World
Cup 2006
Star Player Profiles
Adriano
Birth Date: February 17 1982
Birth Place: Rio De Janeiro
Birth Nation: Brazil
Height: 189cm
Weight: 87kg
Nationality: Brazilian
Position: Forward
Full Name: Leite
Ribeiro Adriano
In 1999 Adriano
helped Brazil to victory in the World Under 17 Championship
however he failed to score
He had a good
2000 campaign with Flamengo and notched up seven goals in
the league and one in the Mercosur Cup where Flamengo were
knocked out by River Plate in the quarter-finals.
In November 2000
Adriano made his International debut for Brazil in a World
Cup qualifier against Columbia This was Emerson Leao's first
match in charge of the Brazil national team.
At the South
American Under 20 Championships he helped Brazil to qualification
in 2001
In the World
Youth Cup in 2001 he scored six goals aiding Brazil to the
quarter-finals where they lost to Ghana.
Adriano moved
to Inter Milan in August of 2001 as part of a three way
deal where Vampeta moved to Flamengo and Reinaldo moved
to Paris St-Germain
In January 2002,
the Brazilian youngster was sent on loan to Fiorentina after
failing to hold down a place in Inter's first team line-up.
Parma then got
Adriano from Inter in June 2002, and he went on to score
15 league goals last season.
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