Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos (born 12 August 1980), known simply as Cássio, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Brazil

During most of his career in his homeland,

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-born Cássio played mostly for modest clubs. He started out at

Olaria Atlético Clube Olaria Atlético Clube (''Olaria Athletic Club'' in English), usually abbreviated to Olaria, is a Brazilian football club established in 1915, since expanded into other sports. Mostly known for its Brazilian football team based in the city o ...

in 2001 and moved to

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the following year, where he appeared in the 2002 edition of the

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 ...

as the first-team regulars were playing in the Torneio Rio – São Paulo. Cássio returned to Olaria in 2003, after a short stint at America Football Club. In 2004, he signed with

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and was immediately loaned back to Olaria for that year's Carioca. Cássio only became a regular starter in the 2006 season, playing 35 Série A games to help his team to sixth place. In December 2007, following the arrivals of Tiago and

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, he terminated his contract. On 11 January 2008, Cássio was presented at

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, whom he had previously represented. He left the club on 7 April, after featuring regularly.

Portugal

In 2008, Cássio moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira, being first choice for most of his spell with the

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side. He was also the starter during the

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, in which his team lost in the final against

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. Cássio did not miss a minute of action in

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, as Paços finished a best-ever third and

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for the

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for the first time in its history. He only conceded 29 goals during the campaign. After leaving the Estádio da Mata Real, Cássio continued to play in the Portuguese top division, for

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and later Rio Ave F.C. and starting in four seasons out of five.

Saudi Arabia

On 9 June 2018, the 38-year-old Cássio signed a one-year deal with

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club

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as a replacement for Essam El Hadary, seven years his senior. The following 2 May, he was in goal as his side defeated Al-Ittihad Club in the final of the

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. Cássio was released on 22 July 2022, despite having one year left in his contract.

Honours

Al Taawoun *

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Individual * Saudi Professional League Goalkeeper of the Month: January 2021, February 2021

References

External links

CBF data
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Vasco official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cassio 1980 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Olaria Atlético Clube players Bangu Atlético Clube players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players CR Vasco da Gama players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Primeira Liga players Liga 3 (Portugal) players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players F.C. Arouca players Rio Ave F.C. players F.C. Felgueiras (2006) players U.S.C. Paredes players Saudi Pro League players Al Taawoun FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia