José Tadeu Mouro Júnior or simply Tadeu (born April 1, 1986 in

Araraquara Araraquara ( ) is a city in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 250,314 (2022 est.) in an area of . It is also known as "the abode of the sun," because of its impressive sunset and because of its hot atmospher ...

) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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Career

Tadeu played for

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube () is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Cruzeiro is the greatest team of Minas Gerais. Although competing in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its as ...

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, Juventude, Grêmio, Figueirense and

Sport Recife Sport Club do Recife (), commonly known as Sport Recife or simply Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in Recife, Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of football i ...

Bursaspor

On 27 January 2009, Tadeu signed a three-year contract with Turkish club

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

Persepolis

Tadeu signed a two-year contract with Iranian giant,

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on 28 December 2014 after success in medical tests. He was transferred to ''the Red Army'' on 1 January 2015.

Later career

In September 2018, Tadeu moved to Italy and joined

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. However, his contract was terminated three months later. Tadeu then returned to Brazil and played for Rio Claro. In December 2019, Tadeu signed for Caldense. However, he was released already in the beginning of January 2020 because he didn't fit in the club's philosophy. A few days later, he then joined

Esporte Clube Pelotas Esporte Clube Pelotas, more commonly referred to as Pelotas, is a professional football club based in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Founded in 1908, it plays in the Campeonato Gaúcho, the state of Rio Grande do Sul's premier state league, ...

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Career statistics

References

External links

Player profile
Bursaspor.org
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