Helton da Silva Arruda
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Helton da Silva Arruda simply Helton, is a Brazil
ian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a goalkeeper.
, Helton emerged through Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's youth system. He first attracted attention after winning the Brazilian League
and the Mercosur Cup
with the club in 2000.
club União de Leiria. He made his official debut on 9 March 2003, in a 3–1 home win against Académica de Coimbra for the season's domestic cup
, and backedup Paulo Costinha
in his first season.
At the end of 2004–05, after being first-choice during his last two seasons, Helton signed with F.C. Porto.
barred his way into the first team. However, Helton got his chance sooner than expected when Dutch
coach Co Adriaanse
summarily dropped Baía after a mistake against C.F. Estrela da Amadora cost Porto a goal and away defeat, on 15 January 2006 (1–2).
Initial criticism for what was seen as excessively harsh treatment meted out to the popular Baía by the coach was soon dissipated as a string of assured performances proved Helton was worthy of the number one spot. He celebrated his first year at the club with the domestic double (league and cup).
Helton continued to be an undisputed starter for Porto in the subsequent seasons, as the club won four consecutive league championships. In 2008–09's Portuguese Cup, however, he stayed on the bench, as Nuno Espírito Santo
was the starter for the eventual winners.
Helton was again first-choice for Porto in the following two seasons, appearing in 49 league games combined as his team won six major titles. On 18 May 2011, he celebrated his 33rd birthday by keeping a clean sheet
in the UEFA Europa League final
, in a 1–0 win against fellow league side S.C. Braga.
, Helton was a member of the Brazilian team
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
. He appeared in all four matches
before Brazil was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Cameroon
.
Helton received his first callup to the main national side
in October 2006, starting in an unofficial friendly match against Kuwait
club Al Kuwait Kaifan on 7 October 2006. His official debut came on 15 November of the same year, starting in a friendly match with Switzerland
.
He was a member of the national squad who won the 2007 Copa América, although he did not play a single match in the whole tournament, as he was second-choice to A.S. Roma
's Doni
.
Last update: 14 November 2011
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a goalkeeper.
Vasco
Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de JaneiroSão Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro
São Gonçalo is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located at 22 ° 49'37 "south latitude and 43 º 03'14" west longitude at an altitude of 19 meters. Its population in 2008 is 982,832 inhabitants, being the second most populous city in the state after the capital...
, Helton emerged through Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's youth system. He first attracted attention after winning the Brazilian League
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...
and the Mercosur Cup
Copa Mercosur
The Copa Mercosur was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV money to the participating teams, but it went beyond and ended up as a natural replacement...
with the club in 2000.
União de Leiria
In 2002, Helton's contract with Vasco expired and he signed with PortuguesePortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
club União de Leiria. He made his official debut on 9 March 2003, in a 3–1 home win against Académica de Coimbra for the season's domestic cup
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
, and backedup Paulo Costinha
Paulo Costinha
Paulo Rebelo Costinha Castro , known as Costinha, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
in his first season.
At the end of 2004–05, after being first-choice during his last two seasons, Helton signed with F.C. Porto.
Porto
It seemed that Helton was destined to spend a long time bench-warming, as Porto legend Vítor BaíaVítor Baía
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His career was intimately connected with F.C...
barred his way into the first team. However, Helton got his chance sooner than expected when Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
coach Co Adriaanse
Co Adriaanse
Jacobus "Co" Adriaanse is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who is currently the head coach of Eredivisie team FC Twente.-Playing career:...
summarily dropped Baía after a mistake against C.F. Estrela da Amadora cost Porto a goal and away defeat, on 15 January 2006 (1–2).
Initial criticism for what was seen as excessively harsh treatment meted out to the popular Baía by the coach was soon dissipated as a string of assured performances proved Helton was worthy of the number one spot. He celebrated his first year at the club with the domestic double (league and cup).
Helton continued to be an undisputed starter for Porto in the subsequent seasons, as the club won four consecutive league championships. In 2008–09's Portuguese Cup, however, he stayed on the bench, as Nuno Espírito Santo
Nuno Espírito Santo
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo , simply Nuno, is a retired Santomean-born Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
was the starter for the eventual winners.
Helton was again first-choice for Porto in the following two seasons, appearing in 49 league games combined as his team won six major titles. On 18 May 2011, he celebrated his 33rd birthday by keeping a clean sheet
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
in the UEFA Europa League final
2011 UEFA Europa League Final
The 2011 UEFA Europa League Final was a football match played on 18 May 2011 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, which decided the winner of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League...
, in a 1–0 win against fellow league side S.C. Braga.
International career
After competing at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from June 16 to July 5, 1997 in Malaysia.-Venues:-Qualification:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship...
, Helton was a member of the Brazilian team
Brazil Olympic football team
Brazil Olympic football team represents Brazil in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation...
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. He appeared in all four matches
Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...
before Brazil was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Cameroon
Cameroon national football team
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
.
Helton received his first callup to the main national side
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
in October 2006, starting in an unofficial friendly match against Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
club Al Kuwait Kaifan on 7 October 2006. His official debut came on 15 November of the same year, starting in a friendly match with Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
.
He was a member of the national squad who won the 2007 Copa América, although he did not play a single match in the whole tournament, as he was second-choice to A.S. Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
's Doni
Donieber Alexander Marangon
Doniéber Alexander Marangon , more frequently known as simply Doni, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Liverpool as a goalkeeper. He was born in Jundiaí, São Paulo....
.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| Vasco da Gama | 2000 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| União Leiria | 2002–03 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
| FC Porto | 2005–06 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2011-12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 151 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 216 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 270 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 347 | 0 | ||
Last update: 14 November 2011
Club
- Vasco:
- Brazilian LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série AThe 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...
: 2000Copa João HavelangeCopa João Havelange was the 30th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized by Clube dos 13 instead of CBF, and was contested by 116 teams divided in modules, equivalent to their division -... - Mercosur CupCopa MercosurThe Copa Mercosur was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV money to the participating teams, but it went beyond and ended up as a natural replacement...
: 2000 - Guanabara CupTaça GuanabaraTaça Guanabara, or Guanabara Trophy, is a football tournament organized yearly since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions , Taça Guanabara was a tournament of its own right, completely unrelated to the Rio de Janeiro league, and the winners would be...
: 2000 - Rio CupTaça RioTaça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro...
: 2001 - Rio de Janeiro State LeagueCampeonato CariocaThe 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...
: 1998
- Brazilian League
- Porto:
- UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
- Portuguese League: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
- Portuguese CupTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 - Portuguese Supercup: 2006, 2009, 20102010 Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraThe 2010 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira is the 32nd Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Portuguese Liga and Portuguese Cup competitions. Played at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, on 7 August 2010, and contested by league...
, 20112011 Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraThe 2011 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 33rd edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions... - UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 20112011 UEFA Super Cup-External links:*, UEFA.com...
Country
- BrazilBrazil national football teamThe Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
:- Copa AméricaCopa AméricaThe Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
: 2007
- Copa América
Individual
- Portuguese League: Goalkeeper of the YearCNID Awards in footballThe LPFP Awards are a number of awards given annually during the Portuguese League for Professional Football gala, and the winners are chosen by a vote amongst the LPFP pairs. Between 2006 and 2010 the winners were chosen only by a vote amongst the members of Sports National Press Club...
2010–11