Early years / Boavista Born in
Rio Real,
Bahia, Serginho started his professional career with
Esporte Clube Bahia, then left for clubs in
Alagoas. In
2001–02, he moved abroad and joined
Portuguese League title
holders Boavista FC, scoring seven goals in 22 games as the
northern side finished in second position; he also appeared in five matches (two starts) in
the season's
UEFA Champions League. In the
2002–03 campaign Baiano appeared very rarely for Boavista – he still played one game and scored one goal for the
UEFA Cup semifinalists – and, in January 2003, he moved to fellow league team
F.C. Paços de Ferreira, helping it equal a best-ever sixth position with four goals from 12 matches.
Nacional / First spell in Asia In the 2003 summer Serginho signed for
FC Porto, but never made any competitive appearances, being immediately loaned to
Madeira's
C.D. Nacional also in the Portuguese top flight. He scored a career-best ten goals in
his first season, but only found the net twice in
the following after agreeing to a permanent deal following an exchange with
Adriano Rossato. He started in both legs of the
2004–05 UEFA Cup's first round, a 1–4 aggregate loss against
Sevilla FC, and left in late January 2005 for
South Korea's
Chunnam Dragons. Serginho returned to Nacional for
2005–06, but appeared very rarely during the remaining of his stint, leaving the club in December 2006.
Late career Late in 2006, Serginho signed for
Centro Sportivo Alagoano until the end of the
state championship. However, in January 2007, he joined neighbouring
Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano, changing teams again the following month after penning a one-year contract with
J1 League side
Oita Trinita. Serginho left the
Japanese in July 2007, moving the following month to
América Futebol Clube (RN) until the end of the season. In September, he moved clubs again, playing six times for
Clube Náutico Capibaribe in
the season's
first division. In January 2008, aged 30, Serginho re-joined CSA until the end of the 2008
Alagoano. In May he returned to another former club, Corinthians Alagoano, appearing in
that year's
Brazilian Cup by taking part in a 1–3 loss against
CR Vasco da Gama in the quarterfinals (2–8 on aggregate), and being released shortly after. In August, he returned to Portugal, but only played once for
Leixões S.C. who
finishing in sixth position. In March 2009, Serginho was signed by
São Paulo club
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, scoring three goals in eight games in the
regional second division and eventually
being relegated. In May, he returned to ASA for
the campaign's
national third division, but only played once for the club, as a
substitute. On 30 June he left for CSA in the
fourth level, scoring on 26 July in a 1–1 draw with
Central Sport Club; in September 2009, after the team failed to qualify for the next round, the player returned to Bahia after an absence of nearly ten years, signing with
Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube until the end of the year. In January 2010, Serginho was signed by
Santa Helena Esporte Clube for the
Goiás State Championship, but left for
Paraíba's
Treze Futebol Clube the following month in a three-month contract, as the club also
appeared in the domestic cup. ==Club statistics==