Adriano Pereira da Silva, known as Adriano (born 3 April 1982 in

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), is a Brazilian

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defender. He most recently played for

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He was signed by

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from Grêmio in summer 2004, but just played one league match. 50% of Adriano's registration rights was sold to

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in summer 2005 after a successful 6 months loan. Along with

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they costed Atalanta €1.5 million as part of

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's deal. Adriano was valued €500,000 at that time.US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2006 Atalanta bought all the rights on 1 June 2007, but sold him to

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on last day of the transfer window. On 12 July 2013, Monaco announced that Adriano had left the club after six years.

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* * * 1982 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Grêmio FBPA players Palermo FC players Atalanta BC players AS Monaco FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Serie A players Serie B players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Footballers from Salvador, Bahia 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub