Adhemar (footballer)

Adhemar Ferreira de Camargo Neto (born 27 April 1972), better known as Adhemar , is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Adhemar
Personal information
Full name Adhemar Ferreira de Camargo Neto
Date of birth (1972-04-27) 27 April 1972
Place of birth Tatuí, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Estrela de Porto Feliz
1994 São José
1995–1996 São Bento
1996 Corinthians
1997 São Caetano
1998 Ponta Grossa
1999–2001 São Caetano
2001–2003 VfB Stuttgart 39 (9)
2003–2004 São Caetano 58 (16)
2004 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9 (0)
2004 São Caetano
2005 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 (0)
2005–2006 São Caetano
2012 Serrano
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2012

Career

Adhemar was born in Tatuí, Brazil.

Adhemar scored 22 goals at 2000 Brazilian National Championship leading São Caetano to a Championship final against Vasco da Gama, more than any other player. However, since São Caetano played for Copa João Havelange Group Yellow (second tier) before the round of 16, his goals scored at early stages were not counted for the Top Goalscorer award.

In January 2001, Adhemar joined VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga, scoring a hat-trick on his league debut against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He spent a season and a half with the club, making a total of 39 appearances and scoring nine goals in the German top flight.[2]

Known for his powerful kicks, Adhemar was spotted by American football team Tampa Bay Buccaneers to become their kicker, having scored nine out of ten 50-yard field goals during his trial. Although interested in the offer, he refused claiming he did not want to part from his family after being told he should stay three months at the United States until he could get a work permit and allow them to join him.[3]

On 2 March 2012, Adhemar came out of retirement to play at Campeonato Carioca third division for Serrano.[4]

References
  1. "Adhemar" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. "Adhemar" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. "Aos 39, ídolo do São Caetano diz que ainda quer jogar na NFL" (in Portuguese). folha.com. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. "Adhemar abandona aposentadoria para disputar Terceirona do Carioca" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.


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