Robson Vicente Gonçalves or simply Abedi (born 14 April 1979), is a Brazilian former

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who played as

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. Abedi played for Sion in the 1997–98 Nationalliga A season. He joined

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's first team for their 1998–99 season under head coach Guy Mathez. After playing in one test game Abedi played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the

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on 1 August 1998 as Basel lost 1–3 against Servette, being substituted in the 71st minute. He scored his first goal for his new team in the 84th minute of that match. Abedi stayed with the club for this one season in which he played a total of 38 games for Basel scoring a total of 5 goals. 25 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 1 in the

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and 12 were friendly games. He scored 3 goals in the domestic league, the other 2 were scored during the test games. He then moved on to play for newly promoted

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in the 1999–2000 Nationalliga A season. Abedi was signed 4-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv, but after only half a

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was loaned to other clubs in his native Brazil.

Honours

;Botafogo *

Taça Rio Taça Rio ( English: Rio Cup) is an annual football tournament attached to Campeonato Carioca, the state football league in the Rio de Janeiro state. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. It has had ...

: 2008 *Copa Internacional Legends: 2019 ;Cabofriense *

Campeonato Carioca Série A2 The Campeonato Carioca Série A2 is the second tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is run by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ). List of champions Following is the li ...

: 2013 ;América-RJ *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abedi 1979 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Swiss Super League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Israeli Premier League players Campo Grande Atlético Clube players FC Sion players Yverdon-Sport FC players FC Basel players Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Avaí FC players Friburguense Atlético Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Madureira Esporte Clube players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Esporte Clube Bahia players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Goianésia Esporte Clube players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Men's association football midfielders