# 2007 CR Vasco da Gama season

The 2007 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 109th year in existence, the club's 92nd season in existence of football, and the club's 39th season playing in the Brasileirão Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 31 December 2007
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 12 | Cássio | GK | (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 (aged 27) | America (RJ) |
| 1 | Silvio Luiz | GK | (1977-03-01)1 March 1977 (aged 30) | Corinthians (on loan from São Caetano) |
| | Roberto | GK | (1979-07-01)1 July 1979 (aged 28) | Criciúma |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Wagner Diniz | RB / RW | (1983-09-21)21 September 1983 (aged 24) | Treze |
| 13 | Eduardo | RB / RWM | (1986-11-20)20 November 1986 (aged 21) | CRB |
| | Thiago Maciel | RB | (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 25) | Alania Vladikavkaz (on loan) |
| 3 | Jorge Luiz | CB | (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 25) | Internacional |
| 4 | Vilson | CB / DMF | (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 18) | Madureira |
| 5 | Júlio Santos | CB | (1981-12-12)12 December 1981 (aged 26) | Goiás |
| 22 | Luizão (on loan from Luzern) | CB / RB | (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 20) | Cruzeiro |
| 23 | Emiliano Dudar | CB | (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 26) | Tigre |
| | Gustavo Breda | CB | (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 6 | Rubens Júnior | LB | (1975-01-08)8 January 1975 (aged 32) | Corinthians |
| 14 | Guilherme Santos | LB | (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 9 | Amaral | DMF | (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 24) | Paulista |
| 15 | Perdigão | CMF | (1977-06-28)28 June 1977 (aged 30) | Internacional |
| 16 | Andrade | CMF / DMF | (1981-10-13)13 October 1981 (aged 26) | Braga |
| 24 | Xavier (on loan from Maccabi Haifa) | CMF / DMF | (1980-01-22)22 January 1980 (aged 27) | Maccabi Haifa |
| 17 | Roberto Lopes | DMF | (1983-08-16)16 August 1983 (aged 24) | Madureira |
| | Thiaguinho (on loan from Boavista) | CMF / RWM | (1985-06-14)14 June 1985 (aged 22) | Boavista |
| | Júnior | DMF / CMF | (1986-02-28)28 February 1986 (aged 21) | Estrela da Amadora (on loan) |
| 8 | Darío Conca (on loan from River Plate) | AMF | (1983-05-11)11 May 1983 (aged 24) | Rosario Central (on loan from River Plate) |
| 25 | Leandro Bonfim | AMF / CMF / RWM | (1984-01-08)8 January 1984 (aged 23) | Nacional da Madeira (on loan from Porto) |
| 18 | Marcelinho (on loan from Confiança) | AMF / SS / LW | (1981-03-09)9 March 1981 (aged 26) | Confiança |
| 10 | Morais | AMF | (1984-07-17)17 July 1984 (aged 23) | Atlético Paranaense (on loan) |
| | Rafael | CMF / DMF / AMF | (1984-05-21)21 May 1984 (aged 23) | Olaria |
| | Ernane | AMF / SS | (1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 22) | Bahia |
| Forwards ||||||
| 19 | Leandro Amaral | AT | (1977-08-06)6 August 1977 (aged 30) | Portuguesa |
| 7 | Alan Kardec | ST | (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 18) | Youth system |
| 11 | Romário | ST | (1966-01-29)29 January 1966 (aged 41) | Adelaide United |
| 21 | Abuda | SS / LW / RW | (1986-03-28)28 March 1986 (aged 21) | Beerschot |
| 20 | Enílton (on loan from Palmeiras) | ST / SS | (1977-10-11)11 October 1977 (aged 30) | Omiya Ardija (on loan from Palmeiras) |
| | Martín García | ST | (1981-03-02)2 March 1981 (aged 26) | São Caetano |

### Transfers
#### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of December 31, 2007.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| — | FW | Alessandro (loan transfer from Tombense in December 2006 at April) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Elias (loan transfer from Bahia in December 2006 at April) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Darío Conca (loan transfer from River Plate in December 2006 at December) | Argentina |
| — | FW | André Dias (loan transfer from Iraty in December 2006 at June) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Marcelo de Faria (loan transfer from AC Ajaccio in December 2006 at April) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Eduardo (transfer from CRB in December 2006) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Renato (loan transfer from Atlético Mineiro in January at July) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Júlio Santos (transfer from Goiás in January) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Romário (free transfer from Adelaide United in January) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Fábio Neves (loan transfer from Villa Rio in February at August) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Rubens Júnior (free transfer from Sport Club Corinthians Paulista in March) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Breno (loan transfer from Náutico in April at July) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Thiaguinho (loan transfer from Boavista in April at December) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Anselmo (free transfer from Boavista in April) | Brazil |
| — | GK | Silvio Luiz (free transfer from São Caetano in April) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Martín Edwin García (free transfer from São Caetano in May) | Colombia |
| — | MF | Perdigão (free transfer from Internacional in June) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Abuda (free transfer from Beerschot in June) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Enílton (loan transfer from Palmeiras in July at December) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Andrade (free transfer from S.C. Braga in July) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Xavier (loan transfer from Maccabi Haifa in July at December) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Luizão (loan transfer from FC Luzern in August at August 2008) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Leandro Bonfim (free transfer from Nacional da Madeira in August) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Júnior (loan return from Estrela da Amadora in August) | Brazil |

##### from Youth system

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of December 31, 2007.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| — | DF | Gustavo Breda (promoted in January) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Guilherme Santos (promoted in April) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Alan Kardec (promoted in April) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Vilson (promoted in June) | Brazil |

#### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of December 31, 2007.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| — | MF | Ramon (end of contract, free transfer to Al-Gharafa in December 2006) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Jean (end of loan from Saturn Ramenskoye in December 2006) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Claudemir (loan transfer to Madureira in January at May, loan transfer to Marília in May at December) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Valdiram (loan transfer to Itumbiara in February at May, free transfer to Ituano in June) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Ygor (transfer to IK Start in February) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Diego (loan transfer to Goiás in March at December) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Faioli (loan transfer to Madureira in March at May, loan transfer to Vitória in May at December) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Ives (loan transfer to Náutico in April at June, loan transfer to Ituano in June at September, free transfer to Grande Rio Bréscia Clube in September) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Anderson Luiz (free transfer to Duque de Caxias in April) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Marcelo de Faria (end of loan from Ajaccio in April) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Alessandro (end of loan from Tombense in April) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Elias (end of loan from Bahia in April) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Coutinho (loan transfer to Ipatinga in May at August, transfer to Tombense in August) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Madson (loan transfer to Duque de Caxias in June at December) | Brazil |
| — | FW | André Dias (end of loan from Iraty in June) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Abedi (transfer to Hapoel Tel Aviv in June) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Breno (end of loan from Náutico in July) | Brazil |
| — | FW | Anselmo (free transfer to Avaí in July) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Renato (end of loan from Atlético Mineiro in July) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Sandro (end of loan from Vitória in August) | Brazil |
| — | MF | Fábio Neves (end of loan from Villa Rio in August) | Brazil |
| — | DF | Fábio Braz (free transfer to Corinthians in September) | Brazil |

## Competitions
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 2 December 2007.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Brasileirão Série A | Brasileirão Série A | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Rio de Janeiro State Championship | Rio de Janeiro State Championship | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| Forwards ||||||||||||||

#### Notes

* ↑ Includes appearances in Copa Sudamericana friendlies.