Rodrigo (footballer, born October 1980)

Ferrugem
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Lacerda Ramos
Date of birth (1980-10-06) 6 October 1980
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Palmeiras 6 (0)
2000–2002 AEK Athens 46 (1)
2003 Atlético Mineiro 28 (2)
2003–2008 Ajaccio 82 (0)
2007–2008 → Strasbourg (loan) 34 (2)
2008–2010 Júbilo Iwata 17 (1)
2009–2010 → Strasbourg (loan) 38 (1)
2010–2012 Sion 59 (1)
2012–2013 Lausanne-Sport 20 (0)
2013–2015 Villa Nova
Total 330 (8)
International career
1999 Brazil U20 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Lacerda Ramos (born 6 October 1980), also known as Ferrugem in Brazil,[1] is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Rodrigo started his career at Palmeiras. On 11 July 2000 he moved to Greece and signed for AEK Athens.[2] Despite his acquisition on a free transfer, on 28 December 2001, FIFA awarded Palmeiras the fee of 650 million drachmas from AEK, as compensation, due to the player's transfer upon his contract's expiration.[3]

Rodrigo spent two seasons at the club having a mediocre performance. On 20 April 2002 he became a negative protagonist in the derby against Olympiacos at the Olympic Stadium, which was deemed as the championship final. His miscommunication with the goalkeeper, Dionysis Chiotis, gave Alexis Alexandris the opportunity to score the third goal of Olympiacos, which greatly affected the outcome in their 4–3 defeat, resulting in loss of the title on the tie.[4] Nevertheless, he won the Cup at the end of the season.[5] On 9 July 2002 his contract with AEK was terminated[6] and after a few months without as a free agent Rodrigo returned to Brazil and signed for Atlético Mineiro.[7]

Afterwards, he moved to France and signed for Ajaccio. In 2007 he was loaned to Strasbourg for a season. On 17 July 2009, Rodrigo has returned to Strasbourg after two years, signing from Japanese side Júbilo Iwata on a two-year deal. In his second season he was loaned again to Strasbourg. In 2010 he moved to Switzerland and joined Sion for two years. In the following years he played for Lausanne-Sport and Villa Nova, where he retired in 2015.

International career

Rodrigo captained Brazil U20 at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.

Honours

AEK Athens

Sion

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Η ΑΕΚ παρουσίασε τον... μικρό Ντούνγκα Φερουζέμ". in.gr. 11 July 2000.
  3. ↑ "650 εκατ. για Φερούζεμ!". tanea.gr. 28 December 2001.
  4. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ (4-3), 20/04/2002". 24 December 2020 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Greece 2001/02". RSSSF.
  6. ↑ "Επίσημη παρουσίαση Σεντένο". contra.gr (in Greek). 9 July 2002.
  7. ↑ "Ροντρίγκο Ράμος "Φερούζεμ"". aekpedia.com.
  8. ↑ "Switzerland Cup Details". RSSSF.
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