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Adriano Leite Ribeiro (born February 17, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as simply
Adriano, is a Brazilian football striker who currently plays for Corinthians. Adriano's career has been marked by inconsistency:
despite having won four scudettos, a FIFA Confederations Cup and a Copa América, he also has the most "wins" of the Bidone d'Oro award, given to the worst player of the year in the Italian Serie A.
Early Career
Adriano started his career in 1999 on Flamengo's youth squad and earned promotion to the senior squad one year later. He made his team debut on February 2, 2000, a Torneio Rio-São Paulo match against Botafogo. He scored a goal against São Paulo in the same competition 4 days later.
Despite signing a two-year contract with Flamengo in June 2000, he secured a move to Internazionale for the 2001-02 season and scored his first goal with the club against Real Madrid in a friendly match as a substitut.
Adriano Leite Ribeiro (born February 17, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian football striker who currently plays for Corinthians. Adriano's career has been marked by inconsistency:despite having won four scudettos, a FIFA Confederations Cup and a Copa América, he also has the most "wins" of the Bidone d'Oro award, given to the worst player of the year in the Italian Serie A.
