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Dennis Souza

Dennis Souza

Brazilian footballer (born 1980)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Guedes.

Dennis Souza de Guedes, known as simply Dennis Souza (born 9 January 1980) is a former Brazilian footballer.

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Souza was signed by Barnsley in August 2007 following a trial with the club. He quickly became a fixture a centre-back, and an instant favourite with the Oakwell fans. He scored two goals for Barnsley in the league, both against promotion challengers Bristol City.[1][2] He also played in the memorable victories over Premier League sides Liverpool[3] and Chelsea[4] in the 2007-08 FA Cup.

On July 1, 2009, Souza signed for Qatari outfit Al-Sailiya Sports club on a two-year contract.[5] After his contract was terminated, he joined Doncaster Rovers as a free agent on November 9, 2010. He was released from the club on May 20, 2011.

On 31 August 2011, he joined Super League Greece side OFI Crete on a two-year contract. On 30 June 2013, after a quick negotiation, Souza decided not to renew his contract with Ofi Crete and is at the moment free agent.

References

  1. [1]
    "Barnsley 3–0 Bristol City". BBC. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
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    "Bristol City 3–2 Barnsley". BBC. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
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    "Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley". BBC. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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    "Barnsley 1-0 Chelsea". BBC. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Dennis Heads to Qatar". Barnsley Mad. 2009-07-01. Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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