Michael Jefferson Nascimento (born 21 January 1982), known as Michael, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of EC São Bernardo. He played as a midfielder from 1997 until 2015, notably for Japanese club Albirex Niigata.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Jefferson Nascimento[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1982-01-21) 21 January 1982 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | EC São Bernardo (assistant coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | Juventus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | São Caetano | ||
2002–2003 | Corinthians | ||
2003–2004 | CRAC | ||
2004–2006 | Grêmio Barueri | ||
2005 | → Avaí (loan) | ||
2007–2008 | Guaratinguetá | ||
2007 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2008 | → Coritiba (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2008–2009 | JEF United Chiba | 22 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Albirex Niigata | 83 | (14) |
2013 | São Bernardo | 12 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Guaratinguetá | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Santo André | 0 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2022– | EC São Bernardo (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2014 |
Statistics accurate as of 31 January 2012.[2][3][4][5]
Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Coritiba | 2008 | Série A | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | − | 11 | 2 | |
JEF United Chiba | 2008 | J1 League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
2009 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
Albirex Niigata | 2010 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 6 | |
2011 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7 | ||
Career total | 90 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 105 | 18 |
1Includes Emperor's Cup.
2Includes J. League Cup.
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