Mauricio Salles

Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Salles de Alencar
Date of birth	March 1, 1978 (1978-03-01) (age 31)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Kazma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997	Vitória
1998–1999	Atlético Paranaense
2000–2001	Botafogo
2002–2003	Olmedo
2004–2005	Puerto Rico Islanders	51 (25)
2006	Montreal Impact	26 0(9)
2007	Atlanta Silverbacks	00 0(0)
2007	Omiya Ardija	08 0(1)
2008–2009	Rochester Rhinos	34 0(5)
2009–	Kazma
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Mauricio Salles (born March 1, 1978 in Salvador) is a Brazilian soccer player who currently plays for Kazma in the Kuwaiti Premier League.

[edit] Career

[edit] South America

Salles turned professional in 1997, and has played with Brazilian sides Vitória, Atlético Paranaense and Botafogo, as well as in Ecuador for Olmedo.

[edit] North America

Salles began his professional career in the United States in 2004 with the Puerto Rico Islanders where he holds the distinction of being their all time goal scorer. He later left for the Montreal Impact in 2006, and then to the Atlanta Silverbacks in January 2007.^[1] That same season he moved to Japan with Omiya Ardija, where he scored one goal in eight appearances^[2], before returning to the United States with the Rochester Rhinos in 2008.

[edit] Asia

Salles signed for Kazma in the Kuwaiti Premier League in the summer of 2009.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Player profile at Rochester Rhinos
• Player profile at MISL

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