Evandro Carlos Escardalete (born 12 February 1974), known simply as Evandro, is a Brazilian retired
footballer who played mainly as a
forward.
Club career
After playing with modest teams in his native country (
Esporte Clube Taubaté,
Londrina Esporte Clube,
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 ...
,
Mirassol Futebol Clube,
União Bandeirante FC and
ABC Futebol Clube),
São Paulo-born Evandro moved in 2000 to Portugal, joining
Rio Ave F.C.
Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlanti ...
in the
second division. He became an instant first choice, going on to amass more than 300 overall appearances for the
Vila do Conde club.
In the
2003–04 season, as Rio Ave had just been promoted to the
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...
, Evandro scored 15 goals in 26 games, notably two in a 4–0 home rout of
Sporting CP and another in a 1–1 home draw against
S.L. Benfica,
helping the side finish in seventh place. From 2008 to 2010, he appeared in a combined 33 league matches – only six in the
latter top level campaign – and did not manage to find the net.
After a decade with same team, and a brief spell in his homeland with amateurs
Clube Atlético Guaçuano
Clube Atlético Guaçuano, commonly known as Guaçuano, is a currently inactive Brazilian football club based in Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo state.
History
The club was founded on February 26, 1929. They competed for the first time in a professional c ...
, Evandro retired from football at the age of 36.
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Footballers from São Paulo
Brazilian footballers
Association football forwards
Esporte Clube Taubaté players
Londrina Esporte Clube players
Criciúma Esporte Clube players
Mirassol Futebol Clube players
União Bandeirante Futebol Clube players
ABC Futebol Clube players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Rio Ave F.C. players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal