Victor Simões, full name Victor Simões de Oliveira (born March 23, 1981, in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

) is a Brazilian

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who last played for

Umm Salal SC Umm Salal Sport Club ( ar, نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Qatari football. It used to be known as Al-Tadamun Sport Cl ...

in the

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Career

Victor began his career in 2001 at Flamengo, before transferring to Tombense. After two years in Brazil, he was transferred to

Germinal Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were ...

, a Belgian club. After just one season, he joined

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.

in January 2004. He secured his position in the starting XI in Bruges, participating in 23 league matches and 5 matches in the European Cup. He won the Belgian Supercup 2004 and a year later the title of Belgian champion. But in the summer of 2005, Victor became confined to the bench as he did not receive the confidence of new coach

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. By the end of the year, he is relegated to the B team, and then was loaned in January 2006 to his former club

. He did not make any appearance until the end of the season, and then returned to Brazil,

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

. Victor played for around a year at his new club, then joined the

Chunnam Dragons The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean: 전남 드래곤즈) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play thei ...

South Korean club in summer 2007. After his spell at the South Korean club, he returned to Brazil again, joining

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, and winning

Taça Guanabara The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its o ...

. He was then loaned in January 2010 to Saudi club

Al-Ahli Jeddah Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club ( ar, النادي الأهلي السعودي) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Jeddah, that competes in the second division of Saudi Arabian football, following their relegation from the Saud ...

, winning

2011 King Cup of Champions The 2011 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 36th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 4th under the current edition. The tournament was won by Al-Ahli, who beat defendi ...

in final against

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after drawing 0–0, Victor scored the last penalty-kick in a 4–2 win. After his loan spell, Victor was transferred to Al-Ahli permanently. Victor was the joint top scorer along with

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in 2011–12 SPL, helping Al-Ahli finish second. Victor also won the 2012 King Cup of Champions, against Al-Nasr in a final that ended 4–1. He joined

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in January 2014 after leaving Al-Ahli. but he was released from his contract at the end of the season. On 19 June 2015,

FC Goa Football Club Goa is an Indian professional football club based in Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 26 August 2014. Nicknamed as '' Gaurs'', the club plays their ho ...

announced that Victor will be part of the first team squad of the

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n club for the

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. Victor left Goa at the end of October without playing a game for the club, due to injury.

Club career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Winners

;Club Brugge * Jupiler League 2004-05 *

Belgian Supercup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champion ...

2004 ;Botafogo *

2009 ;Al-Ahli *

* 2012 King Cup of Champions *

Individual

*Al-Ahli Player of the Season: 2010–11 *

2011–12 Saudi Professional League The 2011–12 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment ...

: Top Scorer * 2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup: Top Scorer *

2007 Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil 2007 is the 19th staging of the Copa do Brasil. The competition started on February 14, 2007 and concluded on June 6, 2007 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Orlando Scarpelli in Florianópolis, in which F ...

: Top Scorer

References

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