Rogerio Pinheiro dos Santos, known as Rogério Pinheiro in the
K-League
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, (born: April 21, 1972) is a former
Brazil
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ian
footballer
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who plays as a defender.
His Korean football career started in 2003. In 2003,
Pohang Steelers
The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of Football in South Korea, South Ko ...
brought him to the
K-League
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. And in 2006, he moved to
Gyeongnam FC
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.
He previously played domestically for
Botafogo FR
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,
São Paulo FC
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,
Fluminense FC
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,
Atlético Mineiro
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,
Portuguesa and
CR Vasco da Gama
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.
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1972 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
São Paulo FC players
Fluminense FC players
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
CR Vasco da Gama players
Pohang Steelers players
Gyeongnam FC players
K League 1 players
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
People from Angra dos Reis
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state)
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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