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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Washington Stecanela Cerqueira | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-04-01)1 April 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Brasília,DF, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1999 | Caxias | 28 | (35) |
| 1996 | →Internacional (loan) | 4 | (4) |
| 1997 | →Ponte Preta (loan) | 6 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | Paraná Clube | 20 | (10) |
| 2000–2002 | Ponte Preta | 47 | (34) |
| 2002–2003 | Fenerbahçe | 12 | (9) |
| 2004 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | (34) |
| 2005 | Tokyo Verdy | 33 | (22) |
| 2006–2007 | Urawa Reds | 52 | (42) |
| 2008 | Fluminense | 28 | (21) |
| 2009–2010 | São Paulo | 39 | (19) |
| 2010 | Fluminense | 26 | (8) |
| Total | 300 | (200) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Brazil | 9 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Vitória da Conquista[1] | ||
| 2018 | Itabaiana | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Washington Stecanela Cerqueira, or simplyWashington (born 1 April 1975), is a Brazilianfootball pundit, coach, and former player who played as astriker.
Washington started his senior career from Caxias in 1991, aged 16, playing there for 8 years, until 1999. He then signed forParaná Clube where he scored 10 goals in 20 matches. After enjoying a fruitful spell with Ponte Preta (2000-02) scoring a record at the time 12 goals on the2001 Copa do Brasil an interest from European clubs like Greek championsOlympiacos andFenerbahçe came up. Washington eventually signed with Fenerbahçe in the summer of 2002. During 2001 and 2002 he was also called up to the Brazil national team byFelipe Scolari scoring 2 goals in 9 games and became a candidate for the2002 World Cup.
In the 2002–03Turkish league season Washington scored 9 goals in 12 games but was subsequently released byFenerbahçe because of his health problems.
Washington was submitted to acoronary catheterization. Once recovered, physicians told him that playing football would not represent a risk to his condition. He then signed with Brazilian clubAtlético Paranaense where he was2004Série A top-scorer with 34 goals and broke the league's record. For his recovery, he was dubbedCoração Valente, the title of the movieBraveheart in Brazil.
In 2005, he moved to Japan to play forTokyo Verdy in theJ1 League. He had a successful season there with 22 goals in 33 games but could not save his club from relegation. In 2006, he transferred toUrawa Red Diamonds and helped the Reds win their first ever J1 League title, becoming the top scorer in the league with 26 goals in 26 games. In 2007, he scored three goals at theFIFA Club World Cup as the Reds finished third.
On 21 December 2007, Washington returned to Brazil to play forFluminense. His contract was valid through the end of 2008. Washington finished as the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer, with 21 goals, tied withKeirrison andKléber Pereira.[2] Even though he renewed his contract withSão Paulo until the end of the 2010 season[3] he eventually returned toFluminense on July 27, 2010. He played a major role in the team's run to win the2010 Série A, scoring 10 goals throughout the competition and being involved in the play that guaranteed the team's championship (in the last game of the season).
On 13 January 2011, while training with Fluminense inMangaratiba, Washington announced his retirement from football.[4]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 1999 | Paraná | Série A | 20 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Ponte Preta | Série A | 23 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 24 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Fenerbahçe | Süper Lig | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9[6] |
| 2003–04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2004 | Atlético Paranaense | Série A | 38 | 34 | ||||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2005 | Tokyo Verdy | J1 League | 33 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | 40* | 29* | |
| 2006 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 26 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | - | 35* | 39* | |
| 2007 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 40* | 20* | ||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2008 | Fluminense | Série A | 28 | 21 | ||||||||
| 2009 | São Paulo | Série A | 33 | 17 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Fluminense | Série A | 26 | 8 | |||||||||
| Country | Brazil | 198 | 126 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 17 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 85 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 127* | 97* | ||
| Total | 300 | 200 | ||||||||||
* includesJapanese Super Cup andClub World Cup
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 2 |
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
| 2001 | ||||||
| 1. | 25 April 2001 | São Paulo, Brazil |  Peru | 1–1 | 0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 26 May 2001 | Tokyo, Japan |  Tokyo Verdy | 2–0 | 1 | Unofficial friendly | |
| 2. | 31 May 2001 | Ibaraki, Japan |  Cameroon | 2–0 | 1 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 3. | 2 June 2001 | Ibaraki, Japan |  Canada | 0–0 | 0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 4. | 4 June 2001 | Ibaraki, Japan | Japan | 0–0 | 0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 5. | 7 June 2001 | Suwon, South Korea |  France | 1–2 | 0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 6. | 9 June 2001 | Ulsan, South Korea |  Australia | 0–1 | 0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 2002 | ||||||
| 7. | 31 January 2002 | Goiânia, Brazil |  Bolivia | 6–0 | 1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 6 February 2002 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 7 March 2002 | Cuiabá, Brazil |  Iceland | 6–1 | 0 | Friendly |
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