A report from the website 'Tribalfootball'.....
"Manchester United have swooped for Walsall teenager Evandro Brandao.
The Portugal U17 international has been in England since nine years of age and signed forms with United on Wednesday, says Maisfutebol.
Brandao, still only 15, impressed United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz in the Nike Cup in August and the Premiership giants agreed terms over a fee with the Saddlers earlier this week.
The youngster will sign a two-year deal with United once he has completed his duties with Portugal U17 this week."
....and from May 2005
A remarkable hat-trick for teenager
By Tom Hutchison
Evandro Brandao, 14, wearing his swimming goggles, trainers and basketball gear
A SUPER-fit schoolboy took part and won three successful major sporting events in just one week.
Evandro Brandao, 14, had a busy seven days representing Rokeby Boys School, Pitchford Street, Stratford, last week.
First he participated in the district athletics championships. He came first in the 400m as Rokeby took second place overall.
Another outstanding student performance on the day came from Mathew Baptiste, who won both the shot putt and discus events.
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Evandro was busy later in the week when he represented the school in the district swimming gala.
Rokeby put in a strong performance achieving second place just two points behind the winners St Bonaventure's, in Boleyn Road, Forest Gate.
The junior boys relay team achieved silver, but the race of the day was the senior boys relay where the Rokeby lads took six seconds off the school's record to achieve gold and a new district decord.
Evandro was not finished yet.
Just half an hour later he was on court playing in the second leg of the national under 14s basketball final. Last year Rokeby won both the under-15s and and under-16s national B basketball trophies.
This year the under-14s were out to continue the school's success.
A school spokesman said: "The under-14s team travelled to Manchester the previous week for the first leg of the final, only to find themselves 20 points down with a score of 72-52 to St Matthew's School, Moston.
"The return home game was played at Cumberland School sports hall, East Ham.
In the last few minutes of the game the St Matthew's top scorer was fouled off and through sheer determination and skilful playing Rokeby pulled ahead by 21 points to make the score 65-44.
"In the last ten seconds Rokeby's final shot sealed the victory 67-44 giving them a three-point overall winning margin."
Despite losing their coach at Easter the team succeeded with the assistance and support of Mr Loxston, their previous head of department.
Evandro said: "It was just an amazing week, especially winning the basketball final. I'll never forget it."
And finally from the Portuguese FA website....
A Selecção Nacional Sub-17 vai participar, entre os dias 25 e 30 de Outubro, num Torneio sob égide da UEFA que substituiu a primeira ronda de qualificação para o Campeonato da Europa de 2007, que terá lugar na Bélgica.
Nesta prova, a disputar em solo belga, a Equipa das Quinas vai medir forças com as suas congéneres da Bélgica (com quem jogará no dia 25), da Inglaterra (27) e da Espanha (30), todas elas formações que ficaram isentas da disputa do primeiro mini-torneio de apuramento. Lusos, britânicos e espanhóis por estarem nos três primeiros lugares no ranking europeu da categoria e os belgas por serem os anfitriões do Europeu.
Os comandados de Carlos Dinis têm a concentração marcada para a próxima quinta-feira (19 de Outubro), até às 15h00, no Estádio Nacional.
Eis a lista de convocados:
Arsenal FC: Rui Fonte;
Boavista FC: Ivo Pinto;
C Atlético Madrid: Fábio;
CF “Os Belenenses”: Alfredo Ribeiro;
FC Inter Milão: Coelho;
FC Porto: Ruca;
SL Benfica: David Simão, Leandro Pimenta e Vitor Pacheco;
SC Farense: Pedro Eugénio;
Sporting CP: Diogo Amado, Diogo Rosado, Michael Santos, Nuno Silva, Pedro Mendes e Wilson Eduardo;
Vitória SC: Henrique Dinis;
Wallsall FC: Evandro Brandão.
Anyone else know anything more about him apart from him turning out in the Nike Cup?
