Alemão (futsal player)
# Alemão (futsal player)

Júlio César Simonato Cordeiro (born 25 June 1976), commonly known as Alemão, is a Brazilian born, Spanish futsal player who plays for Dina Moscow as an Ala.

## Biography

Alemão began his career in the Brazilian clubs until he moved to Spanish club "CML Talavera." There he played for two seasons and helped the club to win the Spanish championship. Alemão three years after that he was playing in the Brazilian championship, until he signed a contract with a new Spanish champion "Playas de Castellón." During two years of being a part of that team he did not win any trophies in the domestic arena, but he achieved great success in European cups, winning two debut futsal UEFA Cups. Alemão scored goals in the finals of both games, and in the final of the 2002/03 season he was able to make a double.

In 2003, he moved to "Lobelle" and spent nine years there, helped the club to win the Cup and the Super Cup of Spain. Later he got the Spanish citizenship and his game was so impressive for the Spanish national team coach, that at the age of 34 he debuted in the national team. Later, he became a member of the UEFA Futsal Championship in 2012, where the Spaniards triumphantly won the gold. Alemão became the best player of the tournament in terms of goal and passes.

At the European championship Alemão was already a player of Dina Moscow. In February he debuted in the Russian championship.

## Achievements

* European Futsal Champion (1): 2012
* UEFA Futsal Cup (2): 2002, 2003
* Spanish Futsal League Champion (1): 1995/96
* Spanish Futsal Cup Winner (1): 2006
* Spanish Futsal Super Cup winner (1): 2010
* Russian Futsal Championship (1): 2014
