Filipe Machado

Filipe José Machado (13 March 1984 – 28 November 2016) was a Brazilian footballer who last played for Chapecoense as a central defender.

Filipe Machado

Machado with CSKA Sofia in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Filipe José Machado
Date of birth	(1984-03-13)13 March 1984
Place of birth	Gravataí, Brazil
Date of death	28 November 2016(2016-11-28) (aged 32)
Place of death	La Unión, Colombia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Internacional	0	(0)
2004	→ Fluminense (loan)	1	(0)
2005	→ Esportivo (loan)	5	(0)
2006–2007	Pontevedra	35	(0)
2007–2009	CSKA Sofia	38	(2)
2009–2010	Salernitana	6	(1)
2010–2011	Inter Baku	9	(0)
2011	Al Dhafra	3	(0)
2011	Duque de Caxias	11	(0)
2012	Resende	14	(0)
2012	Guaratinguetá	8	(0)
2012–2013	Fujairah	?	(?)
2014–2015	Macaé	63	(2)
2015–2016	Saba Qom	28	(0)
2016	Chapecoense	16	(1)
Total		237	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Machado was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.

Club career

Born in Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul, Machado represented Internacional as a youth but made his senior debut while on loan at Fluminense. He also played the first half of the 2005 season for Esportivo, again on loan.^[1]

On 8 August 2006, Machado left for Spanish club Pontevedra CF in Segunda División B.^[2] He was an undisputed starter as his club finished first in its group, but failed to achieve promotion in the play-offs.

In the summer of 2007, Machado joined Portuguese club U.D. Leiria, but after altercations with the club's manager, he left for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. Machado appeared in 37 matches for the club, contributing with 2 goals. He also scored the winning goal for CSKA Sofia against Levski Sofia in the Eternal Derby during their first meeting of the 2007-08 A PFG season.^[3] He stayed there until August 2009, contributing to the club's record 31st league title.

As a free agent, and following a trial period, Machado signed a 1+2-year contract with Serie B side Salernitana in August 2009.^[4] He was released in January 2010,^[5] and claiming to have unpaid wages.^[6]

Machado switched teams and countries again ahead of the 2010–11 campaign, joining Azerbaijani club FC Inter Baku. In February 2011 he moved to the United Arab Emirates for Al Dhafra SCC, but appeared rarely.

Machado returned to Brazil in the 2011 summer, joining Duque de Caxias. He subsequently represented Resende and Guaratinguetá before moving abroad again to join Al-Fujairah SC in September 2012.^[7]

On 2 January 2014, Machado joined Macaé Esporte,^[8] helping the club in its Campeonato Brasileiro Série C winning campaign.

In the summer of 2015, he joined Persian Gulf Pro League side Saba Qom. On 10 May of the following year he returned to his homeland, signing for Chapecoense.^[9]

Machado became a first-choice upon arriving at Chape, and scored his first goal on 6 October 2016 in a 1–3 away loss against Atlético Paranaense.^[10] In his last match on 27 November, he was handed the captain armband in a 0–1 away loss against Palmeiras.

Death

Main article: LaMia Airlines Flight 2933

Machado was one of 71 fatalities on 28 November 2016, when Chapecoense were en route to the first leg of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals to play against Atlético Nacional in Medellín.^[11] Shortly before the take off, he recorded a video to his official Instagram account, showing all the players and the staff inside the plane.^[12]

Following the tragic accident, Machado's former club CSKA Sofia announced that part of the ticket revenue from their upcoming Bulgarian First League fixture against Pirin Blagoevgrad would be donated to Machado's family.^[13] CSKA Sofia supporters also gathered to pay tribute to Machado and his Chapecoense teammates in front of the Brazilian embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2016^[15]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fluminense	2004	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Esportivo	2005	Gaúcho	—		5	0	2	0	—		10[a]	0	17	0
Pontevedra	2006–07	Segunda División B	35	0	—		1	0	—		—		36	0
CSKA Sofia	2007–08	A PFG	15	2	—		0	0	0	0	—		15	2
	2008–09		23	0	—		3	0	—		1[b]	0	27	0
	Subtotal		38	2	—		3	0	0	0	1	0	42	2
Salernitana	2009–10	Serie B	6	1	—		0	0	—		—		6	1
Inter Baku	2009–10	Azerbaijan Premier League	2	0	—		1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2010–11		7	0	—		1	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Subtotal		9	0	—		2	0	0	0	—		11	0
Al Dhafra	2010–11	UAE Pro-League	3	0	—		0	0	—		—		3	0
Duque de Caxias	2011	Série B	11	0	—		—		—		—		11	0
Resende	2012	Carioca	—		14	0	—		—		—		14	0
Guaratinguetá	2012	Série B	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Macaé	2014	Série C	23	1	14	1	—		—		—		37	2
	2015	Série B	12	0	14	0	—		—		—		26	0
	Subtotal		35	1	28	1	—		—		—		63	2
Saba Qom	2015–16	Iran Pro League	28	0	—		—		—		—		28	0
Chapecoense	2016	Série A	16	1	—		0	0	3[c]	0	—		19	1
Career total			190	5	47	1	8	0	3	0	11	0	259	6

1. Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
2. Appearance(s) in Bulgarian Supercup
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian A Football Group: 2007–08
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2008

Inter Baku

• Azerbaijan Premier League: 2009–10

Macaé

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2014

Chapecoense

• Copa Sudamericana: 2016 (posthumously)^[16]

References

1. ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
3. "Фелипе Машадо: Пак ще вкарам на "Левски". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 13 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
4. "Ingaggiati Machado e Bastrini" (in Italian). Salernitana Calcio 1919. 4 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
5. "Machado, risoluzione contrattuale" (in Italian). Salernitana Calcio 1919. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
6. "Ex-Fluminense rescinde contrato na Itália e quer voltar ao Brasil" (in Portuguese). futebolinterior.com.br. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
7. "Filipe Machado acerta com Al Fujairah (Emirados)" [Filipe Machado signs with Al Fujairah (Emirates)] (in Portuguese). Pro Manager. 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
8. "Macaé acerta pré-contrato com Filipe Machado, ex-Resende" [Macaé sign pre-contract with Filipe Machado, formerly of Resende] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
9. "Chapecoense confirma Thiaguinho, Filipe Machado e está próximo do zagueiro Demerson" [Chapecoense confirm Thiaguinho, Filipe Machado and is close to stopper Demerson] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
10. "Atlético-PR vence a Chapecoense por 3 a 1 e mantém domínio na Baixada" [Atlético-PR defeat Chapecoense by 3–1 and maintain domain at the Baixada] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
11. "Colombia plane crash: Fans gather to mourn Chapecoense footballers among 75 killed". The Guardian. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
12. "Jogador Filipe Machado fez vídeo no voo da Chapecoense antes da queda" [Player Filipe Machado recorded a video in Chapecoense's flight before the crash] (in Portuguese). G1. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
13. "Ticket information about the match with Pirin". cska.bg. CSKA Sofia. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
14. "CSKA fans honoured the memory of Filipe Machado". cska.bg. CSKA Sofia. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
15. Filipe Machado at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
16. "CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play" [CONMEBOL awards 2016 Sudamericana champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

External links

• Filipe Machado at BDFutbol
• Filipe Machado at Soccerway