- 25.07.09
- First Team
FCK signs the Brazilian Rodnei
The Brazilian defender Rodnei will be joining 1. FC Kaiserslautern. FCK and Hertha BSC Berlin have reached a loan agreement with a purchase option for the 23-year-old.
Rodnei Francisco de Lima
Rodnei is a center back who is also able to play in the position of a right or left back. The left-footed defender has been playing for Hertha together with FCK forward Srdjan Lakic for a short while in the past. The Brazilian player has made nine appearances in the Bundesliga first division. In the second half of the season 2008/09 for example, Rodnei was part of the starting line-up in the match against Bayern Munich which Hertha won 2-1.
"Rodnei is a center back who can play in variety of different positions in the defense. Since we have been watching him for a long time, we are very delighted to have him in our team now,” Stefan Kuntz, chairman of the FCK board of management, commented on the new signing.
Data:
Name: Rodnei Francisco de Lima
Position: Defense
Number: 20
Born on: 09/11/1985
Body height: 190 cm
Weight: 90 kg
Nationality: Brazilian
Joins FCK on 07/25/2009
Games/Goals BL 1: 9/0
Previous clubs: Hertha BSC Berlin, Jagiellonia Bialystok, FC Vilnius, Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube
