Early years Born in
Eldorado, Mato Grosso do Sul, Moretto represented
São José Esporte Clube,
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos,
Londrina Esporte Clube,
Sport Club do Recife,
Brasiliense Futebol Clube and
Clube 15 de Novembro in his home country. In 2003, aged 25, he moved to Portugal, signing for
S.C. Salgueiros in the
Segunda Liga and making a very good first impression during pre-season; however, facing serious economic problems, the club was relegated to the
third division and lost all of its professional players. Moretto then joined
F.C. Felgueiras also in the second tier. There, he played eight matches and conceded ten goals. He soon became first choice while the team performed above all expectations, winning the
Taça de Portugal after beating
S.L. Benfica in
the final. In the first part of the
2005–06 season, Moretto appeared in 17 matches and conceded only five goals; however, both Vitória coach
Luís Norton de Matos and some players resigned shortly after due to unpaid wages, as he was by then the goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded per minute in all
European leagues.
Benfica In December 2005, speculation arose regarding Moretto's transfer to Benfica or
FC Porto. In a controversial move, he joined the former following allegedly "bad behaviour" from both his agent and the latter club's board of directors; he agreed to a deal until June 2011, for
€1 million. When Moretto arrived at the
Estádio da Luz, both
José Moreira and
Quim were injured, so he was immediately inserted in manager
Ronald Koeman's starting XI. He made 23 appearances in all competitions until the end of the campaign (18 in the league, one in the cup and four in the
UEFA Champions League, conceding no goals against reigning champions
Liverpool in the
round of 16 and being voted
Player of the match in the quarter-finals first leg against
FC Barcelona). Moretto did not have an easy time after joining Benfica because, alternating above-average performances with subpar ones, he suffered from the animosity of their supporters, which undermined his concentration. Following the departure of Koeman and arrival of his replacement
Fernando Santos, he was relegated to the role of
substitute, with Quim again becoming the starter; during
2006–07 he played only once, often splitting the bench with Moreira. On 13 July 2007, Moretto agreed to a loan at
AEK Athens F.C. of
Super League Greece, with an option to make the move permanent.
Later career On 3 August 2009, Benfica released Moretto, with the player planning to return to Brazil. Later that year he returned to Brasiliense, now in the
Série B. Moretto went back to Portugal and its top flight in July 2010, signing with lowly
S.C. Olhanense for two years. In the following
transfer window, however, he changed teams – and countries – again, joining
Arka Gdynia from Poland. ==Personal life==