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Rolando

1985 - Today

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Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca (born 31 August 1985), known simply as Rolando, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played 222 Primeira Liga games for Belenenses, Porto and Braga, winning several honours including the league, Taça de Portugal and Europa League treble with the second club in 2011. Abroad, he played on loan for Napoli and Inter Milan in Italy and Anderlecht in Belgium, and spent four years in France with Marseille. Rolando was part of the Portugal squads at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, reaching the semi-finals in the latter tournament and earning 21 caps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Rolando is the 4,873rd most popular soccer player (up from 6,609th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Cabo Verde (up from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Cape Verdean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rolando ranks 4,873 out of 21,273. Before him are Xavi Simons, Digão, Thomas Strunz, Tivadar Monostori, Felipe Olivares, and Kenichi Kawano. After him are Shuhei Shirai, José María Lavalle, Kenta Hasegawa, Abdoulaye Faye, Anthony Modeste, and Virgilio Levratto.

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Among people born in 1985, Rolando ranks 146. Before him are Mark Cavendish, Andy Schleck, Sam Altman, Satoshi Koizumi, Tina Karol, and Digão. After him are Shuhei Shirai, Bryan Ruiz, Tranquillo Barnetta, Mohamed Sissoko, Scott Carson, and Tomohisa Yamashita.

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In Cabo Verde

Among people born in Cabo Verde, Rolando ranks 11 out of 23. Before him are António Mascarenhas Monteiro (1944), José Maria Neves (1960), Arlindo Gomes Furtado (1949), Ulisses Correia e Silva (1962), Gualberto do Rosário (1950), and Carlos Veiga (1949). After him are Gelson Fernandes (1986), Oceano Cruz (1962), Edy Tavares (1992), Gelson Martins (1995), Ryan Mendes (1990), and Djaniny (1991).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cabo Verde

Among soccer players born in Cabo Verde, Rolando ranks 1. After him are Gelson Fernandes (1986), Oceano Cruz (1962), Gelson Martins (1995), Ryan Mendes (1990), Djaniny (1991), Babanco (1985), Zé Luís (1991), Júlio Tavares (1988), Jovane Cabral (1998), Stopira (1988), and Vozinha (1986).

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