Club Vampeta started his career in Salvador, with team Vitória, and later went to Europe with Dutch team
PSV Eindhoven, who signed him alongside
Ronaldo in the summer of 1994. After a difficult first season, PSV released him on loan to
Fluminense, before he returned to the Netherlands as regular of the team that won the first Dutch title in 5 years in 1997. His good performance in Eindhoven led him back to Brazil were at
Corinthians he grew out to become a member of the Brazil national team. Vampeta then joined
Internazionale in summer 2000, being reunited with Ronaldo. He scored in the
2000 Supercoppa Italiana but failed to hold down a first-team place however, he stated that he wanted to leave and went to
Rio de Janeiro in December for a vacation. In January 2001, Vampeta went to PSG for €12.2 million as part exchange for
Stéphane Dalmat, which Inter retained 50% registration rights on Vampeta . He was involved in the
Adriano (€13.2 million to Inter Another half of Vampeta was sold for €9.8 million, In 2007, he returned to
Corinthians, signed a contract until the end of season. After being released by Corinthians, he signed a contract until mid-2008 with
CA Juventus for
2008 Campeonato Paulista.
International Vampeta made his international debut for
Brazil in a friendly match against
FR Yugoslavia on 23 September 1998. He then became a regular player for Brazil, being called up for the
1999 Copa América,
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was also on Brazil's
World Cup winning team in
2002, although he only made one substitute appearance during the competition. In total he made 39 appearances for Brazil between 1998 and 2002, scoring 2 goals. ==Coaching career==