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| Full name | Emerson Ferreira da Rosa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1976-04-04)4 April 1976 (age 49) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pelotas,Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Grêmio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Grêmio | 54 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Bayer Leverkusen | 82 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Roma | 105 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Juventus | 67 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Real Madrid | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Milan | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Santos | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Miami Dade FC | 17 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 379 | (41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2006 | Brazil | 73 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa (born 4 April 1976), simply known asEmerson, is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as adefensive midfielder. At international level, he played 73 games for theBrazil national team between 1997 and 2006, scoring 6 goals. With Brazil, he has taken part in twoFIFA World Cups (1998,2006, missing out on the2002 FIFA World Cup due to injury), two editions of theCopa América (1999,2001), and threeConfederations Cups (1999,2003,2005), winning the1999 Copa América and the2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, while also reaching the1998 World Cup Final.
An experienced footballer who was nicknamed thePuma due to his powerful but elegant, ball-winning style of play, Emerson played for two Brazilian clubs,Grêmio andSantos, as well as several European clubs in Germany, Italy, and Spain, includingBayer Leverkusen,Roma,Juventus,Real Madrid andMilan, winning several titles. In addition to his Brazilian passport, Emerson also holds Italian and German passports.[3]
Emerson made a name for himself in his native Brazil playing forGrêmio, where he won twostate championships, twoBrazilian Cups, oneBrazilian Championship and oneCopa Libertadores. He was an unused substitute at theIntercontinental Cup of 1995 which was lost againstAjax Amsterdam on penalties. In 1997 he went to Europe to play for German clubBayer Leverkusen.[citation needed]
In 1997, Emerson was transferred to Bayer Leverkusen. He made his debut on 1 August 1997 againstSchalke 04. Leverkusen finished in third place in the1997–98 Bundesliga season. This was followed by two consecutive second-place finishes in theBundesliga, behind championsBayern Munich on both occasions. Emerson spent three years at Leverkusen, scoring 11 goals in 82 league appearances. On 13 August 1997, he made his debut in UEFA competitions in the qualifying round for the1997–98 UEFA Champions League, in Bayer Leverkusen's 6–1 aggregate win overDinamo Tbilisi. Leverkusen would eventually reach the Champions League quarter-finals, losing out to eventual championsReal Madrid. Emerson also reached theUEFA Cup round of 16 on two occasions with Leverkusen.[citation needed]
Emerson signed for ItalianSerie A clubRoma in the summer of 2000 for 35 billionItalian lire (€18.1 million by fixed exchange rate). He signed a five-year contract with an average salary of 7.2 billion Italian lire per year before tax.[4][5] However, due to the quota imposed on non-EU players, Emerson was unable to play until Emerson acquired Italian nationality in October 2000, as his wife is Italian–Brazilian.[6] Emerson made hisSerie A debut in a 3–0 victory on 28 January 2001 againstNapoli, replacingMarco Delvecchio in the 56th minute. Roma eventually won theScudetto and theSupercoppa Italiana in2001. Roma would also reach theCoppa Italia final during the2002–03 season, losing out toMilan.
After a prolonged transfer saga in which Roma wanted to sell Emerson to Real Madrid instead of Serie A rivalsJuventus, Emerson was eventually sold to Juventus (which he preferred) in 2004 for€12 million plusMatteo Brighi (who was valued at €16 million),[7] following in the footsteps of his former club coach,Fabio Capello. Moreover, an additional €4 million was paid to the agents, which made Emerson cost €32 million in total. Emerson won two consecutive Serie A titles with Juventus during the2004–05 and the2005–06 seasons, but both titles were revoked following the club's involvement in the2006 Italian football scandal.
After two seasons with Juventus, and following their relegation toSerie B due to their role in the 2006 Italian football scandal, Emerson moved to Real Madrid on 19 July 2006, again following Fabio Capello, costing Real Madrid €16 million.[8] However, due to the declining relationship between Emerson and Capello and Emerson's poor performances for Real Madrid, in January 2007 Emerson stated his desire to return to Juventus, while it was rumoured he would be willing to take a pay cut.[9]
However, by May, Emerson's performances had improved considerably, along with a great improvement in the team's results, and on 12 May 2007 he declared his intention to remain with Real Madrid.[10] But in his conversation with the radio programEl Larguero, Real Madrid club presidentRamón Calderón said Emerson would leave Real Madrid in the summer (along with the ItalianstrikerAntonio Cassano) for technical reasons.[11] Emerson wonLa Liga in his only season with Real Madrid.
On 21 August 2007, Milan officially confirmed the transfer of Emerson for €6 million.[12] He made his Milan debut in the club's 3–1UEFA Super Cup victory overSevilla on 31 August. However, Emerson was unable to contribute significantly to his new club due to injury, only managing 20 appearances for Milan in the2007–08 season. Nonetheless, he was also able to win the2007 FIFA Club World Cup with Milan. On 21 April 2009, he and the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract.
Immediately following his release, Emerson began negotiations with Grêmio with the aim of ending his career with his first club. However, due to international transfer restrictions, Emerson was unable to join Grêmio until August 2009 at the earliest.[13]
After his release from Milan, on 26 July 2009 Emerson signed a contract withSantos.[14] On 16 October 2009, Emerson decided to terminate his contract and leave Santos due to injury problems. Emerson then underwent surgery and retired from active competition.
On 3 November 2015, Emerson announced he was joiningMiami Dade FC of theAmerican Premier Soccer League (APSL).[15] On 7 May 2017, Emerson made his debut for Miami Dade alongside former Brazil national team playerGabriel in a 3–1 victory against Jupiter United. On 2 July, he won the 2017 Regular Season Championship, undefeated.
Emerson made hisBrazil debut on 10 September 1997, in a home friendly match againstEcuador, inSalvador, Bahia, also scoring a goal in the match, as Brazil went on to win 4–2.[16] He was a late replacement forRomário at the1998 FIFA World Cup following Romário's injury. The defendingWorld Cup champions Brazil reached thefinal, losing 3–0 to hosts and eventual championsFrance. (Four years later, it would be Emerson who would miss out on a spot at the2002 World Cup due to injury.)
The following year, Emerson won the1999 Copa América with Brazil, as Brazil overcameUruguay inthe final. Emerson scored one goal during the tournament, in Brazil's 7–0 win in its opening group match againstVenezuela.[16] Brazil also reached the final of the1999 FIFA Confederations Cup that year, where they lost the trophy to hostsMexico inthe final. Emerson scored his second international goal on 31 March 1999, in a friendly match againstJapan inTokyo, which Brazil won 2–0. Emerson scored his first double for Brazil on 23 February 2000 in a friendly match inBangkok againstThailand, which Brazil won 7–0.[16]
Emerson was intended to be the originalcaptain for Brazil's2002 World Cup team, but he suffered an unfortunate injury in training before the first match of the tournament, dislocating his shoulder when attempting to parry a shot by a teammate.[17] He was replaced byRicardinho ofCorinthians, whileCafu replaced him as captain. Brazil would ultimately win the tournament.
In 2005, Emerson won the2005 Confederations Cup with Brazil, who defeatedSouth American rivalsArgentina 4–1 inthe final, as well as overcoming hostsGermany 3–2 in the semi-finals. On 30 March 2005, Emerson scored a goal in an away 1–1 draw against Uruguay in a2006 World Cup qualifying match.[16] In the2006 World Cup, he played in three of Brazil's five matches at the tournament, appearing in Brazil's two opening wins overCroatia andAustralia during the group stage, while he was rested in the final group match against Japan, which Brazil won 4–1. He also appeared in Brazil's 3–0 round of 16 victory overGhana, although he was taken off in the 46th minute after sustaining an injury.[18] This would be Emerson's final match for Brazil. Brazil were eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventualfinalists France. Emerson was excluded from the starting line-up in Brazil's quarter-final match due to injury.
After the 2006 World Cup, Emerson retired from the national team, having scored 6 goals in 73 appearances. In addition to the aforementioned tournaments, Emerson also represented Brazil in the2001 Copa América, in Colombia, where Brazil lost in the quarter-finals toHonduras; and in the2003 Confederations Cup in France, where Brazil was surprisingly eliminated in the first round, finishing third in their group.
Emerson was an experienced, quick, combative, hardworking and dynamic player, who was capable of being deployed in severalmidfield positions.[3] He played as acentral midfielder, and as abox-to-box midfielder on occasion, although his main position was that of a defensive midfielder, who was renowned for breaking down the opposition's play through his efficient tackling, stamina, anticipation, and ability to read the game.[19] He was also capable of subsequently starting up attacking plays once he won back possession, due to his quick and effective passing style, as well as his technique.[3][20] These attributes led to his nicknameIlPuma for his elegant, yet powerful,feline movements when chasing down opponents in midfield.[19] He was also gifted with a powerful and accurate shot from distance, although he was also known to be injury prone.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 1994 | Série A | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 1996 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 91 | 10 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1997–98[21] | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| 1998–99[21] | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 1999–2000[21] | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| Total | 82 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 15 | ||
| Roma | 2000–01[21] | Serie A | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 3 | |
| 2001–02[21] | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | ||
| 2002–03[21] | 31 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | – | 48 | 6 | |||
| 2003–04[21] | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | 42 | 5 | |||
| Total | 105 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 21 | ||
| Juventus | 2004–05[21] | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | 44 | 3 | |
| 2005–06[21] | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Total | 67 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 6 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2006–07[21] | La Liga | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | |
| Milan | 2007–08[21] | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2008–09[21] | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Santos | 2009[21] | Série A | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 369 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 102 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 513 | 53 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1997 | 3 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 6 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 1997 | Estádio Fonte Nova,Salvador, Brazil |  Ecuador | 4–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 31 March 1999 | National Olympic Stadium,Tokyo, Japan |  Japan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 30 June 1999 | Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi,Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |  Venezuela | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1999 Copa América |
| 4 | 23 February 2000 | Rajamangala National Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2000 King's Cup |
| 5 | 7–0 | |||||
| 6 | 30 March 2005 | Estadio Centenario,Montevideo, Uruguay |  Uruguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
Grêmio[23]
Roma[23]
Real Madrid[23]
Milan[23]
Miami Dade FC[23]
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