Sonny Anderson

Personal information
Full name	Sonny Anderson da Silva
Date of birth	(1970-09-19) 19 September 1970 (age 41)
Place of birth	Goiatuba, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1987	XV Jaú
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1991	Vasco Gama	42	(1)
1992	Guarani	18	(4)
1992–1994	Servette	52	(31)
1994	Marseille	20	(16)
1994–1997	Monaco	91	(51)
1997–1999	Barcelona	47	(16)
1999–2003	Lyon	110	(71)
2003–2004	Villarreal	38	(13)
2004–2005	Al-Rayyan	20	(24)
2006	Al-Gharafa	19	(6)
1988–2006	Total	457	(233)
National team
1997–2001	Brazil	7	(1)
Teams managed
2011	Neuchâtel Xamax
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Sonny Anderson da Silva (born 19 September 1970), known as Sonny or Anderson, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.

A prolific goalscorer in the club level, he is best known for his spells with Lyon, Monaco (he played most of his abroad career in France) and Barcelona.

Club career[link]

Born in Goiatuba, Goiás, Anderson started playing professionally with CR Vasco da Gama, but failed to make an early impression; after failing to score in 18 matches in his last year, he moved to Guarani Futebol Clube. His first abroad experience came with Servette FC, and his impact was instant, scoring 20 goals in his first season, then helping the club to the national league in the following, bagging 11 in just the first half of the season, as he left in January 1994 to Olympique de Marseille.

After six months, with L'OM relegated due to a bribery scandal, Anderson moved to fellow Ligue 1 team AS Monaco FC, scoring at an equally impressive pace, and winning team (1997 league) and individual accolades alike.

In 1997, Sonny joined FC Barcelona. Having to battle for first-choice status with the likes of Luis Enrique and Patrick Kluivert, he fared well, netting 10 times in La Liga alone in his first season, as the Catalans won the double. In his second year, he played less, which prompted a return to France, with rising Olympique Lyonnais, for approximately €18 millions. He would be a very important offensive figure as the team won the first two of seven consecutive national championships.

Aged 33, Anderson returned to Spain, with Villarreal CF.^[1] In his only full campaign, he scored 12 times, including against Real Madrid (1–0, after only two minutes on the pitch), former side Barcelona (2–1, in the 89th minute) and Valencia CF (1–0), while also helping the Yellow Submarine to the UEFA Cup semifinals.^[2]

After being instrumental in Villarreal's 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup win,^[3] Sonny finished his career in Qatar. He then returned to Lyon, going on work with the team's strikers. In June 2007, he played a farewell match at the Stade de Gerland, in a match facing Sonny's friends and the 2002 French champions.

In May 2011, Anderson started a coaching career, joining Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland. On 24 July, after only two league games, he was sacked.^[4]

International career[link]

Anderson could not translate his club success to the international front. He only gained seven caps, the first coming in August 1997, against South Korea.

Honours[link]

Team[link]

• Vasco da Gama:
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1989

• Servette:
  • Swiss Super League: 1993–94

• Monaco:
  • Ligue 1: 1996–97

• Barcelona:
  • La Liga: 1997–98, 1998–99
  • Copa del Rey: 1997–98
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1997

• Lyon:
  • Ligue 1: 2001–02, 2002–03
  • Trophée des Champions: 2002
  • Coupe de la Ligue: 2000–01

• Villarreal:
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004

Individual[link]

• Swiss Super League: Top scorer/Best foreign player 1992–93
• Ligue 1: Top scorer 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2000–01; Étoile d'Or 1996, Best player 1996–97
• Qatari League: Top scorer 2005

References[link]

External links[link]

• L'Équipe stats (French)
• BDFutbol profile
• Sonny Anderson at National-Football-Teams.com
• FootballDatabase profile and stats

v t e Brazil squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place 1 Dida 2 Zé Maria 3 Lúcio 4 Edmílson 5 Léomar 6 Gustavo Nery 7 Leandro 8 Vampeta 9 Sonny Anderson 10 Robert 11 Carlos Miguel 12 Carlos Germano 13 Evanílson 14 César Belli 15 Caçapa 16 Léo 17 Vágner 18 Rochemback 19 Júlio Baptista 20 Ramon 21 Washington 22 Magno Alves 23 Fábio Costa Coach: Leão

Pascal Olmeta (born April 7, 1961 in Bastia) is a French football goalkeeper who played for Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais in the 1990s.^[1]

Olmeta is good friends with Eric Cantona and has played in two testimonials for the Rest of the World against Manchester United. He played in the Munich testimonial in 1998 and also Sir Alex Ferguson's testimonial in 1999. In 2010, Olmeta played in goal for United in a charity game in aid of Sport Relief.

He represented France in the Beach Soccer World Cup 2001 and was awarded the title of 'Best Goalkeeper' in the tournament.

References[link]

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Roberto Dinamite

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Roberto de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1954-04-13) April 13, 1954 (age 58)
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1970–1971	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1971–1979	Vasco da Gama	161	(92)
1979–1980	Barcelona	8	(2)
1980–1989	Vasco da Gama	134	(89)
1989–1990	Portuguesa	16	(9)
1990	Vasco da Gama	4	(0)
1991	Campo Grande	14	(0)
1992–1993	Vasco da Gama	2	(0)
Total		339	(198)
National team
1972	Brazil Olympic team	5	(1)
1975–1984	Brazil	47	(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, nicknamed Roberto Dinamite (born April 13, 1954) is a former footballer and politician. He was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state. With a career as center-forward spanning over twenty years, Dinamite rose to legendary status playing for Vasco da Gama, becoming the club's player with the most appearances and all-time top-scorer, as well as the overall leading scorer in the Brazilian Série A.^[1][2][3] At the national level, Dinamite played in the 1978 and 1982 World Cups and the 1972 Olympic Games. He is the current president of Vasco da Gama.

Club career[link]

Roberto Dinamite was developed at Vasco da Gama youth squad. He is one of the most famous Vasco da Gama players, and is the greatest goal scorer of the club. He scored 698 goals wearing the club's shirt and 864 goals in all his career. He played 1022 matches (768 official matches, and 254 friendly matches).

He was nicknamed Dinamite by the journalist Aparício Pires, of Jornal dos Sports newspaper, after scoring a spectacular goal in his debut in the professional team, on November 25, 1971, against Internacional, at Maracanã stadium.^[4] The journalist wrote in the newspaper that the Dynamite-Boy detonates at Maracanã.^[4]

In 1989 and 1990, he played for Portuguesa of São Paulo state, scoring 11 goals.^[4]

His last goal was scored on October 26, 1992, when, in Campeonato Carioca, Vasco da Gama beat Goytacaz 2–0 at São Januário stadium.^[5]

He retired on March 24, 1993, when he was 39 years old. His last match was on that day, when Deportivo de La Coruña of Spain beat Vasco da Gama 2–0 at Maracanã stadium, in a friendly game that Zico played for Vasco together with him.^[5]

National team[link]

Roberto Dinamite earned 47 caps with the Brazilian national team, between September 1975 and June 1984, scoring 25 goals, including matches against combined teams, and clubs.^[6] He played 38 matches against national teams (20 of them were official FIFA matches), and scored 20 goals, and the nine other matches were against combined teams, and clubs, scoring 5 goals in those matches. His first national team match was played on September 30, 1975, when the Peruvian national team beat Brazil 3–1.^[6] Roberto Dinamite's first Brazilian national team goal was scored on May 23, 1976, when Brazil beat England 1–0.^[6] His last cap was earned on June 17, 1984, when Brazil and Argentina drew 0–0.^[6]

He was a reserve player in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals.^[4] He was also reserve player for Serginho Chulapa in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and was called by Telê Santana after Careca got injured.^[4]

Roberto Dinamite played five Brazil Olympic team matches, all of them in 1972.^[7] He scored one goal in his last match, played on August 11, 1972, when Brazil and Tuna Luso drew 1–1.^[7]

Honors[link]

Playing honors[link]

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1974
• Campeonato Carioca: 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992

Individual honors[link]

• Bola de Prata: 1979, 1981, 1984
• Maior Ídolo do Rio (Rio's Greatest Idol) by Jornal dos Sports newspaper: 1985
• Craque do Brasil (Outstanding player of Brazil) by Jornal dos Sports newspaper: 1985

Politics[link]

After his retirement from football, he became a politician. In 1992, after joining the PSDB party, he ran for the State Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, being elected with 34,893 votes,^[4] and being re-elected twice since.

As a member of PMDB, Roberto Dinamite was elected Rio de Janeiro state deputy in 1994, with 68,516 votes, in 1998, with 44,993 votes,^[4] in 2002, with 53,172 votes^[8] and in 2006, with 49,097 votes.^[9] He is currently a member of PMDB party.

Roberto Dinamite was a candidate to Vasco da Gama presidency in 2003 and in 2006. He was elected president of Vasco da Gama on June 21, 2008.^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website

Brazil squads v t e Brazil squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Leão 2 Toninho 3 Oscar 4 Amaral 5 Toninho Cerezo 6 Edinho 7 Zé Sérgio 8 Zico 9 Reinaldo 10 Rivelino 11 Dirceu 12 Carlos 13 Nelinho 14 Abel 15 Polozzi 16 Rodrigues Neto 17 Batista 18 Gil 19 Jorge Mendonça 20 Roberto Dinamite 21 Chicão 22 Waldir Peres Coach: Coutinho v t e Brazil squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup 1 Waldir Peres 2 Leandro 3 Oscar 4 Luizinho 5 Toninho Cerezo 6 Júnior 7 Paulo Isidoro 8 Sócrates 9 Serginho 10 Zico 11 Éder 12 Paulo Sérgio 13 Edevaldo 14 Juninho 15 Falcão 16 Edinho 17 Pedrinho 18 Batista 19 Renato 20 Roberto Dinamite 21 Dirceu 22 Carlos Coach: Telê Santana v t e Brazil squad – 1983 Copa América Runners-up 1 Leão 2 Leandro 3 Márcio 4 Mozer 5 Andrade 6 Júnior 7 Renato Gaúcho 8 Sócrates 9 Roberto Dinamite 10 Tita 11 Jorginho 12 João Marcos 13 Paulo Roberto 14 Toninho Carlos 15 Wladimir 16 China 17 Renato 18 Careca 19 Éder 20 Leiz 21 João Paulo 22 Acácio 23 Geraldo Coach: Parreira