Gladstone (footballer)

Gladstone Pereira della Valentina (born 29 January 1985 in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo), simply Gladstone, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Vaslui in Romania, as a central defender.

Club career

Gladstone started playing professionally with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, at 18. From then onwards, he started a series of consecutive loans, starting in 2005–06 in Italy; first with Juventus FC and, after no appearances, to Hellas Verona FC, but the former club chose not to activate the pre-set price of €2 million, one of the reasons being the impending 2006 Italian football scandal. He subsequently returned to Cruzeiro, signing a new three-year contract.

In 2007–08, Gladstone was loaned out again, this time to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he rarely played due to the presence of compatriot Ânderson Polga and Tonel; mainly used as a late substitute, he still managed to score once, in a 4–1 home win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio. After the season finished in June (with Sporting second), he closed the year with another loan, at Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, this time as starter.

Gladstone moved, on 19 January 2009, still owned by Cruzeiro, to Clube Náutico Capibaribe. On 13 February of the following year, his contract with the Belo Horizonte club expired, and he returned to Europe, signing for three years with FC Vaslui in Romania.; GSP, 13 February 2010......
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