Kléberson

Kléberson
Kléberson playing for Flamengo in 2010
Personal information
Full name José Kléberson Pereira
Date of birth (1979-06-19) 19 June 1979
Place of birth Uraí, Brazil
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
North (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Atlético Paranaense 100 (12)
2003–2005 Manchester United 20 (2)
2005–2007 Beşiktaş 45 (3)
2007–2012 Flamengo 63 (9)
2011Atlético Paranaense (loan) 18 (2)
2012–2013 Bahia 19 (2)
2013Philadelphia Union (loan) 11 (1)
2014–2015 Indy Eleven 21 (8)
2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5 (0)
Total 302 (39)
International career
2002–2010 Brazil 32 (2)
Managerial career
2022 Philadelphia Union II (assistant)
2022–2023 New York City FC (assistant)
2026– North
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2002 Korea/Japan
Copa América
Winner 2004 Peru
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2009 South Africa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Kléberson Pereira (born 19 June 1979), commonly known as José Kléberson or simply Kléberson, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of North.

A former midfielder, he won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with his first club Atlético Paranaense in 2001, as well as the Campeonato Paranaense twice. He spent two years each at Manchester United and Beşiktaş, winning the Turkish Cup twice with the latter. Returning to Brazil, he won another national title with Flamengo in 2009, and ended his career after playing for three clubs in the United States.

Kléberson played for Brazil 32 times between 2002 and 2010, scoring two goals. He was part of the squads that won the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 Copa América and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.