Early career He started his career in Brazil with
Palmeiras, then moved to Italy in September 2002 and signing for
Siena, a then
Serie B team, which later earned promotion to
Serie A. After another season with Siena, Taddei left on a Bosman free transfer and signed a five-year contract with
AS Roma on 3 June 2005. He earned a gross salary of €1.75M in the first season and €2.23M in the next 4 seasons.
Roma After joining Roma prior to the
2005–06 season, Taddei made his debut on 28 August 2005 in a 3–0 win away to
Reggina in Serie A. Taddei got his first taste of European football, helping Roma to the last 16 of the
2005–06 UEFA Cup, going out to
Middlesbrough on away goals. Taddei ended his first season with 9 goals in 53 games in all competitions. Taddei received some attention after he performed a move he later titled "The Aurelio", named after
AS Roma assistant manager
Aurelio Andreazzoli, in a Champions League group stage match against
Olympiacos on 18 October 2006. On 23 December 2006, he scored an acrobatic goal in a 2–0 win over
Cagliari. On 4 April 2007, he scored the opening goal in Roma's 2–1 victory over
Manchester United in the first leg of the
2006–07 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Taddei missed the second leg through injury, as Roma lost 7–1 at
Old Trafford. The Brazilian ended the
2006–07 by winning his first trophy, helping Roma to the
2006–07 Coppa Italia, a trophy Roma would retain the following season, beating
Internazionale on both occasions. On 5 March 2008, he scored a goal in a 2–1 away win over
Real Madrid in the
2007–08 UEFA Champions League round of 16, in which Roma qualified to play another quarter-final against Manchester United. On 21 February 2009, he scored a goal in a 1–0 win against his former club Siena. 27 January 2011, he scored in a 2–0 win over
Juventus in the
2010–11 Coppa Italia quarter-finals. Just two games later Taddei scored his final Roma goal, opening the scoring in the 3–1 victory over
Atalanta. At the end of the season, the club and the Brazilian footballer didn't reach an agreement for a contract renewal and Taddei left Roma after 9 years, playing almost 300 games and scoring 31 times in all competitions.
Perugia On 21 July 2014, after having been a free agent for two months, Taddei signed a contract with
AC Perugia Calcio in
Serie B. Taddei scored his first goal for Perugia in the 2–0 win against
FeralpiSalò in the second round of the
Coppa Italia. Taddei scored his first Serie B goal in the 2–2 draw with
Vicenza on 20 September, keeping Perugia top of the Serie B table. ==International career==