Bismarck Barreto Faria

Bismarck
Personal information
Full name Bismarck Barreto Faria
Date of birth (1969-09-17) 17 September 1969
Place of birth São Gonçalo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1979–1986 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1993 Vasco da Gama 85 (28)
1993–1996 Verdy Kawasaki 137 (36)
1997–2001 Kashima Antlers 137 (33)
2002 Fluminense
2002 Goiás 10 (1)
2003 Vissel Kobe 9 (0)
National team‡
1985 Brazil U17 6 (3)
1987–1989 Brazil U20 10 (3)
1989–1990 Brazil 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 August 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2007

Bismarck Barreto Faria, better known as Bismarck (born 11 November 1969 in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro State) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Bismarck's professional career began in 1987 playing for Vasco da Gama of Brazil. In 1993, he moved to Japan to play for the Verdy Kawasaki of the J1 League. During his three seasons at Verdy, Bismarck was twice selected as a member of the J. League Best Eleven, in 1994 and 1995. In 1997, he moved to Kashima Antlers, where he was again selected for the league's Best Eleven award in his first season with the new club. In 2002, he returned to Brazil to play for the Fluminense and the Goiás. However, in 2003 Bismarck would return to Japan to play for Vissel Kobe before retiring at the end of that season.

International career

Bismarck was part of the Brazil national under-20 football team that placed third in 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. He won the MVP Award, the Adidas Golden Ball, for his performances throughout the tournament. At senior level, he was also a member of the Brazilian national team that won the Copa América in 1989, and represented his nation in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.[1]

Personal life

He is named after Otto von Bismarck, the famous politician who played an important role of the creation of one of the world's Great Powers, the German Empire.

Bismarck, along with one-time Brazilian football teammates Jorginho and Cláudio Taffarel, were featured in a special version of the film Jesus produced and distributed during the 1998 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1987Vasco da GamaSérie A1010
1988248248
1989178178
1990165165
19917272
1992205205
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1993Verdy KawasakiJ1 League17632762714
1994421421364721
1995511131-5412
1996275531544712
1997Kashima AntlersJ1 League3211521134816
19983063130367
199923721523010
20002634072375
20012660060326
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
2002FluminenseSérie A0000
2002GoiásSérie A101101
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2003Vissel KobeJ1 League900060150
CountryBrazil 95299529
Japan 2836924116227369107
Total 3789824116227464136

International

[2]

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
198971
199040
Total111

Honours

Club

Vasco da Gama
Verdy Kawasaki
Kashima Antlers)

International

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1990 FIFA World Cup: Brazil Squad Archived February 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. FIFA. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bismarck Barreto Faria". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.


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