Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos

Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos (born 12 August 1980), known simply as Cássio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Saudi club Al-Taawoun FC as a goalkeeper.

Cássio
Personal information
Full name Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos
Date of birth (1980-08-12) 12 August 1980
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Al-Taawoun
Number 1
Youth career
1999–2000 Olaria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Olaria
2002 Bangu
2003 Macaé
2003–2004 Olaria
2004 América-RJ
2004–2007 Vasco Gama 53 (0)
2008 Macaé
2008–2013 Paços Ferreira 127 (0)
2013–2014 Arouca 27 (0)
2014–2018 Rio Ave 111 (0)
2018– Al-Taawoun 51 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2020

Club career

During most of his career in his homeland, Rio de Janeiro-born Cássio played mostly for modest clubs. He did however represent Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama over four Série A seasons, playing 35 games in 2006 to help his team to the sixth position.

In 2008, Cássio moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira, being first-choice for most of his spell with the Primeira Liga side. He was also the starter during the 2010–11 edition of the domestic League Cup, where his team lost in the final against S.L. Benfica.[1]

Cássio did not miss one single minute of action in the 2012–13, as Paços finished a best-ever third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. He only conceded 29 goals during the campaign, notably keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 home win over Sporting CP.[2]

Honours

Al-Taawoun

References
  1. Bwin Cup final: Benfica make it three in a row! Archived 18 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 23 April 2011
  2. "Paços vence Sporting (1–0) e aproxima-se do sonho" [Paços beat Sporting (1–0) and come closer to dream] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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