Liédson
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| Liédson | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Liédson da Silva Muniz | |
| Date of birth | December 17, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Cairu, Brazil | |
| Height | 175 cm (5'9") | |
| Nickname | Levezinho | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sporting | |
| Number | 31 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003-present |
Poções Prudentópolis Coritiba Flamengo Corinthians Sporting |
- (-) - (-) 9 (5) 24 (14) 14 (10) 93 (57) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Liédson da Silva Muniz (born December 17, 1977 in Cairu, Brazil), known simply as Liédson, is a Brazilian soccer player. He currently plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal, in the Portuguese SuperLiga. Liédson weighs in at 63 kg (139 lb) and measures 175 cm (5'9"). He is a speedy striker who has no problem putting the ball in the net and is known for his commitment to the game.
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[edit] Club
Before being signed by Sporting, Liédson played only in Brazil. In the 2004/05 season, he was the top scorer in the SuperLiga, scoring 25 goals. In the 2005/2006 season, Liédson finished 2nd in the SuperLiga scoring race, scoring 15 goals in 31 games (28 of which were completed) with an impressive mark of 2899 minutes played.
He is considered by many as the greatest striker in Sporting history since the early performances of Jorge Cadete and the club's top trademark since Luís Figo and Ricardo Sá Pinto.
Liédson is under contract with Sporting CP until June 2010.
[edit] National Team
Liédson has recently expressed interest in playing for the Portuguese National Team despite being Brazilian born. Liédson said, "If one day I was called up to play, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second as I feel right at home in Portugal". Although an opening may have opened up on Portugal's national team with the retirement of Pauleta, many would be surprised to see Liédson on the national team. With veterans such as Nuno Gomes and up-and comers in Ricardo Vaz-Té (who plays a similar style to Liédson) it may end up a long shot.
Liédson has never had the chance to play for the Brazilian national team due to their deep talent at the striker position.
[edit] Trivia
- In his first season with Sporting, his jersey had the 'S' in his name horizontally flipped. This was due to an error, but Liédson himself accepted to keep it that way as a "trademark".
- He is known to Sporting fans as "Levezinho" ("The light one", a reference to his slender built).
- He started his professional career at the age of 22 years. Till then, he played amateur football on weekends and worked in a supermarket during the week.
[edit] References
- www.PortuGOAL.net | | The definitive Portuguese football site (Player Profile Section)
| Sporting Clube de Portugal - Current Squad |
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1 Ricardo | 4 Polga | 8 Ronny | 10 C. Martins | 11 Tello | 12 Caneira | 13 Tonel | 15 M. Garcia | 16 Tiago | 18 Nani | 19 Alecsandro | 20 Y. Djaló | 21 P. Farnerud | 22 R. Patrício | 24 M. Veloso | 27 Custódio | 28 Moutinho | 31 Liédson | 34 J. Alves | 76 Paredes | 78 Abel | 80 Bueno | Manager: P. Bento |
