Robson Severino da Silva (born 10 July 1983), known simply as Robson, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Robson played lower league football in his early years. In June 2005 he signed a six-month contract with

Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Mogi Mirim, is a Brazilian football club based in Mogi Mirim, São Paulo. It competes in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fifth tier of the São Paulo state football league. ...

of the third division, then joined

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in the League of Sergipe state. In the summer of 2006, Robson signed for Portuguese second level club Gondomar S.C. and, the following season, at the age of 24, made his

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

debut – in his country or abroad – with Vitória de Setúbal. His first game in the competition was on 19 August 2007, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Vitória de Guimarães. On 7 July 2009, after having helped the '' Sadinos'' consecutively retain their status and only missing a combined three matches, Robson stayed in the country, agreeing to a three-year deal with C.S. Marítimo after having arrived

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. He made an average of 20 league appearances during his spell in

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. Again as a

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, on 19 September 2012, Robson moved to

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

side

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian professional football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, '' F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee'', whose registration number it i ...

. In the 2014 off-season, following his team's relegation to the second tier, he rejoined his former coach Ronny Van Geneugden at

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Honours

Vitória de Setúbal *

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: 2007–08I Taça da Liga vai para Setúbal (I League Cup goes to Setúbal)
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, 23 March 2008 (in Portuguese)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robson 1983 births Living people Footballers from Recife Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Gondomar S.C. players Vitória F.C. players C.S. Marítimo players Belgian Pro League players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players S.K. Beveren players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen