Robson Ponte

Robson Ponte
Personal information
Full name	Robson Ponte
Date of birth	6 November 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	CA Juventus
1997	América FC
1998–1999	Guarani FC
1999–2005	Bayer Leverkusen
2001–2003	→ VfL Wolfsburg (loan)
2005–2010	Urawa Red Diamonds
2011	Grêmio Barueri
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2011

Robson Ponte (born 6 November 1976 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian former footballer. He spent most of his career at Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Germany and Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan.

Club career

Apesar de Ponte nasceu no Brasil, ele também detém italiano nacionalidade. Ele começou sua carreira profissional no Brasileiro Clube Atlético Juventus .

He was offered a contract by Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen in August 1999. He played for three seasons at Leverkusen. In the month of his transfer, German techno label Kompakt released a single entitled 'Robson Ponte'.^[1]

Before the 2001–02 season started, Ponte moved on loan to another Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg. At Wolfsburg, he managed 61 appearances in two seasons and scored 13 goals.

Ponte signed on free transfer with Japanese giants Urawa Red Diamonds before his contract with Leverkusen expired in July 2005. He, an all-around midfielder, took both penalty kicks and corners for Urawa for five seasons. In 2007, he received the Most Valuable Player award of the season.

Ponte ended his playing career with foreign professional leagues in 2010 and returned his country Brazil to spend his last years. He joined Grêmio Barueri on 26 May 2011.

Club team career statistics

As of 4 February 2011

Desempenho do Clube			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
1995	CA Juventus	Série B							-
1996	CA Juventus	Série B	26	12					-
1997	América FC	Paulista	4	1					-
1998	Guarani	Série A	16	7					-
1999	Guarani	Série A	16	9					-
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Other		Europe		Total
1999–00	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Bundesliga	24	2	8	2	1	0	5	0
2000–01	Bayer 04 Leverkusen		12	0			1	0	3	1
2001–02	VfL Wolfsburg		31	8	3	1	-
2002–03	VfL Wolfsburg		30	5	2	0	-		-		32	5
2003–04	Bayer 04 Leverkusen		20	2	2	2	-		-		22	4
2004–05	Bayer 04 Leverkusen		23	2	2	1	1	0	8	1	34	4
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2005	Urawa Red Diamonds	J. League Division 1	16	8	5	0	3	1	-		24	9
2006			22	4	4	2	3	0	-		29	6
2007			33	7	0	0	2	0	12	5	47	12
2008			16	1	2	1	2	0	4	0	24	2
2009			28	4	1	0	4	1	-		33	5
2010			29	9	2	2	6	2	-		35	11
Total	Brazil
	Germany		140	19			3	0
	Japan		144	33	14	6	20	4	16	5	194	47
Career total