Wendel (footballer, born 1984)

Wendel
Personal information
Full name Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes
Date of birth (1984-05-25) May 25, 1984
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Corinthians 77 (2)
2006–2007Fortaleza (Loan) 16 (1)
2007Ituano (Loan) 0 (0)
2007–2010 LASK 24 (4)
2010–2011 Santo André 23 (1)
2011 Universitatea Craiova 3 (0)
2011–2012 Mirassol 10 (0)
2012–2013 Guaratinguetá 25 (3)
2014 Boa Esporte 2 (0)
2015 Rio Branco SC 0 (0)
2016 Uberlândia 0 (0)
Total 180 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes or simply Wendel (born May 25, 1984) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

Corinthians

Wendel started his career at Corinthians in São Paulo, with which in 2005 he won the Brazilian championship.[1]

In 2006, he was sent to Fortaleza EC. Wendel returned to the Corithians in 2007, but after two games went to FC Ituano. In the summer of 2007, he moved to the LASK.[2] In March and April 2008 he suffered knee injuries, the first of which healed after 11 days, but the second injury required almost two months to heal. In his first season in LASK Wendel played 24 games and scored 4 goals. In July 2008 he once again suffered a knee injury. As of 2010 Wendel played for Santo André Brazil.[3][4][5]

"U" Craiova

In February 2011, Wendel signed a contract with the Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova of Liga I.[6]

Honours

Corinthians

References

  1. ^ a b Wendel at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ (in German) LASK verpflichtet Brasilianer Wendel
  3. ^ (in English) sambafoot
  4. ^ Wendel at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ Wendel at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Oficial, Zoro, Wendel şi Bujor au fost legitimaţi şi au drept de joc în meciul cu Steaua" [Official, Zoro, Wendel and Bujor were legitimized and have the right to play in the match with Steaua] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2022.