The 26 year old Brazilian comes to Adelaide after recently finishing a Brazilian season with CA Juventus, and he is looking forward to bringing his game to the Hyundai A-League.

“It is good to be here in Adelaide. In my first impression of Adelaide I spoke with Cassio and he told me it was a good country to play in, so I can’t wait to play here and show my skills,” Alemao said through an interpreter after arriving.

Adelaide United coach Aurelio Vidmar signed the right sided defender to fill the spot vacated by retired veteran Richie Alagich and Vidmar is confident Alemao can provide the Reds with a strong presence in the position.

“He is definitely a solid player. He is someone who can defend and obviously get forward. I think today you need full backs who can do that, and he certainly has that in his game,” Vidmar said.

“In the clubs that he has played for in the past couple of years he has scored goals from that position so if you’ve got a full back who can get you one or two goals a year that’s an added bonus.”

Alemao has played against fellow United defender Cassio previously back in Brazil, and he says United having a number of other Brazilians in the squad will help him settle into his new club.

“It is important to play with other Brazilians because I don’t speak very good English right now but hopefully I will be able to pick it up slowly in a few months,” Alemao said.

Alemao will begin training with the squad when pre-season training commences on June 23. Alemao joins Adelaide United’s other Brazilian contingent Cassio, Diego and new striker Cristiano, who is expected to arrive in Adelaide on Monday, as The Reds’ foreigners for the Hyundai A-League 2008/09 Season.

Alemão
Full Name Everson Arantes de Oliveira
Date of birth 29-Nov-1982
Position Defender/Midfielder
Height 182cm
Weight 79kg
Nationality Brazilian

Club History
2008 CA Juventus (Brazilian 1st Division)
2007 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (Brazilian 1st Division)
2006 Juventude RS (Brazilian 1st Division)
2005 Guarani FC (Brazilian 1st Division)
2004 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (Brazilian 1st Division)
2003 America FC (Brazilian 1st Division)
1999-2003 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (Brazilian 1st Division)

Major Achievements
2004 Competed in ‘Copa Libertadores’ of South America
2004 ‘Campeonato Mineiro de Minas Gerais’ Champions (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube)
2003 ‘Campeonato Brasileiro Seria A’ Champions (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube)
2003 ‘Copa do Brasil’ Champions (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube)
2003 Best players of Copa São Paulo Juniores (Cruzeiro Junior Team)
2002 Finalist Copa São Paulo Juniores (Cruzeiro Junior Team)
3 times Junior Champion of Minas Gerais (Cruzeiro Junior Team)