Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior (born 24 October 1984), often known as Ferreira, is a former football defender from Brazil.
Career Ferreira began his career at Rio de Janeiro club, Profute Futebol Clube in Brazil. In 2004, he moved to Latvia to play for FK Jūrmala where he scored seven goals in 46 appearances. He scored four goals in the 2006 season as the club finished in 6th place. On 6 April 2007 he signed for Virslīga champions Liepājas Metalurgs. On 19 July he scored for Metalurgs in their 1–1 home draw against FC Dinamo Brest from Belarus in the UEFA Cup
On 4 January 2010, Ferreira signed a three-year contract with FC Terek Grozny. Antonio left Terek Grozny five years later on 31 December 2014, when his contract with the club expired.
In July 2015, Ferreira signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar.
In 2016, during a 2–0 loss against Boa Esporte Clube when he was playing for Guarani, Ferreira pushed the referee to the ground after he was sent off and some of his teammates wanted to calm him down. Ferreira pushed one of his teammates and then after the linesman guarded the referee, he still wanted to hurt the referee but later was removed from the pitch.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSpartak Nalchik2009Russian Premier League13010–140Terek Grozny2010Russian Premier League26000–2602011–1236120–3812012–1317110–1812013–1419000–1902014–152000–20Total100240--1042Bragantino2015Campeonato Paulista7020–90Irtysh Pavlodar2015Kazakhstan Premier League5000–50Career total125260--1312
Honours Club Liepājas Metalurgs Baltic League (1): 2007
References
External links Antonio at soccerfactsuk