Vágner Love

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This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Silva and the second is Souza.

Vágner Love

Personal information
Full name	Vágner Silva de Souza
Date of birth	June 11, 1984 (1984-06-11) (age 25)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	CSKA Moscow
Number	9
Senior career1
Years	Club	Apps (Gls)2
2002–2004	Palmeiras	042 (27)[2]
2004–	CSKA Moscow	112 (60)
National team3
2002–2003	Brazil U-20	005 0(4)
2004–	Brazil	020 0(4)[3]
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:47, 14 June 2009 (UTC). 2 Appearances (Goals). 3 National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2009

Vágner Silva de Souza (born 11 June 1984 in Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian football striker who currently plays for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow and the Brazilian national team.

[edit] Club career

Vágner Love started his career with Palmeiras, being a great aid in the 2003 season to help them return to the Brazilian Série A, the national first division.

He was then bought by CSKA Moscow in the summer of 2004, prior to their Champions League campaign. For over a year after his arrival at CSKA Moscow, rumours kept appearing that he did not want to stay in Moscow, and a transfer to Corinthians in particular was hinted at numerous times. However, these rumours subsided and Vágner mentioned a number of times that he was fully committed to his contract and is looking forward to completing its full tenure.

He scored the final goal that sealed CSKA's 3-1 victory in the 2005 UEFA Cup Final over Sporting Clube de Portugal at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. Additionally to this UEFA Cup final, he has gone on to win the Russian Premier League title and Russian Cup in 2005, 2008, and the Russian Super Cup in 2006.

He became the top scorer in the Russian Premier League 2008, and the top scorer of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, with 11 goals in eight games.^[4]

[edit] Leaked Pornographic Video

In 2008, a video of Vágner Love and Brazilian pornographic actress Pâmela Butt was leaked on the internet. Butt said:

"I'm very well paid to have sex on camera, but I earned nothing for this. I am two people: Pâmela the actress and Pâmela the private lady and today the private lady is defiled."

Vágner Love dismissed the rumours by stating:

"Hey, I'm known for being amorous; let's be honest, this reputation isn't one that unsettles me."

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[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club career

[edit] International career

As of 1 April 2009^[7][8][9]

National team Club Season Apps Goals Brazil Palmeiras 2004 1 0 CSKA Moscow 2004 0 0 2005 0 0 2006 3 1 2007 16 3 2008 0 0 2009 0 0 Total 20 4

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2004 August 3, 2003 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Colombia 4–0 2 2003 Pan American Games (Brazil U-20) August 6, 2003 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic 5–0 1 2003 Pan American Games (Brazil U-20) August 9, 2003 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Cuba 2–1 1 2003 Pan American Games (Brazil U-20) August 12, 2003 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Mexico 1–0 0 2003 Pan American Games (Brazil U-20) August 15, 2003 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Argentina 0–1 0 2003 Pan American Games (Brazil U-20) 2004 1. July 11, 2004 Arequipa, Peru  Costa Rica 4–1 0 Copa América 2004 2006 2. August 16, 2006 Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–1 0 Friendly 3. September 3, 2006 London, England  Argentina 3–0 0 Friendly 4. September 5, 2006 London, England  Wales 2–0 1 Friendly October 7, 2006 Kuwait City, Kuwait Al Kuwait Selection 4–0 0 Unofficial friendly 2007 5. March 24, 2007 Gothenburg, Sweden  Chile 4–0 0 Friendly 6. March 27, 2007 Stockholm, Sweden  Ghana 1–0 1 Friendly 7. June 1, 2007 London, England  England 1–1 0 Friendly 8. June 26, 2007 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Mexico 0–2 0 Copa América 2007 9. July 1, 2007 Maturín, Venezuela  Chile 3–0 0 Copa América 2007 10. July 4, 2007 Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela  Ecuador 1–0 0 Copa América 2007 11. July 7, 2007 Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela  Chile 6–1 1 Copa América 2007 12. July 10, 2007 Maracaibo, Venezuela  Uruguay 2–2 0 Copa América 2007 13. July 15, 2007 Maracaibo, Venezuela  Argentina 3–0 0 Copa América 2007 14. August 22, 2007 Montpellier, France  Algeria 2–0 0 Friendly 15. September 9, 2007 Chicago, United States  United States 4–2 0 Friendly 16. September 12, 2007 Boston, United States  Mexico 3–1 0 Friendly 17. October 14, 2007 Bogotá, Colombia  Colombia 0–0 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 18. October 17, 2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Ecuador 5–0 1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 19. November 18, 2007 Lima, Peru  Peru 1–1 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 20. November 21, 2007 São Paulo, Brazil  Uruguay 2–1 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

[edit] Club Playing Honours

CSKA Moscow

• Russian Premier League: 2004-05, 2005-06
• Russian Cup: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
• Russian Super Cup: 2006, 2007, 2009
• UEFA Cup: 2005

[edit] International Playing Honours

Brazil National Football Team

• Copa América: 2004, 2007

[edit] Individual Playing Honours

• Brazilian 2nd Division League Top Scorer: 2003
• Russian Premier League Top Scorer: 2008
• Russian Footballer of the Year: 2008
• UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 2009

[edit] References

v • d • e Brazil squad – Copa América 2004 Winners (7th title) 1 Júlio César • 2 Mancini • 3 Luisão • 4 Juan • 5 Renato • 6 Gustavo Nery • 7 Adriano • 8 Kléberson • 9 Luís Fabiano • 10 Alex • 11 Edu • 12 Fábio • 13 Maicon • 14 Bordon • 15 Cris • 16 Dudu Cearense • 17 Adriano C. • 18 Júlio Baptista • 19 Diego • 20 Felipe • 21 Oliveira • 22 Vágner Love • Coach: Parreira

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