Fredson Câmara Pereira (born 22 February 1981), known simply as Fredson, is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a

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Football career

Born in Monção, Maranhão, Fredson started his professional career with

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football leag ...

in 1998, moving four years later to Spain after having signed with

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. At the

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club he was never an undisputed starter, but received a significant amount of playing time, helping it to the

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in his fourth season. In January 2007, after having appeared in 117 official games for Espanyol over the course of four 1/2

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seasons, Fredson moved on loan to São Paulo FC, where he sustained a severe knee injury. Upon his return he was deemed surplus to requirements by new boss

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, being sold in the 2008 summer to another Brazilian side,

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. For the 2010 campaign, Fredson joined modest Série A team Avaí Futebol Clube.

Honours

;Paraná * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2000 ;Espanyol *

: 2005–06 ;São Paulo * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2007

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