Roger Guerreiro
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Guerreiro | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:45, 1 June 2008 | |||
Roger Guerreiro (born May 25 1982 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian born-Polish international footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Legia Warsaw. Roger joined from Juventude in 2006.
Career
International career
He was granted Polish citizenship on April 17 2008. [1] Roger received the citizenship in a speedy procedure, and was guaranteed a place in the squad by the coach Leo Beenhakker. He made his debut in a Poland shirt in the game versus Albania on May 27, 2008.
Euro 2008
On June 12, he scored his first goal for the Poland national team with a 30th minute shot against Austria in both team's second Group B match of Euro 2008. For this game, UEFA awarded him Man of the Match. It was Poland's first ever goal in the European Championship. [2] According to the media, Ajax Amsterdam are interested in signing him.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | June 12 2008 | Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien, Austria |  Austria
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UEFA Euro 2008 |
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