Felipe Jorge Loureiro

Felipe

Personal information
Full name	Felipe Jorge Loureiro
Date of birth	(1977-09-02) September 2, 1977
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Left wide midfielder Left back Central midfielder Attacking midfielder Right winger
Youth career
1989–1997	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2002	Vasco da Gama	268	(22)
2001	→ Palmeiras (loan)	0	(0)
2001	→ Atlético Mineiro (loan)	7	(0)
2002	Galatasaray	14	(2)
2003–2004	Flamengo	43	(4)
2005	Fluminense	8	(0)
2005–2010	Al Sadd	107	(45)
2010–2012	Vasco da Gama	61	(7)
2013	Fluminense
International career‡
1999	Brazil U-23	1	(0)
1998–2004	Brazil	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 2, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 14, 2012

Felipe Jorge Loureiro (born 2 September 1977), known as Felipe, is a Brazilian retired footballer who plays primarily as a left wide midfielder. A left-footed midfielder, Felipe is known for his playmaking style, that nicknamed him as Maestro, with his excellent ball control, dribbling skills and vision for offensive plays and passes.

Felipe arrives in Vasco da Gama as a futsal player in 1984 at 6 years old. There, he met Pedrinho, who would be his profession colleague and also personal friend. Times later, in 1990 at 12 years old, came up through the ranks of Vasco da Gama as a youth player. In 1996, received his first chance between the professionals, playing as a left back. Until 1999, Felipe stood in Vasco da Gama, getting chances in the Brazilian national team and consecrating himself as one of the greatest idols of the club. After an unsuccessful negotiation to Roma and injuries in 2000, Felipe in 2001, already playing since 1999 as a central midfielder, was loaned to Palmeiras, returning to play as a left back, and, posteriorly, to Atlético Mineiro. In 2002, returns to Vasco da Gama for a short time, playing as an attacking midfielder, before a negotiated and goes to a mid-season spend in Galatasaray. In 2003, Felipe returns to Brazil, playing two seasons as a right winger for Flamengo. In 2005, after polemics, made a quickly move to Fluminense after goes to Al Sadd, spending five seasons in Middle East. In 2010, Felipe returns to Vasco da Gama, 14 years after his professional debut in the club.

National team

He has seven caps with the Brazilian national team, the first one on 23 September 1998. He won the Copa América in 2004.

Honours

Club

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 1997, Copa João Havelange (2000)
• Copa do Brasil (1): 2011
• Campeonato Carioca (1): 1998
• Torneio Rio – São Paulo (1): 1999
• Copa Libertadores (1): 1998
• Copa Mercosur (1): 2000

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca (1): 2004

Fluminense

• Campeonato Carioca (1): 2005

Al Sadd

• Qatar Stars League (2): 2005-06, 2006-07
• Emir of Qatar Cup (1): 2006-07
• Qatar Crown Prince Cup (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
• Sheikh Jassem Cup (1): 2006-07

International

Brazil

• Copa América (1): 2004

Individual

• Copa do Brasil Player of Year (2): 2004, 2011
• Campeonato Carioca Player of Year (1): 2004
• Campeonato Carioca Midfielder of Year (3): 2004, 2011, 2012

External links

• United Athletes Magazine Interview about the training of a midfielder.
• Sambafoot.Com