Felipe Jorge Loureiro Football player

Felipe Jorge Loureiro (born 2 September 1977), known as Felipe, is a Brazilian retired footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder. A left-footed midfielder, Felipe is known for his playmaking style, that nicknamed him as Maestro, with his excellent ball control, dribbling skills and vision for offensive plays and passes.Felipe arrives in Vasco da Gama as a futsal player in 1984 at 6 years old. Times later, came up through the ranks of Vasco da Gama as a youth player. In 1996, received his first chance between the professionals, playing as a left back. Until 1999, Felipe stood in Vasco da Gama, getting chances in the Brazilian national team and consecrating himself as one of the greatest idols of the club. After an unsuccessful negotiation to Roma and injuries in 2000, Felipe in 2001, already playing since 1999 as an attacking midfielder, was loaned to Palmeiras and, posteriorly, to Atlético Mineiro. In 2002, returns to Vasco da Gama for a short time, before a negotiated and goes to a mid-season spend in Galatasaray. In 2003, Felipe returns to Brazil, playing two seasons as a left winger for Flamengo. In 2005, after polemics, made a quickly move to Fluminense after goes to Al Sadd, spending five seasons in Middle East. In 2010, Felipe returns to Vasco da Gama, 14 years after his professional debut in the club.

Personal facts

Felipe Jorge Loureiro
Alias (AKA)Felipe
Birth dateSeptember 02, 1977
Birth place
Brazil , Rio de Janeiro
Height (meters)1.75

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Football player

position
Midfielder
teams
Brazil national football team
Al Sadd SC
CR Vasco da Gama
Clube Atlético Mineiro
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Fluminense FC
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Brazil national under-23 football team
Galatasaray S.K. (football)

Felipe Jorge Loureiro on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://en.sambafoot.com/players/43_Felipe.html
  2. http://www.unitedathletes.com/english/interviews/felipe.html