Rodrigo Corrêa Dantas (born October 20, 1989, in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for Série C club

Sampaio Corrêa Sampaio is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the states of Brazil, state of Tocantins (state), Tocantins in the Northern Region, Brazil, Northern region of Brazil. The municipality contains 6% of the Extremo Norte do Tocantins Extract ...

Career

The

attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

began his career with

Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...

, later played on loan for Portuguesa-RJ and América-RN. In March 2011, he joined Swedish club

Västerås SK Fotboll Västerås SK is a Swedish association football, football club based in Västerås. The club was formed on 29 January 1904 and currently play in Superettan from 2023 after relegation from Allsvenskan in 2024 Allsvenskan, 2024. Season to seaso ...

on a loan deal lasting until 31 May 2011.Rodrigo Dantas - Fotbolltransfers.com
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Honors

Taça Rio Taça Rio ( English: Rio Cup) is an annual football tournament attached to Campeonato Carioca, the state football league in the Rio de Janeiro state. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. It has had ...

: 2007, 2008 **

Taça Guanabara The Taça Guanabara ( English: Guanabara Cup) is an annual football tournament attached to the Campeonato Carioca, the state football league in the Rio de Janeiro state. It has been organized since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Fe ...

: 2009

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* * 1989 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Paranaense players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Botafogo FR players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Västerås SK Fotboll players G.D. Estoril Praia players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Bangu Atlético Clube players C.F. Os Belenenses players Varzim S.C. players C.D. Fátima players Esporte Clube São Bento players Maringá Futebol Clube players Tupi Football Club players Madureira Esporte Clube players Casa Pia A.C. players S.C. Olhanense players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub