João Vitor (footballer, born 1991)
footballer
João Vitor Ribeiro Rodrigues, better known as João Vitor (born December 1, 1991, in Caratinga), is a Brazilian centre midfielder who plays for Tupi.
Career
Beginning in Minas
João is a native of Caratinga, belonging to the eastern city of Minas Gerais, with a population over 80,000 inhabitants, counting the nearby districts. From humble family, he started at school for Maguila, nicknamed Cláudio, famous in the region where he began making his first kicks. Maguila promised the young man that if he stood out, take him to try his luck in Rio de Janeiro.
The promise was fulfilled after João Vitor show stand out among other kids. The grit and determination allied technique to the centre midfielder won him a test in Artsul, time to contest the second division of professional soccer in Rio de Janeiro. A smaller club, but with good structure. From there came the boys Jorbison, today at Flamengo, and Geovane Maranhão, hired by Vasco da Gama.
Featured on the basis carioca
The team of Nova Iguaçu, João Victor stood out in Campeonato Carioca Juvenil de 2007, when the team went to the seventh stage, before the last final, and lost the group standings for the Vasco da Gama. At the time, the coach of Flamengo, Rogério Lourenço, who later would win the final in Vasco, invited the youth to go to the team, the Estádio da Gávea.
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