Jeovânio

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rocha and the second or paternal family name is do Nascimento.

Jeovânio

Personal information
Full name	Jeovânio Rocha do Nascimento
Date of birth	(1977-11-11) November 11, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Goiânia, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1994	Atlético-GO
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2000	Atlético-GO	-	(-)
2000	América-SP	-	(-)
2001	Figueirense	-	(-)
2002	Palmeiras	3	(0)
2003–2005	Figueirense	67	(0)
2006	→ Grêmio (loan)	28	(0)
2007–2009	Valenciennes FC	38	(0)
2009–2010	Figueirense	16	(1)
2011–2012	Santa Cruz	12	(0)
2012	Guaratinguetá
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeovânio Rocha do Nascimento or simply Jeovânio (born November 11, 1977, in Goiânia, Brazil) is a Brazilian defensive midfielder.

Career

Jeovânio made three appearances in the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.[1]

On February 10, 2007 he made his Ligue 1 debut with Valenciennes against Nantes[2]

Judicial problems

In March 2016 he was sentenced to ten months in jail by a French court for failing to pay €142 000 in taxes while playing for Valenciennes FC[3]

References

[1] L'Equipe. lequipe.fr. Retrieved March 28, 2016

1. "Guia do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Placar. March 2003. p. 41. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
2. "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
3. "Justice : L'ancien Valenciennois Jeovanio Rocha condamné à 10 mois de prison ferme". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-03-28.

External links

• Jeovânio at L'Équipe Football (in French)