Robinho Real Madrid

Robson de Souza (born January 25, 1984 in São Vicente, Brazil), nicknamed Robinho (Little Robson) is a Brazilian football player (forward) on the Brazilian national team, currently playing for Real Madrid after his debut years for Santos Football Club of Brazilian league. He is considered to be one of the most promising prospects for the Brazilian national team. He is 1.72 meters tall and weighs 60 kilograms.

Robinho entered Santos’ junior divisions in 1996, and made his professional debut at the age of 16 in 2000. Along with teammate Diego, he helped the club to win the Brazilian league in 2002, first since Pelé retired. After a disappointing 2003 season, Robinho exploded in 2004, scoring 21 goals in 36 matches in the league. Robinho has also appeared for Santos in two Copa Libertadores, helping Santos finish runners-up to Boca Juniors in the 2003 tournament.

Robinho’s performances over the past three years had attracted the attention of the great clubs from Europe, but Santos were reluctant to let him go (foreseeing a possible decay of the club’s playing strength).

However, he expressed a desire for leaving the country since his mother was kidnapped, by the end of 2004, and was held captive for two months (one among several cases of relatives of famous Brazilian footballers kidnapped recently). He finally left Brazil in the summer of 2005 and started his European club career with Spanish giants Real Madrid. On July 31 Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid agreed a fee of about 30 million US$ for the striker. Robinho joined the side on August 25, and teamed up with fellow Brazilian internationals Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Julio Baptista to make his debut against Cadiz, coming on as substitute in the second half for Thomas Gravesen. His shirt number for the season is 10.

.This year’s World Cup 2006 will provide a huge boost for Robinho, and give him a chance to really show his skills, as he will grace the world stage alongside fellow Brazilian superstars Adriano, Ronaldo, Kaká and Ronaldinho.

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