Biro-Biro (footballer born 1974)

This article is about the former footballer born in 1974. For other people of that nickname, see Biro-Biro (disambiguation).

Biro-Biro

Personal information
Full name	João Bosco Gualberto de Freitas
Date of birth	(1974-06-23) June 23, 1974
Place of birth	Caiçara do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1999	América-RN	45	(0)
2003	Flamengo-PI
2003–2004	Atromitos	24	(2)
2004–2005	Tisza Volán Szeged
2005–2006	Aek-Kranid	30	(10)
2006	River
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Bosco Gualberto de Freitas, usually known as Biro-Biro (born June 23, 1974 in Caiçara do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte), is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for América-RN when the club was competing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1997 and in 1998.

Career

Biro-Biro played for América-RN from 1993 to 1999, helping his club finish as Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up in 1996. He then played 45 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches for América-RN in 1997 and in 1998, and helped his club win the Campeonato do Nordeste in 1998, scoring one of the three club goals in the second leg of the final against Vitória of Bahia state. In 2003 he played for Flamengo-PI, moving to Atromitos of Greece in 2003, then Tisza Volán Szeged of Hungary in 2004, and Aek-Kranid of Greece in 2005, scoring ten goals in thirty matches for the latter club. In 2006 he retired while playing for River.

Honors

Biro-Biro won the following honors during his playing career

Club	Competition	Seasons
América-RN	Campeonato do Nordeste	1998
	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up	1996