro's successful strike during a 3–3 home draw to

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received widespread media coverage. He finished his second season with a career-best 11 goals, as his team finished fourth and qualified to the Europa League.

Porto

Evandro signed with FC Porto for the 2014–15 campaign. He appeared in 33 competitive matches in his first year, but only four in the first half of 2016–17 after the arrival of new manager

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Hull City

On 13 January 2017, Evandro signed a -year deal with

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. He made his

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debut the following day, replacing

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for the last 14 minutes of a 3–1 home win against AFC Bournemouth. He scored his first goal for his new team on 29 January, but in a 1–4 away loss to Fulham in the fourth round of the

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. Evandro left the

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at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Santos

On 1 July 2019, Evandro returned to Brazil after nearly nine years, and agreed to a one-year contract at Santos. He made his debut for the club on 4 August, replacing Felipe Jonatan in a 6–1 home rout of former side Goiás. Evandro scored his first goal for ''Peixe'' on 1 December 2019, the second of a 2–0 home defeat of Chapecoensel. The following 9 June, after falling down the pecking order under new manager

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, it was announced that his contract would not be renewed.

Chapecoense

On 11 September 2020, Evandro was announced at Campeonato Brasileiro Série B's Chapecoense. On 26 February 2021, shortly after winning the league (a first-ever national honour for the club), he announced his retirement.

International career

Evandro was part of the Brazil under-20 team at the

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held in the Netherlands, contributing six scoreless appearances for the eventual third-placed nation.

Personal life

Evandro's father, Osmair, was also a footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Atlético Paranaense * Campeonato Paranaense: 2005 Red Star Belgrade *

: 2011–12 Chapecoense * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B:

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International

Brazil U20 *

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third place: 2005

Individual

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Team of the Year:

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References

External links

*
Furacão profile

Stats at Utakmica
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Evandro 1986 births Living people People from Blumenau Brazilian people of German descent Serbian people of Brazilian descent Serbian people of German descent Naturalized citizens of Serbia Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Club Athletico Paranaense players Goiás Esporte Clube players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Esporte Clube Vitória players Santos FC players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Serbian SuperLiga players Red Star Belgrade footballers Primeira Liga players G.D. Estoril Praia players FC Porto players Premier League players English Football League players Hull City A.F.C. players Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state)