Adhemar Ferreira de Camargo Neto (born 27 April 1972), or simply Adhemar, is a former Brazilian
football
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forward. Nicknamed ''O Canhão do ABC'' (Cannon of the
ABC), his shot power and free kick ability drew him a cult following.
Career
Adhemar scored 22 goals in the
Copa João Havelange for
São Caetano, helping them reach the final against
Vasco da Gama
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Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...
. However, since São Caetano played in
Group Yellow (equivalent to the second tier) before the round of 16, his goals there did not count towards the overall ranking.
In January 2001, Adhemar joined
VfB Stuttgart
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, scoring a hat-trick on his league debut against
1. FC Kaiserslautern
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. He spent a season and a half with the club, making a total of 39 appearances and scoring nine goals in the Bundesliga.
Adhemar's powerful shots were noticed by
American football
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team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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, who invited him for a trial, where he scored nine out of ten 50-yard field goals. The Bucs offered Adhemar a multi-million-dollar contract, but he refused due to issues regarding a work permit.
On 2 March 2012, Adhemar came out of retirement to play in the
Campeonato Carioca third division for
Serrano.
References
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1972 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
São José Esporte Clube players
VfB Stuttgart players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Yokohama F. Marinos players
Seongnam FC players
K League 1 players
J1 League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Bundesliga players
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
People from Tatuí
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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