Ânderson Polga

Ânderson Corrêa Polga (born 9 February 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Ânderson Polga

Personal information
Full name	Ânderson Corrêa Polga
Date of birth	(1979-02-09) 9 February 1979
Place of birth	Santiago, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	Grêmio	64	(5)
2003–2012	Sporting CP	221	(0)
2012	Corinthians	3	(0)
Total		288	(5)
National team
2002–2003	Brazil	11	(3)
Honours Men's Football Representing Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 2002 Korea & Japan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	1999	Série A	1	0			–						1	0
	2000	Série A	18	3			–						18	3
	2001	Série A	17	0			–		9	3			17	0
	2002	Série A	19	1			–		9	0			19	1
	2003	Série A	9	1			–		6	0			9	1
	Total		64	5	0	0	0	0	24	3	0	0	88	8
Sporting CP	2003–04	Primeira Liga	29	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	34	0
	2004–05	Primeira Liga	26	0	3	0	0	0	10	0	–		39	0
	2005–06	Primeira Liga	30	0	5	0	0	0	4	0	–		39	0
	2006–07	Primeira Liga	28	0	5	0	0	0	6	0	–		39	0
	2007–08	Primeira Liga	25	0	5	0	5	0	10	2	1	0	46	2
	2008–09	Primeira Liga	28	0	2	0	3	0	8	0	1	0	42	0
	2009–10	Primeira Liga	15	0	2	0	1	0	9	0	–		27	0
	2010–11	Primeira Liga	20	0	6	0	0	0	8	1	–		34	1
	2011–12	Primeira Liga	20	0	6	0	2	0	13	0	–		41	0
	Total		221	0	35	0	11	0	72	3	2	0	341	3
Corinthians	2012	Série A	3	0	0	0	–		–		–		3	0
Career total			288	5	35	0	11	0	96	6	2	0	432	11

International

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Polga goal.

List of international goals scored by Ânderson Polga

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 January 2002	Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil	Bolivia	6–0	6–0	Friendly
2	7 March 2002	Estádio Governador José Fragelli, Cuiabá, Brazil	Iceland	1–0	6–1	Friendly
3				6–0

Honours

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1999, 2001
• Copa do Brasil: 2001

Sporting

• Taça de Portugal: 2006–07, 2007–08; Runner-up 2011–12
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2007, 2008
• Taça da Liga: Runner-up 2007–08, 2008–09
• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2004–05

Corinthians

• FIFA Club World Cup: 2012

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 2002

Individual

• Primeira Liga: Player of the Month May 2007