Gustavo Nery de Sá da Silva (born 22 July 1977) is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

In February 2014, it was announced Nery would join

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club Werder Bremen on a four-year contract from

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in the summer. The transfer fee to be paid to São Paulo was reported as €500,000 or €600,000. He missed the beginning of training in the summer due to being called up to the Brazil national team. He was later kept out of action by a hand injury. In his time at Werder Bremen he was often injured and unable to secure a first-team spot, making three league appearances, two of which were substitute appearances. Nery left Werder Bremen to join Corinthians on loan in February 2005. Corinthians also received a option to sign Nery permanently for a reported transfer fee of about €1.5 million. Nery joined

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side

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on loan from Corinthians for the second half of the 2006–07 season.

Honours

Corinthians *

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São Paulo * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2001 *

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: 2002 Internacional *

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: 2008 Brazil *

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Individual * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

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* 1977 births Living people People from Nova Friburgo Association football fullbacks Brazil international footballers 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 Copa América players Brazilian footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Bundesliga players La Liga players Guarani FC players Real Zaragoza players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Sport Club Internacional players São Paulo FC players Santos FC players SV Werder Bremen players Esporte Clube Santo André players Copa América-winning players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) {{Brazil-footy-defender-1970s-stub