 He was one of Academica's best players and is known for his pin-point passes.In May 2006 he was in talks with Bolton Wanderers FC and Celtic FC but instead he criticized the fact that Bolton were pushovers and that he thought the SPL (Scottish League) was a step down from Portugal.He ended up returning to his native Brazil to play for Fluminense, upon receiving an offer from Fluminense's financial backer and president of a life insurance company named Unimed, Celso Barros.