Cléber Eduardo Arado
Cléber Eduardo Arado (11 October 1972 – 2 January 2021) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cléber Eduardo Arado | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 2021 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | América | ||
| 1995 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 1996 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 10 | (1) |
| 1997 | Coritiba | 18 | (10) |
| 1998 | Mérida | 17 | (3) |
| 1998 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1998–2000 | Coritiba | 28 | (9) |
| 2000–2001 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2001 | Guarani | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | Avaí | 8 | (9) |
| 2002 | Etti Jundiaí | 8 | (9) |
| 2002 | Ceará | ||
| 2002 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2003–2004 | Ceará | ||
| 2006 | Rio Preto | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Cléber started his career in América Futebol Clube (SP) in São Paulo, in 1992 he started his senior career.[1] Then played in Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube before the start of his international career.[2]
Cléber joined Japanese J1 League club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1997. On 8 March, he debuted as forward against Avispa Fukuoka in J.League Cup.[3][4] He also scored a goal in this match.[4]
Next season he played for Brazilian club Coritiba Foot Ball Club, then in Spanish CP Mérida.[2] In 1998 he returned to Brazil and played for several Brazilian clubs. He ended his professional career in 2006 in Rio Preto Esporte Clube.[1]
Death
Cléber died in Curitiba at age 47, from COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, after having been hospitalized for 34 days.[5]
References
- "Cléber :: Cléber Eduardo Arado ::". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- "Cléber Arado". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- Cléber Eduardo Arado at J.League (in Japanese)
- "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
- "Morre aos 47 anos, o ex-jogador do Coritiba Cleber Arado, vítima da Covid-19". ge.