Dedé Anderson
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Dedé Anderson de Oliveira Gomes is a professional Brazilian footballer
who played forward.
He began his career playing for Vasco da Gama
and Bahia
in the Campeonato Brasileiro
.
He made a name for himself in Scandinavia after joining Swedish club Hammarby
in 2003, where he had a successful spell scoring 8 goals in his first season. The next season he joined fellow top division side Kalmar FF
scoring 10 league goals in 2004 and 6 in 2005 before leaving Kalmar FF under a cloud to join Norwegian second division side Aalesunds F.K.
at the start of the 2006 season.
He earned fame immediately after punching a player from rival club Molde FK in a pre-season friendly and got suspended the first two games of the season. He later made a strong impact in his first season alongside fellow striker Tor Hogne Aarøy
, scoring 14 league goals and helping AaFK to second place and promotion back to the Norwegian top division.
He returned to Brazil for the holidays after the season ended in November, but did not report back for training in January as agreed and was subsequently suspended by Aalesunds F.K.
in March 2007. He was later granted a one year unpaid leave from the club with an agreement to be back in training by 3 January 2008, but again he did not report back as scheduled.
In January 2009 he finally returned to Ålesund
determined to play out the final season of his contract with AaFK. However, manager Kjetil Rekdal
deemed him unfit for top level football. After two months of training, during which his progress was hampered by injury, the club opted to release him from his contract in March 2009.
Football in Brazil
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win...
who played forward.
He began his career playing for Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...
and Bahia
Esporte Clube Bahia
Esporte Clube Bahia , known familiarly as Bahiaço, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's national league. Bahia was a founding member of the Clube dos 13 group...
in the Campeonato Brasileiro
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
.
He made a name for himself in Scandinavia after joining Swedish club Hammarby
Hammarby
Hammarby is a locality situated in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 550 inhabitants in 2005....
in 2003, where he had a successful spell scoring 8 goals in his first season. The next season he joined fellow top division side Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan....
scoring 10 league goals in 2004 and 6 in 2005 before leaving Kalmar FF under a cloud to join Norwegian second division side Aalesunds F.K.
Aalesunds F.K.
Aalesunds Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Ålesund, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. As of 2004, the football club had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels...
at the start of the 2006 season.
He earned fame immediately after punching a player from rival club Molde FK in a pre-season friendly and got suspended the first two games of the season. He later made a strong impact in his first season alongside fellow striker Tor Hogne Aarøy
Tor Hogne Aarøy
Tor Hogne Aarøy is a Norwegian football forward who currently plays for JEF United in Japan. Standing tall, Aarøy is the worlds tallest professional footballer in an outfield position. Belgian goalkeeper Kristof Van Hout stands at ....
, scoring 14 league goals and helping AaFK to second place and promotion back to the Norwegian top division.
He returned to Brazil for the holidays after the season ended in November, but did not report back for training in January as agreed and was subsequently suspended by Aalesunds F.K.
Aalesunds F.K.
Aalesunds Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Ålesund, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. As of 2004, the football club had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels...
in March 2007. He was later granted a one year unpaid leave from the club with an agreement to be back in training by 3 January 2008, but again he did not report back as scheduled.
In January 2009 he finally returned to Ålesund
Ålesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
determined to play out the final season of his contract with AaFK. However, manager Kjetil Rekdal
Kjetil Rekdal
Kjetil André Rekdal is a Norwegian football coach and a former footballer. He is currently managing Aalesund in Norwegian Tippeligaen. His previous tenure was at Kaiserslautern of the 2...
deemed him unfit for top level football. After two months of training, during which his progress was hampered by injury, the club opted to release him from his contract in March 2009.