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| playername = Vagner Love |
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| fullname = Vagner Silva de Souza |
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Revision as of 16:46, 7 February 2007
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| playername = Vagner Love
| fullname = Vagner Silva de Souza
| nickname = Vagner Love
| height = 171 cm / 5' 7" |
| weight = 72 kg
| dateofbirth = June 11, 1984
| cityofbirth = Rio de Janeiro
| countryofbirth = Brazil
| currentclub = CSKA Moscow
| clubnumber = 11
| position = Striker |
| years = 2002-2004
2004-present
| clubs = Palmeiras
CSKA Moscow
| caps(goals) = ? (?)
56 (25)
| nationalyears = 2003-present
| nationalteam = Brazil
| nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (1)
| pcupdate = 19 November, 2006
| ntupdate = 25 November, 2006
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Vagner Love, real name Vagner Silva de Souza, (born June 11, 1984 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football (soccer) striker who currently plays for CSKA Moscow. He started his career with Palmeiras, he was a great aid in the 2003 season to help them return to the Brazilian Série A, the national first division (premier league). He was bought by CSKA Moscow in the summer of 2004, prior to their Champions League Campaign, for an estimated 8 million dollars.
For over a year after his arrival at CSKA, rumors kept appearing that he did not want to stay in Moscow, and a transfer to Corinthians in particular was hinted at numerous times. However these rumors have now subsided and Vagner has mentioned a number of times that he is fully committed to his contract and is looking forward to completing its full tenure. As of April 17th, he has scored 29 goals in 73 games, 17 of them in 38 Russian Premiership games. He scored the final goal that sealed CSKA's 3-1 victory in the 2005 UEFA Cup final over Sporting Lisbon on Sporting's home ground in Lisbon. Additionally to this UEFA Cup final, he has gone on to win the Russian Premier League title and Russian Cup in 2005, and the Russian Super Cup in 2006.
Since in the background it is known that Roman Abramovich`s money brought him to Moscow, rumors are circulating claiming he will sign for Chelsea in the near future. However after CSKA's Championship title in 2005 they are qualified for the UEFA Champions League and will probably stay at the Dynamo Stadium, due to the fact that Manager Valery Gazzaev will have him in the starting squad alongside Jô or Ivica Olic.
He was called up for the Seleção by the new manager Carlos Dunga together with his teammates Daniel Carvalho and Dudu Cearense. In his fourth game for the national team, against Wales, he scored his first goal.
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