Rodrigo Gral
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Gral | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Chapecó, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | Grêmio | 49 | (4) |
| 1998 | → Juventude (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | → Flamengo (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Sport Club | 32 | (16) |
| 2002–2005 | Júbilo Iwata | 69 | (38) |
| 2005 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | (5) |
| 2006 | Omiya Ardija | 11 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Al-Khor | 43 | (22) |
| 2009 | Al-Sadd | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Bahia | 22 | (8) |
| 2011 | Santa Cruz | 7 | (1) |
| 2012 | Brunei DPMM | 11 | (4) |
| 2012 | Hercílio Luz | ||
| 2012–2014 | Chapecoense | 7 | (2) |
| 2014 | Juventus-SC | ? | (10) |
| 2015 | Gama | ||
| 2015 | Concórdia | ||
| 2016 | Operário MS | 2 | (2) |
| 2016 | FC Djursland | 3 | (5) |
| 2017 | Igrejinha | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodrigo Gral (born 21 February 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
Career[edit]
Gral has played in Japan and made his J1 League debut for Júbilo Iwata against Consadole Sapporo on 17 March 2002, and marked the occasion in front of the home crowd at Yamaha Stadium by scoring a goal. He has been one of the most prolific goalscorers in the J1 League since he came to Japan in 2002, having scored at a rate of more than a goal every two games.
Before joining Júbilo Iwata, Gral previously played in his native Brazil for Grêmio, Juventude, Flamengo, and Sport Recife.[1]
He also utilized Roberto Assis as his agent for a period of time.[2]
Gral has represented Brazil in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored once in the finals, against Zambia.[3]
Honours[edit]
J - League: 2002
Emperor's Cup: 2003
Japanese Super Cup: 2003, 2004
References[edit]
- ^ "Futpédia: Rodrigo Gral". Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ Micheletti, Rogério. "ASSIS: Ex-meia do Grêmio". Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Rodrigo Gral – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links[edit]
- Rodrigo Gral at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's under-20 international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Brunei
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brunei
- CR Flamengo footballers
- Grêmio FBPA players
- Sport Club do Recife players
- Esporte Clube Juventude players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players
- Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
- Júbilo Iwata players
- Yokohama F. Marinos players
- Omiya Ardija players
- J1 League players
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Al Sadd SC players
- DPMM FC players
- Singapore Premier League players
- People from Chapecó
- Qatar Stars League players
- FC Djursland players
- Footballers from Santa Catarina (state)