Enrico (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Nazaré.

Enrico Cardoso Nazaré (born 4 May 1984, in Belo Horizonte), commonly known as Enrico, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as attacking midfielder.

Enrico

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-05-04) 4 May 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Atlético Mineiro
2006	Ipatinga
2006–2008	Djurgårdens IF	62	(7)
2009–2014	Vasco da Gama	17	(1)
2010	→ Coritiba (loan)	34	(8)
2011	→ Ceará (loan)	8	(0)
2012	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	2	(0)
2014	Apollon Smyrni	3	(0)
2015	Iraklis Psachna	20	(2)
2015	Huddinge	5	(1)
2016	Enskede	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 October 2015

Early life

Enrico Cardoso Nazaré was born in Belo Horizonte to English teacher Rogerio and Sandra.^[1] At the age of seven, he and his twin brother Fabricio joined local team Santa Tereza.^[1]

Playing career

Djurgården

In the summer of 2006, Enrico signed with Djurgårdens IF on a 3.5-year contract.^[2] Before that, he had played for the Brazilian teams Atlético Mineiro and Ipatinga.^[1] He made his debut and scored his first Djurgården goal in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds tie against MFK Ružomberok in July 2006 on Råsunda Stadium.^[3]

Vasco da Gama

In 2009, after almost three seasons as a standout for the Swedish club, Enrico returned to Brazil, signed by Vasco da Gama.^[4] That year he won the Série B. In 2010, he was loaned to Coritiba, winning the Campeonato Paranaense and the Série B. In 2011, after his loan ended, he returned to Vasco da Gama. That same year Enrico became champion again, this time winning the Copa do Brasil. A few weeks after winning the Copa do Brasil, he was loaned to Ceará until the end of the season. In 2012, Enrico was loaned again by Vasco da Gama, this time to Ponte Preta. There he played alongside Rodrigo Pimpão, who was also loaned by the carioca club.

In 2013, he returned to Vasco. Early in the year, Enrico began to feel severe pain in his left knee. Infiltration and PRP were some of the repeated procedures, but nothing worked. A more in-depth examination revealed that a bone was pressing on the fibular nerve and preventing him from making sudden movements. Vasco's medical department didn't have a specialist to take care of such a problem. The player contacted his uncle, Ronaldo Nazaré, former doctor for Cruzeiro and the national team. Only in November they found a specialist who would accept the case.

On 30 May 2014, after his contract ended, Enrico left Vasco. He was the last remaining player who won the 2009 Série B.

Greece

In the second half of 2014, Enrico signed with the Greek club Apollon Smyrnis.^[5] In early 2015, Enrico transferred to Iraklis Psachna FC, also in Greece.

Return to Sweden

In 2015, Enrico joined Huddinge.^[6] In 2016, he signed with Enskede.^[7] In 2017, Enrico ended his professional football career and started working as an agent at his sports management company.

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Mineiro	2003[8]	Série A	8	1							8	1
	2004[8]		7	0							7	0
	2005										0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ipatinga	2006	Série C									0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Djurgården	2006[9][8]	Allsvenskan	15	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	17	1
	2007[9][8]		25	5	2	0					27	5
	2008[9]		22	2	2	0	4	2			28	4
	Total		62	7	4	0	6	3	0	0	72	10
Vasco da Gama	2009[10]	Série B	13	0	5	0			5	2	23	2
	Total		13	0	5	0	0	0	5	2	23	2
Coritiba (loan)	2010[10]	Série B	34	8	2	0					36	8
	Total		34	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	36	8
Vasco da Gama	2011[10]	Série A	4	1	2	0			6	2	12	3
	Total		4	1	2	0	0	0	6	2	12	3
Ceará (loan)	2011[10]	Série A	8	0	2	0					10	0
	Total		8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Ponte Preta (loan)	2012[10]	Série A	2	0	4	3					6	3
	Total		2	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	6	3
Vasco da Gama	2013	Série A									0	0
	2014	Série B									0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apollon Smyrni	2014–15[10]	Football League	2	0	1	0					3	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			140	17	20	3	6	3	11	4	177	27

Honours

Ipatinga

• Campeonato Mineiro (1): 2005

Vasco da Gama

• Brazilian Série B (1): 2009^[10]
• Brazilian Cup (1): 2011^[10]

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense (1): 2010^[10]
• Brazilian Série B (1): 2010^[10]