Vander Sacramento Vieira (born 2 March 1988 in

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), sometimes known as just Vander, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger.

Career

Early career

The young

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started in Madureira, and in 1998, aged 10, was taken to

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, where he began to stand out. Fast, with both legs as his head, Vander Vieira characteristics including good passing and shooting, in addition to the torn speed. In 2008, came to be negotiated with Portuguese teams, however, the transfer did not materialize because of the player desire to continue in

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. In 2007, the player, which until then was a reserve team led by luxury coach and former player Adílio, became the proprietor, and helped the team win third place in the

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, world interclub of the U-19 category in

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Flamengo and America

In 2009, he became promoted to the senior team would be headed by Cuca, but no space was borrowed by the board the scarlet-black, through the former

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striker

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, who try to

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access to the first division

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the following year. The idea was to make the player gain experience ahead of time will create red. Nevertheless, Vander Vieira even took the field by Devil and returned to the

yet that season, but no act by

Duque de Caxias

In 2010, Vander Vieira was loaned to

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to compete in the

that year, as the scarlet-black cast, which featured a veritable constellation, no room for a young player finally debuted with the Robe. In September the same year Vander returned to the club for part of the cast of the

in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-23.

Botev Plovdiv

On 13 July 2012, Vander Vieira moved to Europe to sign for Bulgarian first division club

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. He took part in 23 games and scored 6 goals during his first season in the

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, establishing himself as a key factor in the squad. His second season proved to be however less efficient. He participated in 26 games primarily as a right winger or secondary striker, contributing with 3 goals. Although Vander Vieira was among the favorite players of the fans, he appeared only in three matches for

in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League campaign and did not become a key player, because of injuries and fatigue. He came on as a substitute in the final of

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against

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, but at the very end of the game he was sent off after a rough tackle.Ботев загуби на финала, играем в Лига Европа през юли
/ref> Vander remained an unused substitute during the match for the

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2014.Ботев загуби от Лудогорец във финала за Суперкупата
/ref> He was released by the club on August 31, 2014 after playing in only 2 games during the 2014-15 A PFG season, amidst Botev's financial problems.

AEK Larnaca

On 31 August 2014, he signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further season with Cypriot side

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. In his first season in Cyprus, Vander was voted as the best foreign player of the

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, as he appeared in 28 league matches and scored 4 goals, helping AEK Larnaca to finish in the 2nd place for the first time in their history.

APOEL

On 29 May 2015, Vander Vieira signed a three-year contract with fellow

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team

APOEL APOEL FC (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a Cypriot professio ...

, for a transfer fee of

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100,000. He made his official debut on 21 July 2015, in his team's 1–1 away draw against

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for the

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of the

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. He scored his first goal for the club against his former team

on 12 September 2015, in APOEL's 2–2 away draw for the

. At the end of the season he crowned champion for the first time in his career, as his team managed to win the

title for a fourth time in the row. On 2 August 2016, Vander Vieira scored the second goal in

's 3–0 home victory against

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for the

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of the

, as his team overturned a 2–1 loss in Norway and reached the

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of the competition.

Career statistics

Vander Statistics
at soccerway.com

Honours

;

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Runner-up: 2013–14 **

Runner-up: 2014 ;

: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

External links

APOEL official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vieira, Vander 1988 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders CR Flamengo footballers America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Botev Plovdiv players AEK Larnaca FC players APOEL FC players Sharjah FC players Ajman Club players Al-Arabi SC (UAE) players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players UAE Pro League players UAE First Division League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen