Tommy Giacomelli

Tommy Adriano Giacomelli (born 29 April 1974), or simply Tommy, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

Tommy Giacomelli
Personal information
Full name Tommy Adriano Giacomelli
Date of birth (1974-04-29) 29 April 1974
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1998 Ponte Preta
1998–1999 Sai Kung Friends
1999–2000 Happy Valley
2000–2004 Sagesse (41)
2004–2005 Apollon Kalamarias
2005–2006 Indipendente
2006–2007 Sagesse (14)
2007–2008 Happy Valley (7)
2008–2009 Nejmeh (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tommy played in Brazil for Ponte Preta and Indipendente, in Hong Kong for Sai Kung Friends and Happy Valley, in Lebanon for Sagesse and Nejmeh, and in Greece for Apollon Kalamarias. He won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year in 2000, being the second foreign player to win the honour after Dimitre Kalkanov, who won the prize in 1998.

Club career

After playing for Ponte Preta in his native country, Tommy joined Hong Kong team Sai Kung Friends in 1998. After one season, he joined Happy Valley before moving to Lebanon in 2000, where he signed for Sagesse.[1] At Sagesse, Tommy scored 41 league goals during his four year stay.[2]

In 2004, Tommy moved to Greece where he signed for Apollon Kalamarias before returning to Brazil in 2005 signing for Indipendente. In 2006, Tommy returned to Sagesse where he scored 14 goals during the season, before moving once again to Happy Valley in 2007. The following year, Tommy returned to Lebanon at Nejmeh where he scored five league goals and ended his career with a total of 60 Lebanese Premier League goals.

References
  1. NADIM, MAKHOUL (18 December 2000). "Football - 4e journée du championnat du Liban Quatrième victoire de La Sagesse et du Akhaa Aley - MAKHOUL NADIM". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "من منهم ينوي دخول التاريخ من الباب الواسع؟". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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