Wellington Simião

Wellington Simião (born 23 February 1987) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.

Wellington Simião

Personal information
Full name	Wellington Simião[1]
Date of birth	(1987-02-23) 23 February 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth	Poços de Caldas, Brazil[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Caldense
2009–2010	Buriram United
2011	São José	0	(0)
2012	Metropolitano	0	(0)
2012	Icasa	6	(0)
2013	Caldense	0	(0)
2013–2014	Guarani	17	(1)
2015	Brusque	0	(0)
2016	Ituano	11	(5)
2016	Vila Nova	10	(2)
2017	Ituano	0	(0)
2017	Avaí	32	(2)
2018	Coritiba	31	(0)
2018	→ Mirassol (loan)	14	(1)
2019	XV de Piracicaba	12	(3)
2020	Brasil de Pelotas	30	(1)
Managerial career
2021	Poços de Caldas
2022	Passos [pt]
2023	Luverdense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Poços de Caldas, Simião started his professional career in 2007 with Caldense and subsequently represented lower division clubs - Luverdense, Metropolitano, Guarani. He also had a spell with Thai club Buriram United in 2010.^[1]

On 16 September 2016, Simião signed for second tier club Vila Nova after a stint with third tier Ituano.^[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Londrina on 24 September.^[3]

After having represented Ituano in local Campeonato Paulista,^[4] Simião joined first tier club Avaí in May 2017.^[5] In the following month, he suffered a fracture in his face during a match against Atlético-MG for which he had to be operated on.^[6]

On 28 December 2017, Simião joined Coritiba Football Club.^[7]

Honours

Brusque

• Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2015

References

1. "Último da 'Família Pugliese', Simião faz elogios ao treinador no Guarani [Last of the 'Pugliese family', Simião praises coach in Guarani]". Globe Esporte. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
2. "Apresentado, Wellington Simião chega com espírito decisivo ao Vila Nova [Presented, Wellington Simião arrives decisively at Vila Nova]". Globe Esporte. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
3. "Londrina vence o Vila Nova com gol nos acréscimos e entra no G4 [Londrina wins the Vila Nova with goal in the extras and enters the G4]". Terra. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
4. "Avaí fica próximo de anúnciar Wellington Simião como reforço [Avaí is close to announcing Wellington Simião as reinforcement]" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
5. "TUDO SOBRE: WELLINGTON SIMIÃO [ALL ABOUT WELLINGTON SIMIAO]". Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2017. 18 May 2017
6. "Tem mascarado no Avaí: Wellington Simião treina com proteção no rosto [He has masked in Avaí: Wellington Simiao trains with protection in face]" (in Portuguese). DC. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
7. "Coritiba anuncia contratação de Wellington Simião e retorno de César Benítez [Coritiba announces hiring of Wellington Simião and return of César Benítez]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

External links

• Wellington Simião at Soccerway