Enrico Cardoso Nazaré (born 4 May 1984, in

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), commonly known as Enrico, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as attacking midfielder.

Early life

Enrico Cardoso Nazaré was born in

to English teacher Rogerio and Sandra. At the age of seven, he and his twin brother Fabricio joined local team Santa Tereza.

Playing career

Djurgården

In the summer of 2006, Enrico signed with Djurgårdens IF on a 3.5-year contract. Before that, he had played for the Brazilian teams Atlético Mineiro and Ipatinga. He made his debut and scored his first Djurgården goal in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds tie against MFK Ružomberok in July 2006 on Råsunda Stadium.

Vasco da Gama

In 2009, after almost three seasons as a standout for the Swedish club, Enrico returned to Brazil, signed by Vasco da Gama. That year he won the Série B. In 2010, he was loaned to Coritiba, winning the Campeonato Paranaense and the Série B. In 2011, after his loan ended, he returned to Vasco da Gama. That same year Enrico became champion again, this time winning the Copa do Brasil. A few weeks after winning the Copa do Brasil, he was loaned to

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until the end of the season. In 2012, Enrico was loaned again by Vasco da Gama, this time to Ponte Preta. There he played alongside Rodrigo Pimpão, who was also loaned by the carioca club. In 2013, he returned to Vasco. Early in the year, Enrico began to feel severe pain in his left knee. Infiltration and PRP were some of the repeated procedures, but nothing worked. A more in-depth examination revealed that a bone was pressing on the fibular nerve and preventing him from making sudden movements. Vasco's medical department didn't have a specialist to take care of such a problem. The player contacted his uncle, Ronaldo Nazaré, former doctor for Cruzeiro and the national team. Only in November they found a specialist who would accept the case. On 30 May 2014, after his contract ended, Enrico left Vasco. He was the last remaining player who won the 2009 Série B.

Greece

In the second half of 2014, Enrico signed with the Greek club Apollon Smyrnis. In early 2015, Enrico transferred to Iraklis Psachna FC, also in Greece.

Return to Sweden

In 2015, Enrico joined

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. In 2016, he signed with Enskede. In 2017, Enrico ended his professional football career and started working as an agent at his sports management company.

Career statistics

Honours

; Ipatinga * Campeonato Mineiro (1): 2005 ; Vasco da Gama * Brazilian Série B (1): 2009 * Brazilian Cup (1): 2011 ; Coritiba * Campeonato Paranaense (1): 2010 * Brazilian Série B (1): 2010

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Enrico 1984 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Clube Atlético Mineiro players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players CR Vasco da Gama players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Ceará Sporting Club players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Allsvenskan players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Huddinge IF players Enskede IK players Footballers from Belo Horizonte 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen