Adriano Silva Francisco (born 7 February 1969), known as Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Biography
Career
In 1999, he was selected by Brazil League XI for the Thai Four-Nation Tournament .
In October 2004, he signed a contract until 30 June 2006 for
Volta Redonda
Volta Redonda () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state of Brazil with an area of 182.81 km2, located from 350m to 707m above the sea level (22°31'23" S, 44°06'15" W) and with a pop ...
. He played for the club at
2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, and in
2006 Copa do Brasil
The 2006 Copa do Brasil was the 18th staging of the Copa do Brasil.
The competition started on February 15, 2006 and concluded on July 26, 2006 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, in which Fla ...
.
In 2005 Brasileiro Série C, he missed the first two matches, but ahead of
Lázaro in the remaining six matches.
On 1 July 2006, he signed a contract until the end of the year for
America-RJ, where he played three matches in
2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which eventually qualified to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, second division to be contested in 2007 Campeonato Brasile ...
(another three played by
Fábio Noronha).
After the club failed the qualify for the second stage, he left for
Olaria for
Campeonato Carioca Second Division.
On 10 January 2007, he signed a contract with
Friburguense until the end of 2007
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...
. His contract was extended in June 2007 for
2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. He was the backup of
Léo
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Léo is used as a diminutive or variant of the names Léon, Léonard, Léonardon, Leonardo, Léonid, ''Léonor'', '' Léonore'', ''Eléonore'' ...
.
After the team failed to qualify to the next round, he was loaned to
Duque de Caxias until the end of the year for the 2007
Campeonato Carioca 2nd Division. The team finished 5th of the fourth stage (a total of eight teams in the 4th stage, Duque de Caxias finished as the first in the group for 5th to 8th place)
In January 2008, he signed a new 7-months deal with Friburguense. After the end of
2008, Campeonato Carioca extended his contract until the end of 2008 and loaned to
Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu (, ''New Iguaçu'') is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil.
Geography Location
The city is named after the Iguaçu River that runs through it and empties into Guanabara Bay (not to be confused with the Iguaçu Rive ...
for 2008 Campeonato Carioca 2nd Division.
In January 2009, he signed a contract extension with Friburguense, until 30 April 2010. He was the backup keeper of
Marcos at
2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and played the last group stage match against
Paulista He then left for
Goytacaz for the remaining Campeonato Carioca Serie B matches.
He was released after
2010 Campeonato Carioca.
Titles
Flamengo
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Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 1990
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Copa do Brasil
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: 1990
Friburguense
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Troféu João Ellis Filho: 2009
References
External links
Futpedia Profile
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Brazilian men's footballers
CR Flamengo footballers
Volta Redonda FC players
America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players
Friburguense Atlético Clube players
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players
Nova Iguaçu FC players
Goytacaz Futebol Clube players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Sportspeople from Petrópolis
1969 births
Living people
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state)
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen