Rolando (footballer)

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Pires and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca.

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Rolando
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Rolando playing for Anderlecht in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca
Date of birth (1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth São Vicente, Cape Verde
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 6
Youth career
1999–2003 Campomaiorense
2003–2004 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Belenenses 97 (7)
2008–2015 Porto 112 (7)
2013 → Napoli (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014 → Internazionale (loan) 29 (4)
2015 → Anderlecht (loan) 6 (0)
2015– Marseille 18 (1)
International career
2006–2008 Portugal U21 7 (0)
2009–2014 Portugal 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca (born 31 August 1985), known simply as Rolando, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for French club Olympique de Marseille as a central defender.

Club career

Belenenses

Rolando was born in São Vicente, Cape Verde. After beginning his career in the youth ranks of lowly S.C. Campomaiorense he finished his football formation with Lisbon's C.F. Os Belenenses, which he joined at nearly 18. In his Primeira Liga debut, on 28 August 2004, he played 90 minutes and scored a goal in a 3–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo.

Rolando went on to become an essential defensive figure onwards, appearing in all 30 games in the 2007–08 season as the club finished in eighth place.

Porto

On 15 April 2008, FC Porto confirmed that Rolando had agreed to part ways with Belenenses and join them on a four-year contract.[1][2] In his first season he quickly beat competition from veteran Pedro Emanuel, partnering Bruno Alves in the centre and netting three times in 28 matches as the northerners won the league and the domestic cup; in the 2009 summer, the club acquired an additional 10% of his economic rights, and the player also extended his link until 30 June 2014.[3]

In 2010–11 Rolando rarely missed a game for Porto, who won another national championship. On 17 February 2011 he opened the score at Sevilla FC through a header, in an eventual 2–1 win for the season's UEFA Europa League,[4] which ended in conquest.

Rolando started the 2011–12 campaign in scoring fashion, netting both Porto goals in the season's Portuguese Supercup, a 2–1 win against Vitória de Guimarães in Aveiro.[5] On 30 January 2013, completely ostracized by manager Vítor Pereira as practically all Portuguese players, he was transferred to S.S.C. Napoli in the Serie A, being loaned until June.[6]

On 10 August 2013 Internazionale confirmed the signing of Rolando, in a season-long loan, for €600,000.[7][8] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 October, contributing to a 4–2 home win over Hellas Verona FC.[9]

In February 2015, after spending the first half of the new campaign ousted from the squad due to a run-in with the board of directors after he refused to join the team's pre-season,[10][11] Rolando was loaned to R.S.C. Anderlecht until June.[12]

Marseille

On 1 September 2015, Rolando was signed by Olympique de Marseille.[13]

International career

Although born in Cape Verde, Rolando moved to Portugal at age of 14 and became a naturalized citizen in 2006, immediately starting playing for the nation's under-21s, for whom he appeared at the 2007 UEFA European Championship.

On 11 February 2009 Rolando was first called up to the full side but did not make his debut, in a friendly match with Finland in Faro (1–0 win). He was selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but did not leave the bench.

Honours

Porto
Anderlecht

References

  1. ↑ Porto lure Rolando away from Lisbon; UEFA.com, 16 April 2008
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  7. ↑ F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  8. ↑ Rolando bolsters Nerazzurri rearguard; Inter Milan, 10 August 2013
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External links

  • Rolando at footballzz.co.uk
  • Rolando profile at ForaDeJogo
  • Rolando at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Rolando at Soccerway

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