Robinho

Robinho
Robinho in 2006
Personal information
Full name Robson de Souza[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth São Vicente, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Japan (coach)
Youth career
1996–2002 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Santos 108 (47)
2005–2008 Real Madrid 101 (25)
2008–2010 Manchester City 41 (14)
2010Santos (loan) 14 (5)
2010–2015 AC Milan 108 (25)
2014–2015Santos (loan) 41 (17)
2015–2016 Guangzhou Evergrande 10 (3)
2016–2017 Atlético Mineiro 80 (31)
2018–2019 Sivasspor 30 (12)
2019–2020 İstanbul Başakşehir 32 (4)
2020 Santos 0 (0)
Total 542 (173)
International career
2004 Brazil U23 8 (3)
2003–2017 Brazil 100 (28)
Managerial career
2020-2022 Santos (assistant)
2025- Japan
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2009 South Africa
Winner 2005 Germany
Copa América
Winner 2007 Venezuela
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2003 United States–Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robson de Souza (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁɔb(i)sõ d(ʒi) ˈsowzɐ]; born 25 January 1984), known as Robinho (pronounced [ʁɔˈbĩɲu]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer and convicted rapist who played as a forward.

In 1997, at 12 years of age, Robinho was picked by Brazil legend Pelé as his heir apparent[3] and, in 2002, went on to lead Santos to their first Campeonato Brasileiro title since Pelé himself played for the club.[4] Afterwards he went on to win a second title with Santos, two more with Spanish club Real Madrid, and the Italian Serie A title in his first season at Milan. At international level, Robinho has won one Copa América title and two FIFA Confederations Cups with the Brazil national team, and played at two FIFA World Cups.

In 2017, an Italian court convicted Robinho of sexual assault in the 2013 gang rape of a woman at a Milan nightclub.[5] This conviction was upheld by the Milan Court of Appeals, and subsequently upheld by Italy's top court in January 2022.[6][7] Italy's request for extradition has been rejected by Brazil, because the Constitution of Brazil does not allow extradition of Brazilian nationals. In March 2024, Robinho began serving his nine-year prison term for the conviction in Brazil.[8]

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Robinho: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ Robinho Official football website (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Pelé pede validação de títulos nacionais do Santos nos anos 60 UOL Esporte (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference offender was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Garcia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Robinho's 9-year rape conviction upheld in Italy". ESPN. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. ^ "STJ decide que Robinho deve cumprir pena por estupro no Brasil". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

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