Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos

Cássio

Personal information
Full name	Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos
Date of birth	(1980-08-12) 12 August 1980
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Rio Ave
Number	1
Youth career
1999–2000	Olaria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Olaria
2002	Bangu
2003	Macaé
2003–2004	Olaria
2004	América-RJ
2004–2007	Vasco Gama	53	(0)
2008	Macaé
2008–2013	Paços Ferreira	127	(0)
2013–2014	Arouca	27	(0)
2014–	Rio Ave	38	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos (born 12 August 1980), known simply as Cássio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Rio Ave F.C. as a goalkeeper.

Football career

During most of his career in his homeland, Rio de Janeiro-born Cássio played mostly for modest clubs. He did however represent Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama during four Série A seasons, playing 35 games in 2006 to help his team to the sixth position.

In 2008 Cássio moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira, being first-choice during most of his spell with the Primeira Liga side. He was also the starter during the 2010–11 domestic League Cup campaign, where his team lost in the final against S.L. Benfica.

Cássio did not miss one single minute of action in the 2012–13, as Paços finished a best-ever third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. He only conceded 29 goals during the season, notably keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over Sporting Clube de Portugal.

External links

• CBF data (Portuguese)
• SambaFoot profile
• Vasco official profile (Portuguese)
• Cássio at footballzz.co.uk
• Cássio profile at ForaDeJogo
• Cássio at Soccerway