"Manchester United have swooped for Walsall teenager Evandro Brandao.
The Portugal U17 international has been in England since nine years of age and signed forms with United on Wednesday, says Maisfutebol.
Brandao, still only 15, impressed United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz in the Nike Cup in August and the Premiership giants agreed terms over a fee with the Saddlers earlier this week.
The youngster will sign a two-year deal with United once he has completed his duties with Portugal U17 this week."
....and from May 2005
A remarkable hat-trick for teenager
By Tom Hutchison
Evandro Brandao, 14, wearing his swimming goggles, trainers and basketball gear
A SUPER-fit schoolboy took part and won three successful major sporting events in just one week.
Evandro Brandao, 14, had a busy seven days representing Rokeby Boys School, Pitchford Street, Stratford, last week.
First he participated in the district athletics championships. He came first in the 400m as Rokeby took second place overall.
Another outstanding student performance on the day came from Mathew Baptiste, who won both the shot putt and discus events.
continued...
Evandro was busy later in the week when he represented the school in the district swimming gala.
Rokeby put in a strong performance achieving second place just two points behind the winners St Bonaventure's, in Boleyn Road, Forest Gate.
The junior boys relay team achieved silver, but the race of the day was the senior boys relay where the Rokeby lads took six seconds off the school's record to achieve gold and a new district decord.
Evandro was not finished yet.
Just half an hour later he was on court playing in the second leg of the national under 14s basketball final. Last year Rokeby won both the under-15s and and under-16s national B basketball trophies.
This year the under-14s were out to continue the school's success.
A school spokesman said: "The under-14s team travelled to Manchester the previous week for the first leg of the final, only to find themselves 20 points down with a score of 72-52 to St Matthew's School, Moston.
"The return home game was played at Cumberland School sports hall, East Ham.
In the last few minutes of the game the St Matthew's top scorer was fouled off and through sheer determination and skilful playing Rokeby pulled ahead by 21 points to make the score 65-44.
"In the last ten seconds Rokeby's final shot sealed the victory 67-44 giving them a three-point overall winning margin."
Despite losing their coach at Easter the team succeeded with the assistance and support of Mr Loxston, their previous head of department.
Evandro said: "It was just an amazing week, especially winning the basketball final. I'll never forget it."
And finally from the Portuguese FA website....
A Selecção Nacional Sub-17 vai participar, entre os dias 25 e 30 de Outubro, num Torneio sob égide da UEFA que substituiu a primeira ronda de qualificação para o Campeonato da Europa de 2007, que terá lugar na Bélgica.
Nesta prova, a disputar em solo belga, a Equipa das Quinas vai medir forças com as suas congéneres da Bélgica (com quem jogará no dia 25), da Inglaterra (27) e da Espanha (30), todas elas formações que ficaram isentas da disputa do primeiro mini-torneio de apuramento. Lusos, britânicos e espanhóis por estarem nos três primeiros lugares no ranking europeu da categoria e os belgas por serem os anfitriões do Europeu.
Os comandados de Carlos Dinis têm a concentração marcada para a próxima quinta-feira (19 de Outubro), até às 15h00, no Estádio Nacional.
Eis a lista de convocados:
Arsenal FC: Rui Fonte;
Boavista FC: Ivo Pinto;
C Atlético Madrid: Fábio;
CF “Os Belenenses”: Alfredo Ribeiro;
FC Inter Milão: Coelho;
FC Porto: Ruca;
SL Benfica: David Simão, Leandro Pimenta e Vitor Pacheco;
SC Farense: Pedro Eugénio;
Sporting CP: Diogo Amado, Diogo Rosado, Michael Santos, Nuno Silva, Pedro Mendes e Wilson Eduardo;
Vitória SC: Henrique Dinis;
Wallsall FC: Evandro Brandão.
Anyone else know anything more about him apart from him turning out in the Nike Cup?
