Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira

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This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is de Abreu and the second is Oliveira.

Anderson

Personal information
Full name	Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira
Date of birth	13 April 1988 (1988-04-13) (age 21)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[1][2]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Manchester United
Number	8
Youth career
1993–2004	Grêmio
Senior career1
Years	Club	Apps (Gls)2
2004–2005	Grêmio	19 (6)
2005–2007	Porto	18 (2)
2007–	Manchester United	41 (0)
National team3
2008	Brazil U-23	06 (1)
2007–	Brazil	08 (0)
Honours Competitor for  Brazil Men's Football Bronze 2008 Beijing Team Competition
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:51, 26 June 2009 (UTC). 2 Appearances (Goals). 3 National team caps and goals correct as of 13:50, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira (born 13 April 1988), best known as Anderson, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Manchester United. His regular position is as an attacking midfielder, but he can also operate on the left wing.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Grêmio

Born in Porto Alegre, Anderson joined Grêmio as a youth player and in 2004 he made his first appearance for the team, playing 5 Brazilian Série B games in the second half of the year, as well as playing in the 2005 Gaúcho State Championship in the first half. He earned himself iconic status by scoring the goal that lifted Grêmio back into Serie A in a promotion playoff against Nautico. This goal was particularly memorable because Grêmio only had seven players on the pitch at the time and had just seen the opposition have a penalty saved. The goal gave Grêmio a 1-0 victory in the most unlikely of circumstances.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Porto

He joined Porto in December 2005 after only five first team appearances at a national level with Grêmio, and made his league debut on 5 March 2006, playing a part in helping the team seal the Portuguese Championship that season. The following season, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in Porto's first group game against CSKA Moscow.^[3] However, Anderson was forced to miss five months of the 2006-07 season due to a broken leg, as a result of a tackle by Benfica's player Kostas Katsouranis.^[4]

[edit] Manchester United

On 30 May 2007, the Manchester United website confirmed that the club had agreed in principle to sign Anderson from Porto for an undisclosed fee, reported to be approximately £18 million.^[5] On 29 June 2007, he was granted a work permit to play in the United Kingdom, and the move was completed on 2 July, with Anderson signing a five-year contract to become United's second Brazilian player after the disappointing Kléberson.^[6]

Anderson against Cesc Fàbregas

Anderson was friends with Portuguese-speaking team-mates, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani prior to joining the club.^[7] He was handed the number 8 shirt previously worn by Wayne Rooney and made his Manchester United debut on 3 August 2007, playing 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly against Doncaster Rovers, which United won 2-0.

Anderson made his competitive debut for Manchester United against Sunderland on 1 September 2007, before he was substituted at half time and replaced by Louis Saha. Anderson made his Champions League debut against Sporting CP on 19 September 2007, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Giggs in the 76th minute. He played the full 90 minutes in the League Cup match against Coventry City on 26 September 2007, in a team consisting almost entirely of youth and reserve team players.

In the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow, Russia, Anderson was brought on as a substitute in the final minute of extra time to replace Wes Brown, and converted United's sixth attempt in the penalty shootout. He followed it up by kicking the ball back into the net, an act which Alex Ferguson credited with returning the momentum to Manchester United.^[8]

Anderson was brought on as a substitute in the 56th minute for Danny Welbeck in the 2009 League Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur, and scored the winning penalty in the penalty shootout.

On 22 April 2009, he started the game against Portsmouth, which they won 2-0, with goals from Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick. Anderson was voted man of the match.

[edit] International career

Anderson (right) with Argentina's Lionel Messi at the Olympics.

In April 2005, he played for Brazil in the South American U-17 Championship. The following October he featured in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship along with Marcelo of Real Madrid and Denílson of Arsenal and he won the Adidas Golden Ball as Brazil took silver.^[9]

Anderson made his international debut for the Brazil national football team on 27 June 2007 in their 2-0 loss against against Mexico in Copa América, coming on as a substitute.^[10] He made his first start for Brazil on 1 July 2007 against Chile in a 3-0 victory.

In July 2008, Brazil coach Dunga named Anderson to the 18-man squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[11] He scored Brazil's first goal in its second group match against New Zealand, a match it went on to win 5-0.^[12] On 22 August 2008, Brazil won the bronze medal as they defeated Belgium 3-0.

[edit] Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 May 2009^[14]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Grêmio

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 2005

Porto

• Portuguese Liga (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
• Taça de Portugal (1): 2005–06
• Portuguese SuperCup (1): 2005–06

Manchester United

• Premier League (2): 2007–08, 2008–09
• Football League Cup (1): 2008–09
• UEFA Champions League (1): 2007–08
• FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

[edit] International

• Copa América (1): 2007
• 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Best Player of Tournament
• South American U-17 Championship (1): 2005

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Anderson

• Anderson career stats at Soccerbase
• Anderson PortuGOAL profile
• Profile at ManUtd.com

Brazil squads v • d • e Brazil squad – Copa América 2007 Winners (8th Title) 1 Helton • 2 Maicon • 3 Alex • 4 Juan • 5 Mineiro • 6 Gilberto • 7 Elano • 8 Gilberto Silva • 9 Vágner Love • 10 Diego • 11 Robinho • 12 Doni • 13 Daniel Alves • 14 Alex Silva • 15 Naldo • 16 Kléber • 17 Josué • 18 Fernando • 19 Júlio Baptista • 20 Anderson • 21 Afonso Alves • 22 Fred • Coach: Dunga v • d • e Brazil squad – 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalists 1 Diego Alves • 2 Rafinha • 3 Alex Silva • 4 Thiago Silva • 5 Hernanes • 6 Marcelo • 7 Anderson • 8 Lucas • 9 Pato • 10 Ronaldinho • 11 Ramires • 12 Renan • 13 Ilsinho • 14 Breno • 15 Diego • 16 Thiago Neves • 17 Rafael Sóbis • 18 Jô • Coach: Dunga