Hamílton (footballer, born 1980)

Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros (born June 26, 1980), known simply as Hamílton, is a retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Calheiros.
Hamílton
Personal information
Full name Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros
Date of birth (1980-06-26) 26 June 1980
Place of birth Murici, Alagoas, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, right midfielder
Youth career
2000 Estanciano
2001 Sergipe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Sergipe
2005 Mogi Mirim
2006 Sport Recife 34 (0)
2006–2008 Ankaraspor 23 (1)
2008–2010 Sociedade Boca Júnior – (–)
2008 → Naútico (loan) 11 (0)
2009 → Sport Recife (loan) 28 (0)
2010 → Naútico (loan) 8 (0)
2011–2012 Sport Recife 31 (2)
2013 ABC 0 (0)
2013 Ceará 2 (0)
2015 Estanciano
2016 Confiança 5 (0)
2017 Estanciano 0 (0)
International career‡
2003 Togo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:41, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Born in Brazil, he was a member, as a naturalized citizen, of the Togo national team.

Biography

Hamílton was born in Murici, a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas.

International career

Hamílton was naturalized as Togolese in 2003 by request of fellow Brazilian Antônio Dumas, who was then the Togo national team head coach. After winning that year the Campeonato Sergipano with CS Sergipe, the Togolese Football Federation (FTF) president agreed Dumas' petition to call up him for the next Togo international matches.[1]

Hamílton's only appearance for Togo was on October 11, 2003 in an away World Cup 2006 Qualifying match against Equatorial Guinea. That day Les Eperviers lost (0–1).[2] He did not play in the second leg because he had left the Togolese passport in the Federation.[1]

In early 2004, when Dumas resigned as head coach, Hamílton and most of the other Brazilian-born players who made up the Togolese squad in 2003 second half were dropped,[3] excepting Alessandro Faria, who played some more matches in 2004.

On 10 July 2009, following some Hamílton's appearances at the 2009 Copa Libertadores with Sport Recife, appeared a news about the FTF resumed contact with him for can be called again, almost 6 years of his unique appearance.[4]

Hamílton was called up for a friendly against Angola on August 12, 2009.[5] However, he did not attended the call as he has had a discipline problem occurred during a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brasileirão) match between his club (Sport Recife) and Palmeiras a few days before.

Hamílton was going to be present for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Morocco on 6 September 2009.[6] Nevertheless, he has not been liberated by Sport Recife because the Togolese federation did not send it a corresponding notification.

The Togolese national team returned to call Hamílton for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Cameroon on 10 October 2009.[7] A few days later, he asked FTF to not attend the match as he wanted to help Sport Recife at the Brasileirão, following poor performances (the Brazilian championship was not paused at FIFA dates).

In December 2009, Hamílton was included in the Togolese preliminary list for the 2010 African Cup of Nations but he refused to go, just because he wanted to spend the year-end holidays in the interior of Sergipe. Ultimately, he avoided be part of the Togo national football team attack.[8]

Honours
Sergipe
Sport Recife

Career statistics
Season Club Competition Apps Goals Competition Apps Goals Competition Apps Goals Competition Apps Goals Total Apps Goals
2009SportSérie A280Copa do Brasil--Copa Libertadores40Campeonato Pernambucano180=500
2010NaúticoSérie B30Copa do Brasil30Copa Libertadores--Campeonato Pernambucano161=221

References
  1. "Togo terá "brasileiro de aluguel" em sua estréia em Copas" [Togo will have "Brazilian rent" in his Cup debut] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  2. Report
  3. "Togo drop Brazilians". BBC Sport. 2004-01-03. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  4. "Togo – Maroc : Hamilton pour remplacer Romao" [Togo - Morocco: Hamilton to replace Romao] (in French). Globalsport-togo.com. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  5. "Hamilton disponible, Gakpè espéré" [Hamílton available, Gakpé hopes] (in French). Globalsport-togo.com. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  6. "Togo-Maroc: La liste des Togolais" [Togo-Morocco: The list of Togolese players] (in French). TOGO FOOTBALL NEWS.
  7. "Cameroun-Togo: La liste des 23" [Cameroon-Togo: The list of 23] (in French). TOGO FOOTBALL NEWS.
  8. "Brasileiro naturalizado togolês se mostra aliviado por escapar de atentado" [Brazilian-born Togolese shown relieved to escape attack] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
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