Cássio (footballer, born August 1980)

Cássio
Personal information
Full name Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-12) 12 August 1980 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Botafogo
1999–2000 Olaria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Olaria
2002 Bangu 11 (0)
2002 America-RJ
2003 Olaria 6 (0)
2004–2007 Vasco Gama 75 (0)
2004 → Olaria (loan) 10 (0)
2004 → Macaé (loan)
2008 Macaé 15 (0)
2008–2013 Paços Ferreira 127 (0)
2013–2014 Arouca 27 (0)
2014–2018 Rio Ave 111 (0)
2018–2022 Al Taawoun 115 (0)
2023 Felgueiras 1932 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:34, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos (born 12 August 1980), known simply as Cássio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Brazil

During most of his career in his homeland, Rio de Janeiro-born Cássio played mostly for modest clubs. He started out at Olaria Atlético Clube in 2001 and moved to Bangu Atlético Clube the following year, where he appeared in the 2002 edition of the Campeonato Carioca as the first-team regulars were playing in the Torneio Rio – São Paulo.[2]

Cássio returned to Olaria in 2003, after a short stint at America Football Club. In 2004, he signed with Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama and was immediately loaned back to Olaria for that year's Carioca.[3]

Cássio only became a regular starter in the 2006 season, playing 35 Série A games to help his team to sixth place.[4] In December 2007, following the arrivals of Tiago and Ricardo, he terminated his contract.[5]

On 11 January 2008, Cássio was presented at Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube, whom he had previously represented.[6] He left the club on 7 April, after featuring regularly.[7]

Portugal

In 2008, Cássio moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira, being first choice for most of his spell with the Primeira Liga side.[8] He was also the starter during the 2010–11 Taça da Liga, in which his team lost in the final against S.L. Benfica.[9]

Cássio did not miss a minute of action in 2012–13,[10] as Paços finished a best-ever third and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. He only conceded 29 goals during the campaign.[11]

After leaving the Estádio da Mata Real, Cássio continued to play in the Portuguese top division, for F.C. Arouca[12] and later Rio Ave F.C.[13] and starting in four seasons out of five.[14]

Saudi Arabia

On 9 June 2018, the 38-year-old Cássio signed a one-year deal with Saudi Professional League club Al Taawoun FC as a replacement for Essam El Hadary, seven years his senior.[15] The following 2 May, he was in goal as his side defeated Al-Ittihad Club in the final of the Kings Cup.[16]

Cássio was released on 22 July 2022, despite having one year left in his contract.[17]

Honours

Al Taawoun

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cássio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Letra C" [Letter C] (in Portuguese). Bangu.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ Rangel, Sérgio (7 December 2004). "Everton, quinto goleiro do Vasco, aguarda o líder" [Everton, fifth goalkeeper of Vasco, awaits leaders]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Cássio não sofreu gol no dia do seu aniversário" [Cássio did not concede a goal on his birthday] (in Portuguese). Super Vasco. 13 August 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Cássio oficializa sua saída do Vasco e pode pintar no Botafogo" [Cássio makes departure from Vasco official and Botafogo is a possibility] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Macaé apresenta goleiro Cássio e meia Zada" [Macaé present goalkeeper Cássio and midfielder Zada] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Goleiro Cássio, ex-Vasco, se despede do Macaé" [Goalkeeper Cássio, formerly of Vasco, leaves Macaé] (in Portuguese). Net Vasco. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Cássio desejado para a baliza" [Cássio wanted for goal]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Bwin Cup final: Benfica make it three in a row!". PortuGOAL. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Wolfswinkel totalista entre guarda-redes" [All the minutes for Wolfswinkel amongst goalkeepers]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Paços defende sonho frente ao Zenit" [Paços defend dream against Zenit] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Cássio assina com o Arouca até final da época" [Cássio signs with Arouca until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  13. ^ Veloso Gomes, André (23 June 2014). "Cássio confirmado por duas épocas" [Cássio confirmed for two seasons]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  14. ^ Ribeiro, Hernâni (7 November 2015). "Rio Ave: Os quatro "afluentes" da equipa sensação" [Rio Ave: The four "affluents" of the revelation team] (in Portuguese). Goal Point. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  15. ^ Amr, Abdelrahman (9 June 2018). "Al Taawoun sign Brazilian goalkeeper Cassio Anjos". KingFut. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  16. ^ a b Fernandes, Mariana (2 May 2019). "Pedro Emanuel conquista Taça da Arábia Saudita com o Al-Taawon" [Pedro Emanuel conquers Saudi Arabian Cup with Al-Taawon]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  17. ^ "التعاون يخالص كاسيو ويتعاقد مع فلافيو والحارس سانتوس" [End of cooperation with Cássio and contracts with Flávio and goalkeeper Santos]. Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  18. ^ "هورفارت أفضل مدرب في يناير .. والحمدان وكاسيو وتاوامبا ينتزعون النجومية" (in Arabic). Saudi Professional League. 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  19. ^ "أفضلية فبراير تذهب لهيرنانديز وبانيغا وكاسيو أنجوس، وغريب أفضل واعد" (in Arabic). Saudi Professional League. 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

External links

  • CBF data (in Portuguese)
  • Cássio at Sambafoot
  • Vasco official profile (in Portuguese)
  • Cássio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Cássio at Soccerway
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