Henrique Adriano Buss (born 14 October 1986), simply known as Henrique (), is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

. He has played for the Brazil national team, making his debut in 2008 and being included among the 23-man list for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. His main asset is his versatility, as he can play as a

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Club career

Coritiba and Palmeiras

Henrique started his career at

in his home region. In 2008, he was bought by Palmeiras in a deal partially financed by

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. Part of the later transfer fee of Henrique from Barcelona was credited to

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, the subsidiary of Traffic and re-distributed by Desportivo to Palmeiras.

Barcelona

Dutch club

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were said to have tabled a bid for Henrique in June 2008, which was soon followed by a report saying he had agreed terms with

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

. In the end, Barcelona had secured Henrique's services from Palmeiras for €8 million, with an extra €2 million in bonuses. He signed a five-year deal and was to be immediately loaned out to German

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side

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. The transfer to Barça was officially completed a day later. Henrique made 27 league appearances in his season with Leverkusen and reached the final of the

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. He returned to Barcelona in June 2009, being given the number 23 shirt upon his return. On 31 August 2009, he was again loaned out, this time to

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. The loan was renewed for a second year on 26 July 2010. Barcelona wrote-down €1.757 million for the residual contract value of Henrique for the 2010–11 season.

Palmeiras

On 15 July 2011, Henrique returned to Brazil on another loan deal from Barcelona. During the

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campaign, coach

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started playing Henrique as a holding midfielder and the player thrived in the new role, with Palmeiras eventually winning the competition. On 2 June 2012, Barcelona cancelled Henrique's contract, prompting his release from the club. He then joined Palmeiras on a free transfer after a successful loan spell in 2011–12. Palmeiras, however, remained the holder of 80% of Henrique's economic rights, with 20% of any future transfer fee to be paid to unknown parties. Henrique also became second captain of the squad, behind dead-ball specialist

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in the pecking order.

Napoli

On 30 January 2014, Henrique officially signed with Italian

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club

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. The deal was completed for €4 million with the player agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract. He played all 90 minutes of their 3–1 victory over

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in the

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on 3 May.

Fluminense

On 11 January 2016, Henrique joined

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on a three-year contract.

International career

On 21 March 2008, Henrique received his first call up to the Brazil national team after centre back

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was cut from the squad due to an injury to his ankle. On 16 April 2013, Henrique was called up by

, his former coach at Palmeiras, for a friendly against

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on 24 April at the

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. But on 19 April, as Palmeiras would play against

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the next day, Henrique was cut from the list, and Rodrigo Moledo of

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was called up in his place. On the same day, Conmebol had moved the Palmeiras game and Henrique was recalled, but Moledo was nonetheless kept on the list. On 7 May 2014, Henrique was selected as part of the Brazil squad for the upcoming

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, to be played on home soil. His sole appearance at the tournament was the final two minutes of the quarter-final victory over Colombia, replacing the injured forward

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, as Brazil eventually finished fourth.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Coritiba; * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2007 * Paraná State Championship:

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;Palmeiras *

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* Campeonato Brasileiro Série B:

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;Napoli *

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: 2013–14 * Supercoppa Italiana:

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;Corinthians * Campeonato Paulista:

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Individual

* Campeonato Carioca Team of the year:

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References

External links

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