Júlio César Simonato Cordeiro (born 25 June 1976), commonly known as Alemão, is a former professional futsal player who played as an Ala.Spain select blend of old and new uefa.com Born in Brazil, he played for the Spain national team.
Biography Alemão began his career in the Brazilian clubs until he moved to Spanish club "CML Talavera." There he played for two seasons and helped the club to win the Spanish championship. Alemão three years after that he was playing in the Brazilian championship, until he signed a contract with a new Spanish champion "Playas de Castellón." During two years of being a part of that team he did not win any trophies in the domestic arena, but he achieved great success in European cups, winning two debut futsal UEFA Cups. Alemão scored goals in the finals of both games, and in the final of the 2002/03 season he was able to make a double.
In 2003, he moved to "Lobelle" and spent nine years there, helped the club to win the Cup and the Super Cup of Spain. Following Spanish naturalization and impressing the Spain national team coach, at the age of 34 he debuted in the national team. Later, he became a member of the UEFA Futsal Championship in 2012, when Spain won the gold. Alemão became the best player of the tournament in terms of goal and passes.
At the European championship Alemão was already a player of Dina Moscow. In February he debuted in the Russian championship.
Achievements European Futsal Champion (1): 2012 UEFA Futsal Cup (2): 2002, 2003 Spanish Futsal League Champion (1): 1995/96 Spanish Futsal Cup Winner (1): 2006 Spanish Futsal Super Cup winner (1): 2010 Russian Futsal Championship (1): 2014
References
External links MFK Dina Moskva profile AMFR profile Futsalplanet profile RFEF profile UEFA profile