Edmar Figueira

Edmar Figueira
	Figueira at Oberneuland
Personal information
Full name	Edmar Figueira
Date of birth	13 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Naviraí MS, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker (Center Forward)
Team information
Current team	SC São Paulo
Number	29
Youth career
1999	Paraná Soccer Technical Center PSTC
2000	União Bandeirante
2001	Atlético Clube Paranavaí
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara
2003–2004	Grasshopper Club Zurich
2004–2005	Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara
2006–2007	America Football Club
2007–2008	FC Banants
2008–2009	C.S. Cartaginés
2009–2011	Pune FC
2011–2012	CD Feirense
2011–2012	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ
2012–2013	FC Oberneuland
2012–2013	Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)
2013–2014	Rangdajied United F.C.
2014–2015	SC São Paulo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2014

Edmar Figueira (born 13 May 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played for SC São Paulo. He is a left-footed striker.

Career

Figueira made his first football steps as a youth in Brazilian clubs Paraná Soccer Technical Center (PSTC), União Bandeirantes and Paranavai Atletico Club. He became a professional footballer by playing in Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara and quickly his good potential and performances there give him his first chance in Europe, in the Swiss club Grasshopper Club Zurich in 2003 at the age of 18. He also passed a short period in Germany under negotiation with the Bundesliga Club SC Freiburg, but did not sign because of not having an EU passport.

Figueira decided to return to Brazil to play again for Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara, and won the BTV laser cup 2004 in Vietnam with them.

His next signing after that must be noticed as he had the chance to play for club America Football Club from Rio de Janeiro. His next attempt away from Brazil after being more experienced, was in 2007 when he went to Armenia to play in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers with FC Banants. In the next season 2008–09, he was transferred to Primera Division de Costa Rica to play for C.S. Cartaginés.^[1]

After a good season with C.S. Cartaginés in the Primera Division de Costa Rica, Figueira got a good offer from India and signed for the I-League newboys Pune FC for the 2009–10 season,^[2] where he made history helping Pune FC finish third in his debut. With 15 goals in his first I-League season for Pune FC, Figueira was awarded "Player of the Year" winning the "Golden Ball 2010" and two more prizes: "Golden Goal" for the best goal scored in the league and the "Player's Player of the Year" award as well.

Figueira renewed his contract with Pune Football Club on 31 May 2011, for the season 2010–2011.

Figueira is a talented left-foot striker center-forward. His main characteristics in field are that he is strong, quick, has an impressive technique, perfect finishing, is a very good header, has good physical preparation and excellent vision of the game.^{[citation needed]}

After scoring 28 goals in 40 matches, Figueira was the only player in the history of the I-League to be transferred to a Europe top division club, CD Feirense. Without to playing an official match, he canceled his contract and signed to Liga I Romanian first Division Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt for the 2011–12 season.

After a season in Romenia Liga I with some injury problems, Figueira went to Germany and signed with FC Oberneuland from Bremen to play the DFB-Pokal and Regionalliga Nord the season 2012–13 season.

After half season with the German team, he transferred to Al-Shorta SC (Damascus) from Syria to play in the Asia AFC Cup 2013.

He signed for Rangdajied United F.C. for the 2013–14 season to start his second spell in India.

After long time playing outside He sign for Sport Club São Paulo from Rio Grande-RS Brazil to play the first division of the Brazilian championship Gauchão 2015.

Honours

BTV Lazer Cup 2004
Player of the Year: 2010
Golden Goal: 2010
Quarter Finals AFC Cup - Al-Shorta FC - Syria

References

^ "Edmar Figueira" (in Spanish). Nacion.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Sarmah, Bhargab (20 September 2013). "Rangdajied United 2013/14 Season Preview: Survival Top Priority For Kashyapai??I??S Men". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

External links

"Golden Ball 2010"
"Bola de Ouro 2010" at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 April 2012)
Award Nomination
"Transfer to Portugal Primeira Liga by Goal.com"
"Transfer to Romenia LIGA I"
Watch Edmar Figuera in action.
Interviewed after game in Costa Rica
"Transfer to Romania LIGA I"
"Edmar can leave Feirense without play" at archive.today (archived 6 September 2012)
Transfer to Portugal Primeira Liga by Goal.com
"Bola de Ouro na India" Brazil site
Edmar Figueira at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
Edmar Figueira at Soccerway
"Player of the Year" Golden Ball 2010.
Award Nomination by FPAI

[1] "Edmar Figueira" (in Spanish). Nacion.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Sarmah, Bhargab (20 September 2013). "Rangdajied United 2013/14 Season Preview: Survival Top Priority For Kashyapai??I??S Men". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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