After his sending off in the game against Madureira last Sunday, Clarence Seedorf appeared in a recent press conference which was transcribed for the official Botafogo website by Danilo Santos. Here’s a link to the article in Portuguese, or read on for a rough translation of what Seedorf said. On his Sending Off “I sleep well and i’m relaxed. It’s like there was a natural disaster with multiple deaths, but it was just an incident […]
Botafogo face a tough start to the 2013 Brasileirao campaign, as they travel to Sao Paulo to face 2011 champions Corinthians in the first game on the 26th of May. The first home game will be against Neymar’s Santos just three days later. The full list of Botafogo fixtures for the 2013 Serie A season is shown below, but is probably subject to change. The break between June the 9th and the 7th of July […]
Botafogo defeated Vasco da Gama 1-0 to be crowned Taca Guanabara champions on Sunday. A solitary goal from right back Lucas was enough to give Botafogo the win it what was a scrappy game at the Engenhao, but it was Clarence Seedorf who was the centre of attention as the Brazilian media focused on his commanding performance in the Botafogo midfield. Seedorf lead by example and also had some part in the goal, as it was […]
Botafogo’s promising Brazil U20 midfielder Jadson, is set to join the Italian club Udinese in August for a fee of around £2m. Before he’s even had chance to feature in the stars of the future area on this site, let alone have a consistent stint in the starting XI for Botafogo, Udinese have picked up the the 19 year old for what could be a bargain price. Jadson is a volante, or defensive midfielder, who was […]
The ongoing series on Brazilian wonderkids begins with a look at Botafogo’s left sided centre back, Doria. Doria emerged at Botafogo in the 2012 season and immediately began to attract attention from clubs in Europe, particularly from the Italian clubs Juventus and Roma. Manchester City of the English Premier League also sent their scouts out to look at the player, and you can guarantee that a lot of other clubs will have investigated the buzz […]
Pending a work permit, Philippe Coutinho will become Liverpool’s second signing of the 2013 January transfer window, but more importantly he’ll become Liverpool’s 5th ever Brazilian player and only the third outfield player to wear the famous red shirt. Early days at Vasco da Gama The signing of Coutinho has excited many Liverpool fans, but it has also been met with the usual scepticism from some quarters. This could be because there isn’t much to […]
Botafogo’s three young stars, Doria, Bruno Mendes, and Jadson, will be retuning to the club early as the Brazil under 20 side were eliminated from the 2013 South American Youth Championships at the group stage. The squad went into the competition with high hopes, but it was evident from the first game that the team were lacking in shape, discipline, and attacking ideas. Doria played in all four games in this group stage, but was […]
Botafogo have announced their squad numbers for the forthcoming season, and in a show of faith to young Brazil under 20 star Bruno Mendes, they have decided that he will wear the number 7 shirt. As with many clubs, the number 7 shirt has extra significance as it was worn by numerous club legends, most notably in the case of Botafogo, it was worn by a player who epitomised Brazilian football – Mané Garrincha. The […]
Rodrigo Defendi has completed his move to Botofogo, after training with the club in their pre season camp prior to signing. Defendi was once on the books at Tottenham Hotspur as a youth, before moving to Italy with Udinese and Roma on loan from Spurs, and then Avelinos on a permanent basis. He had a spell at Palmeiras reserves, and then Paraná in the Campeonato Paranaense, before joining his last club Vitória Guimarães of Portugal. He commented on signing […]
The majority of the Botafogo players returned to trianing yesterday, with new signings Henrique, Amderson Aquino, Andre Bahia, and Julio Cesar taking part for the first time since their arrival this winter. Henrique and Anderson Aquino will bolster the attack, whilst left back Julio Cesar, and defender Andre Bahia will provide extra bodies in the back line. Former Sao Paulo player Henrique made stirs in the English media last summer when it was rumoured he would join […]