Joeano Pinto Chaves (born 12 August 1979), known simply as Joeano, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Joeano moved to

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, where he would remain for the majority of his career, at the age of 20, signing with amateurs C.D. Arrifanense from local

Fortaleza Esporte Clube Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. The ...

. In the 2002–03 season he scored 29 goals with third division club A.D. Sanjoanense, helping his team rank ninth and attracting the attention of

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and blac ...

of the Spanish second level. In the 2004 January

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, however, Joeano returned to Portugal and signed for Académica de Coimbra, netting six times in only 13 games to help the side avoid relegation from the Primeira Liga. In summer 2006, after having scored 12 goals for the ''Students'' in his second full campaign, he joined

Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

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. After failing to meet expectations at the Teddy Kollek Memorial Stadium, Joeano returned to his previous club in January 2007, on loan, with Académica also agreeing to pay half of his salary. On 4 February he played his first league match, coming on as a 32nd-minute substitute and scoring the only goal of the away fixture against Associação Naval 1º de Maio with eight to go. Joeano played two seasons in

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with

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, netting a career-best in the professionals 22 goals in 2009–10 (a competition joint-best). In the 2011 offseason, after the team's

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from the First Division, he returned to Portugal and signed for F.C. Arouca in the second tier.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joeano 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Fortaleza Brazilian footballers Men's association football forwards Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players A.D. Sanjoanense players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Vitória F.C. players F.C. Arouca players Rio Ave F.C. players Anadia F.C. players U.D. Leiria players F.C. Pampilhosa players Segunda División players UD Salamanca players Israeli Premier League players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Ermis Aradippou FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus