Emerson (footballer, born 1976)

Emerson
Emerson in 2005
Personal information
Full name Emerson Ferreira da Rosa[1]
Date of birth (1976-04-04) 4 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1992–1993 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Grêmio 54 (8)
1997–2000 Bayer Leverkusen 82 (11)
2000–2004 Roma 105 (13)
2004–2006 Juventus 67 (4)
2006–2007 Real Madrid 28 (1)
2007–2009 Milan 27 (0)
2009 Santos 6 (0)
2015–2020 Miami Dade FC 17 (4)
Total 379 (41)
International career
1997–2006 Brazil 73 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Winner 1999 Paraguay
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2005 Germany
Runner-up 1999 Mexico
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1998 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emerson Ferreira da Rosa (born 4 April 1976), simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. At international level, he played 73 games for the Brazil national team between 1997 and 2006, scoring 6 goals. With Brazil, he has taken part in two FIFA World Cups (1998, 2006, missing out on the 2002 FIFA World Cup due to injury), two editions of the Copa América (1999, 2001), and three Confederations Cups (1999, 2003, 2005), winning the 1999 Copa América and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, while also reaching the 1998 World Cup Final.

An experienced footballer who was nicknamed the Puma due to his powerful but elegant, ball-winning style of play, Emerson has played for two Brazilian clubs, Grêmio and Santos, as well as several European clubs in Germany, Italy, and Spain, including Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Juventus, Real Madrid and Milan, winning several titles. In addition to his Brazilian passport, Emerson also holds Italian, German and Qatari passports.[3]

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Emerson". AS Roma. Archived from the original on 8 April 2002.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference archiviostorico.corriere.it was invoked but never defined (see the help page).