André Dias
Personal information
Full name André Gonçalves Dias
Date of birth (1979-05-15) 15 May 1979
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Palestra de São Bernardo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Paraná 24 (1)
2001–2002 Flamengo 10 (0)
2003 Paysandu 26 (1)
2004–2006 Goiás 74 (3)
2006–2010 São Paulo 197 (21)
2010–2014 Lazio 125 (6)
Total 456 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2012

André Gonçalves Dias, or simply André Dias (born 15 May 1979) is a retired Brazilian football central defender.

Club career

Born in São Bernardo do Campo, André Dias first entered senior football in the 1999 Copa São Paulo de Juniores, when he played for Palestra de São Bernardo. In the same year, Dias was signed by Paraná, where he played for a year before moving to a bigger side, Flamengo. Dias stayed with Flamengo only for a short time, making ten appearances before moving again, this time to Paysandu Sport Club. Following a year at Paysandu, the defender moved to Goiás, where he established himself as a strong and talented defender.

In 2005, after two seasons at Goiás, Dias moved to play for São Paulo. He remained there until the end of the 2009 season.[1]

Lazio

Dias secured a move to Europe on 1 February 2010, when he signed for Italian club Lazio for €2.63 million.[2] He made 12 Serie A appearances with them in his first season and scored two quality goals.[1]

2011–12 was the season that consolidated Dias as a pivotal part of the Lazio defence. The Brazilian centre back coupled with Biava and Diakite and guided Lazio's defence to good success and also scored 2 goals in this season.

2012–13 season has seen Dias once again as one of the protagonists of Lazio's surge to the top positions of the table. Under new Lazio coach Vladimir Petkovic, Dias has become a backbone of the squad and together with Biava and Ciani, has formed a formidable defence, being one of the best in Serie A.

In December 2013, after almost four years playing in Italy, Dias, under permission of Lazio, can accept proposals from Brazil. Thus, the defender, in some months – Besides of this, his contract with Italians also finishes in July 2014 – can come back to his country. Dias desires to play again in Brazil to staying close to his family, and said that he does not have a preferred club to continue his career, even having a great identification with his former team São Paulo FC.[3]

International career

In 2009, Dias was called up to the Brazilian national side by the manager Dunga, to face Chile in a 2010 World Cup qualifier.[4] He did not make his debut, however.

Career statistics

As of 26 June 2017
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paraná 2000 Série A 20———20
2001 221———221
Total 241——————241
Flamengo 2002 Série A 110———110
Total 110——————110
Paysandu 2003 Série A 261———261
Total 261——————261
Goiás 2004 Série A 421—42—463
2005 322—20—342
Total 743——62——805
São Paulo 2006 Série A 181—8010271
2007 301—100—401
2008 323—6030413
2009 291—50152493
2010 00—003131
Total 1096——2902231609
Lazio 2010–11 Serie A 332100000342
2011–12 2302170—321
2012–13 2701060—340
2013–14 16130——191
Total 99371130——1194
Career total 343147148222342020

    Honours

    Club

    São Paulo
    Lazio

    Individual

    References

    1. 1 2 Career stats at Soccerway
    2. ↑ "Bilancio separato e consolidato al 30.06.2010" [2009–10 Annual Report] (PDF). SS Lazio (in Italian). 28 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
    3. ↑ André Dias consegue liberação da Lazio e pode voltar ao Brasil em 2014
    4. ↑ "Dunga adds four to depleted Brazil squad". Four Four Two. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
    5. ↑ "Hexacampeão, Flamengo recebe troféu de campeão nacional". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 8 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
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