Artsul Futebol Clube
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Artsul Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Artsul, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Nova Iguaçu
in the state of Rio de Janeiro
, founded on 19 June 2001. It is part of the Grupo Artsul, a company specialising in concrete
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The greatest success of the team has been the second place in the third division of the Rio de Janeiro state championship
in 2002. Alemão, who played between 2004 and 2007 for the first division
clubs Coritiba FC and SE Palmeiras as well as in Japan, is probably the best known player that came from the ranks of the club.
Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu is a city in southeast Brazil in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. It was the state's second largest city until Mesquita was split off, and now is the fourth largest after São Gonçalo and Duque de Caxias. It lies northwest of the city of Rio de Janeiro, on the...
in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
, founded on 19 June 2001. It is part of the Grupo Artsul, a company specialising in concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
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The greatest success of the team has been the second place in the third division of the Rio de Janeiro state championship
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
in 2002. Alemão, who played between 2004 and 2007 for the first division
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
clubs Coritiba FC and SE Palmeiras as well as in Japan, is probably the best known player that came from the ranks of the club.