Quick Facts
Biography
Josiesley Ferreira Rosa, best known as Ferreira (born February 21, 1979 in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State) is a Brazilian football striker.
Career
Born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State, during his early career he played with several clubs in Brazil: Uberlândia, Goiás, Atlético Mineiro, Ateneu and Mamoré.
In summer 2001 he moved to Portugal where, until 2006, he represented several Portuguese Liga clubs: Farense, Vitória Guimarães, Beira-Mar, Gil Vicente, CD Nacional and União Leiria.
In 2006 he signed with Cruzeiro playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He played afterwards with Ipatinga (Serie B) and Náutico (Serie A) before returning to Portuguese top league club União Leiria in 2008.
After that short return to Portugal, his next destination was Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i in the South Korean K-League. Afterwards he had a spell with Ipatinga, who he had helped the year before to get the promotion to the Brazilian Serie A, before joining former European champions Red Star Belgrade playing in the Serbian SuperLiga.
In 2009 he was back to Brazil playing Náutico in the Serie A then moving to Mirassol in 2010. In 2011 he moved abroad again, this time signing with Iran Pro League side Naft Tehran.
Achievements
Rosa was runner-up top scorer of the Campeonato Mineiro 2001, with nine goals and third top scorer of the Portuguese Liga 2003-04, with 14 goals.
External sources
- Josiesley Ferreira Rosa profile at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Ferreira at Srbijafudbal (Serbian)
- Josiesley Ferreira Rosa at thefinalball.com
- Josiesley Ferreira at Sambafoot
- Josiesley Ferreira Rosa – K League stats at kleague.com (Korean)