Gledson (footballer, born 1979)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Menezes.

Gledson

Personal information
Full name	Gledson da Silva Menezes
Date of birth	(1979-09-04) 4 September 1979
Place of birth	Felipe Guerra, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	ABC Natal
	Corinthians Sao Paulo
	AD Vitoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	FC Tubarão-SC
2002	Fortuna Köln	13	(0)
2002–2005	LR Ahlen	28	(1)
2003–2004	→ VfL Osnabrück (loan)	27	(1)
2005–2007	Hansa Rostock	50	(6)
2007	VfB Stuttgart	0	(0)
2008–2009	Hansa Rostock	26	(1)
2009–2013	FSV Frankfurt	78	(2)
Total		222	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gledson da Silva Menezes (born 4 September 1979), known as Gledson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Gledson was born in Felipe Guerra, Rio Grande do Norte.

He moved to reigning Bundesliga champions VfB Stuttgart from F.C. Hansa Rostock during the summer of 2007, having made 105 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga over the past three seasons.

On 3 January 2008, he returned to Hansa Rostock.

On 14 July 2009, he signed for FSV Frankfurt.

External links

• Gledson at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Gledson at kicker (in German)