Anderson Polga

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Anderson Polga
Full name	Anderson Corrêa Polga
Date of birth	9 February 1979 (1979-02-09) (age 29)
Place of birth	Santiago, Brazil
Height	1.83 m
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Sporting Clube de Portugal
Number	4
Youth clubs
	Grêmio B
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-2003 2003-Present	Grêmio Porto Alegre Sporting CP	94 (5) 143 (5)
National team²
2002-	Brazil	11 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

For other Brazilian footballers nicknamed Anderson, see: Anderson (footballer).

Anderson Corrêa Polga (born February 9, 1979), is a Brazilian football defender. He currently plays in Portugal for Sporting CP, having previously played for Grêmio Porto Alegre. He was crowned world champion at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Germany.

Groomed at Grêmio, the central defender made his senior debut in 1999 and went on to shine in the following three seasons, scoring three goals in more than 60 games for the Brazilian side. During that time he helped his team to secure both the 2001 Rio Grande do Sul State Championship and the Copa do Brasil. However, his biggest achievement came in the 2002 FIFA World Cup when he helped Brazil claim an unprecedented fifth title, featuring in two games in Korea/Japan. He was called into the World Cup squad having only made his Brazil debut that year against Bolivia.

His qualities made him a target for several European teams but it was Sporting who secured the defender's services in 2003/04, making him the first world champion to play in Portugal. Since then he has established himself has a regular of the Lisbon team, who he helped to reach the final of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup, though he was an unused substitute against PFC CSKA Moskva, and finish second in the Liga the following season, after which he signed a new three-year deal. Since then, he won the 2007 Portuguese Cup.

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Sporting Clube de Portugal – current squad

1 Rui Patrício • 2 Pedro Silva • 4 Polga • 6 A. Silva • 7 Izmailov • 8 Ronny • 9 Purović • 10 Vukčević • 11 Derlei • 13 Tonel • 16 Tiago • 18 Grimi • 20 Yannick • 21 P. Farnerud • 22 Rodrigo Tiuí • 23 Hélder Postiga • 24 M. Veloso • 25 Pereirinha • 26 Gladstone • 28 Moutinho • 30 Romagnoli • 31 Liédson • 34 Stojković • 44 Renato • 58 Paéz • 78 Abel • 88 Celsinho • -- Rochemback • Manager: P. Bento

v • d • e Brazil squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Winners (5th Title)

1 Marcos • 2 Cafu • 3 Lúcio • 4 Roque Júnior • 5 Edmílson • 6 Roberto Carlos • 7 Ricardinho • 8 Gilberto Silva • 9 Ronaldo • 10 Rivaldo • 11 Ronaldinho • 12 Dida • 13 Belletti • 14 Anderson Polga • 15 Kléberson • 16 Júnior • 17 Denílson • 18 Vampeta • 19 Juninho • 20 Edílson • 21 Luizão • 22 Rogério Ceni • 23 Kaká • Coach: Scolari

Persondata
NAME	Polga, Anderson Corrêa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Polga, Anderson
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Brazilian football defender
DATE OF BIRTH	9 February 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Santiago, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH