Adriano Vieira Louzada

Football player infobox


playername = Adriano
fullname = Adriano Vieira Louzada
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|01|3
cityofbirth = Rio Branco
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = 1.81 m
nickname =
position = Striker
currentclub = FC Porto
clubnumber = -
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002-05 2005 2006-
clubs = Portuguesa Palmeiras Vitória Bahia Palmeiras CD Nacional Cruzeiro FC Porto
caps(goals) = 5 (0) 17 (2) 17 (3) 0 (0) 89 (42) 11 (2) 49 (19)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = September 30, 2008
ntupdate =

Adriano Vieira Louzada, Adriano (born January 3, 1979 in Rio Branco), is a Brazilian footballer, currently a striker with Portuguese Liga's Futebol Clube do Porto.

Adriano started playing in 1998 for Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, and went on to represent, in Brazil, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.

Switching to Portugal in 2002, he began playing with Madeira's C.D. Nacional. After a quick return stint in Brazil with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Adriano joined F.C. Porto in January 2006, and gradually made his way into the starting eleven, scoring the winning goal in the 2006 Portuguese Cup final.

After Lisandro López's conversion into the striker position, Adriano lost his starting job, but was often brought in from the bench.

On August 2008, he was due for a transfer to fellow first division outfit C.F. Os Belenenses. However, he refused, choosing to stay at Porto and fight for a place.

Honours

*Portuguese Championship: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
*Portuguese Cup: 2005-06
*Portuguese Supercup: 2006-07
*Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 2000
*Brazilian Champions Cup: 2000

External links

* [http://www.zerozero.eu/uk/jogador.php?id=197 Stats and profile at zerozero.pt]