Alípio
| File:Alipio duarte.jpg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alípio Duarte Brandao | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid Castilla | ||
| Number | - | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 22, 2009 | |||
Alípio Duarte Brandao (born 7 June 1992 in Brasília) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for the Real Madrid Castilla. [1] [2]
Club career
He came to the club from the Portuguese side Rio Ave in November 2008 for about 1.4 million euro. [3] Alípio scored two goals in his debut for Real Madrid C, but will from now on play for Castilla. [4] He shares the same agent as Cristiano Ronaldo and is also called "little Ronaldo", but not after Cristiano Ronaldo, it's after the Brazilian star Ronaldo "El Fenomeno". [5]
Early years
Alipio left Brazil at 14 years of age, and arrived in Portugal. He is an orphan and came to Portugal with his legal guardian, Helber Damiao, co-owner of the football school "Two Touches". The player has had his rights split up three ways between his guardian Damiao, his club Rio Ave, and the club he started with in Brazil, Internacional. [6]