DATE OF BIRTH:
07.10.76
HEIGHT:
191CM/6'3
WEIGHT:
85KG/186
COUNTRY:
BRAZIL
SIGNED FROM:
ATLETICO MINEIRO
SIGNED ON:
27.07.02
FEE:
£4.5M
PREVIOUS CLUB(S)
ATLETICO MINEIRO
VASCO DA GAMA

DEBUT:
PREMIERSHIP V BIRMINGHAM CITY (H) 18.08.02 WON 2-0
THE BRAZILIANS TRANSITION TO ENGLISH FOOTBALL HAS BEEN VERY PATCHY TO SAY THE LEAST. WE ARE ONLY JUST SEEING THE BEST OF HIM IN AN ARSENAL SHIRT. PUT A SMILE ON ALL GOONERS FACES WHEN IN OUR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAME AWAY TO PSV EINDHOVEN HE CRACKED THE FASTED GOAL EVER IN THE TOURNAMENT, CLOCKED AT 19.4 SECS, WRITING HIMSELF INTO THE RECORD BOOKS INTO THE BARGAIN. GOOD WORK GOONER.