André Galiassi
Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
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André Felipe de Sousa Galiassi (22 August 1980) is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Felipe de Sousa Galiassi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Corinthians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Roma Apucarana | ||
| 2003–2004 | River Plate | ||
| 2005 | General Caballero | 9 | (1) |
| 2005 | Tacuary | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Bolívar | 34 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | CFR Cluj | 70 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Kasımpaşa | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Unirea Alba Iulia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Concordia Chiajna | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 133 | (5) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Galiassi was born on 22 August 1980 in São Paulo, Brazil and began playing junior-level football at Corinthians where he was teammates with future Brazilian international Kléber.[1][2] He started his senior career by playing for Brazilian teams in the regional championships such as Roma Apucarana.[1][2] Afterwards, he moved abroad, initially playing in Paraguay's top two leagues for River Plate, General Caballero and Tacuary.[1][3] Subsequently, Galiassi went to Bolivia at Bolívar with whom he won the domestic league, and made appearances in continental competitions.[1][3][4][5] Among these were six matches in the group phase of the 2006 Copa Libertadores.[1][2][3][6]
Galiassi and teammate Miguel Cuéllar were transferred from Bolívar to Romanian side CFR Cluj which first paid €100,000 for Galiassi's loan, shortly afterwards paying another €400,000 for his permanent transfer.[2][4][5][7][8] He made his Liga I debut on 24 February 2007 when coach Cristiano Bergodi introduced him at halftime to replace Romeo Surdu, managing to score a goal in the 63rd minute as CFR obtained a 1–1 draw against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[1][7][9] In the following season, Galiassi helped CFR win The Double, which constituted the club's first trophies, being used in 28 league matches by coach Ioan Andone.[1][10][11] He also played the full 90 minutes in the 2–1 victory against Unirea Urziceni in the Cupa României final.[1][12] Subsequently, Galiassi played five games for The Railway Men in the 2008–09 Champions League group stage.[1] Among these matches were a historical 2–1 victory at Stadio Olimpico against AS Roma and a 0–0 draw against Chelsea, a game in which his performance in front of his direct opponent Didier Drogba was highly regarded.[1][2][13] In the same season he won another Cupa României with the club, but this time Galiassi was only an unused substitute in the final.[1][14] After his impressive performance in the Champions League, clubs from Russia and Greece were interested in acquiring him and Swiss side Young Boys offered €100,000 for his loan.[7] However, in July 2009 he was transferred by CFR for a sum of €500,000 to newly promoted Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa.[7][15]
On 9 August 2009, Galiassi made his Süper Lig debut under coach Besim Durmuş in a 2–1 away loss to Bursaspor.[16] After only three league matches in half a year, Kasımpaşa loaned him back to Romania at Unirea Alba Iulia for a fee of €30,000, because coach Adrian Falub wanted him there.[17] Galiassi ended his career at Concordia Chiajna where he made his last Liga I appearance on 22 October 2011 in a 1–0 away loss to Voința Sibiu, having a total of 85 games with four goals scored in the competition.[1][10][18]
Honours
Bolívar
CFR Cluj