Biro-Biro (footballer, born 1974)

João Bosco Gualberto de Freitas, usually known as Biro-Biro (born June 23, 1974 in Caiçara do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte),[1] is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for América-RN when the club was competing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1997 and in 1998.[2]

This article is about the former footballer born in 1974. For other people of that nickname, see Biro-Biro (disambiguation).

Biro-Biro
Personal information
Full name João Bosco Gualberto de Freitas
Date of birth (1974-06-23) June 23, 1974
Place of birth Caiçara do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1999 América-RN 45 (0)
2003 Flamengo-PI
2003–2004 Atromitos 24 (2)
2004–2005 Tisza Volán Szeged
2005–2006 Aek-Kranid 30 (10)
2006 River
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Biro-Biro played for América-RN from 1993 to 1999,[3] helping his club finish as Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up in 1996.[4] He then played 45 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for América-RN in 1997 and in 1998,[2] and helped his club win the Campeonato do Nordeste in 1998, scoring one of the three club goals in the second leg of the final against Vitória of Bahia state.[4] In 2003, he played for Flamengo-PI,[3] moving to Atromitos of Greece in 2003, then Tisza Volán Szeged of Hungary in 2004, and Aek-Kranid of Greece in 2005, scoring ten goals in thirty matches for the latter club.[5] In 2006, he retired while playing for River.[1]

Honors

Biro-Biro won the following honors during his playing career

Club Competition Seasons
América-RN Campeonato do Nordeste 1998
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up 1996

References
  1. "João Bosco Gualberto de Freitas" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  2. "Biro-Biro" (in Portuguese). Futpedia. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  3. "Biro Biro" (in Portuguese). Conteúdo Esportivo. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  4. "História do Futebol do Rio Grande do Norte - Os clubes do RN no Campeonato Nacional" (in Portuguese). Futebol Potiguar. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  5. "Biro-Biro feliz entre os gregos" (in Portuguese). Conteúdo Esportivo. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
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