Adriano Fabiano Rossato (born 27 August 1977 in

Vila Velha Vila Velha (; ) is a Brazilian municipality situated on the coast of the state of Espírito Santo, in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It is part of the Greater Vitória Metropolitan Area and covers an area of , of which is within the urban a ...

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) is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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, and is a

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Football career

During his Brazilian career,

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specialist Rossato represented

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (; ''Botafogo Football and Rowing'') is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Although it competes in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known ...

Rio Branco Atlético Clube Rio Branco Atlético Clube is a Brazilian professional football club from Vitória, Espírito Santo. Founded on 21 June 1913, it plays its home games at Estádio Kleber Andrade in Cariacica. Competes in the Campeonato Capixaba, the Espírito ...

Criciúma Esporte Clube Criciúma Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947. Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the 1991 Copa do Brasil, the 2002 ...

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, União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube and

Marília Atlético Clube Marília Atlético Clube, commonly referred to as Marília, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Marília, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state foot ...

, moving to Portugal in July 2002 with

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's C.D. Nacional. During two seasons he scored an impressive 17

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goals, including a

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against S.C. Beira-Mar on 25 April 2004 (3–0 home win). Bought by

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in July 2004, Rossato never played an official game for the northerners. He then joined

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side

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, scoring – from a free kick – in only his second

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appearance, a 1–2 loss at

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, finishing with 22 matches. For 2005–06, Rossato was loaned back to Portugal, signing with S.C. Braga on a one-year deal. Having returned to Sociedad for the following campaign he returned, again on loan, to the Iberian neighbours, moving to U.D. Leiria in January 2007. Released in the summer of 2007, Rossato joined second division team

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

, being instrumental in the

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ns' 2008 top flight return after a two-year absence. He would miss, however, the vast majority of the next season due to injury; his first match took place only on 17 May 2009, as he played the second half of a 1–2 away loss to

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(12 minutes played). Because of his injuries, Málaga announced in July 2009 it would not renew Rossato's contract, so the player was released. Late in the following month the 32-year-old signed for another club in the country, second level's

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

.El Salamanca tira de remontada ante el Levante (Salamanca display comeback ways against Levante)
Marca, 7 November 2009

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossato, Adriano 1977 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Rio Branco Atlético Clube players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players Marília Atlético Clube players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Primeira Liga players C.D. Nacional players FC Porto players S.C. Braga players U.D. Leiria players La Liga players Segunda División players Real Sociedad footballers Málaga CF players UD Salamanca players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série D managers Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce managers