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Personal information
Full name: Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira
Date of birth: 13 April 1988 (1988-04-13) (age 36)
Place of birth:    Porto Alegre, Flag of Brazil Brazil
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position: Midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of Brazil Internacional
Number: 8
Youth clubs
1993–2004 Flag of Brazil Grêmio
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007–2015
2014
2015–
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Flag of Portugal Porto
Flag of England Manchester United
Flag of ItalyFiorentina (loan)
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018 00(2)
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National team
2005
2008
2007–
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Flag of Brazil Brazil U23
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Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira (born 13 April 1988), commonly known as Anderson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Internacional and the Brazil national team. He plays as a box-to-box midfielder noted for his vision, and strength.

Anderson began his career with Grêmio, joining the youth team before rising through the ranks. His goal against Náutico during the 2005 play-offs gained Grêmio promotion to the Brazilian Série A. Before the start of the 2005–06 season, Anderson moved to Porto, gaining first team status during his two seasons with them. There, he won the Portuguese Liga twice, along with the Portuguese Cup and SuperCup during 2005–06. He moved to Manchester United before the 2007–08 season, and has won the Premier League three times, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and the League Cup.

Anderson made his Brazil debut in 2007 during the 2007 Copa América, which they went on to win. He also played for the Brazil Olympic football team during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, helping them secure the bronze medal.

Honours[]

Clubs[]

Grêmio
Porto
Manchester United

International[]

Brazil
  • South American U-17 Championship (1): 2005
  • Copa América (1): 2007
  • Olympic Bronze Medal (1): 2008

Individual[]

External links[]

Template:Sport Club Internacional squad

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