Michael (footballer, born 1982)
Brazilian footballer
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Michael Jefferson Nascimento (born 21 January 1982), known as Michael, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of EC São Bernardo. He played as a midfielder from 1997 until 2015, notably for Japanese club Albirex Niigata.
Full name
Michael Jefferson Nascimento[1]
Date of birth
21 January 1982
Place of birth
São Paulo, Brazil
Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Jefferson Nascimento[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | EC São Bernardo (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | São Caetano | ||
| 2002–2003 | Corinthians | ||
| 2003–2004 | CRAC | ||
| 2004–2006 | Grêmio Barueri | ||
| 2005 | → Avaí (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Guaratinguetá | ||
| 2007 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Coritiba (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | JEF United Chiba | 22 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Albirex Niigata | 83 | (14) |
| 2013 | São Bernardo | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Guaratinguetá | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Santo André | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | EC São Bernardo (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing statistics
- As of 31 January 2012[2][3][4][citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba | 2008 | Série A | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | − | 11 | 2 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 2008 | J1 League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2009 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2010 | J1 League | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 6 |
| 2011 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 105 | 18 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup.
- Includes J. League Cup.
