Jorge Sammir Cruz Campos
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Jorge Sammir Cruz Campos (born 23 April 1987) commonly known simply as Sammir, is a Brazil
ian-born Croatia
n professional footballer
who currently plays for Dinamo Zagreb
, wearing the number 10 shirt. He previously played for Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense. He joined Dinamo Zagreb on 6 November 2006 and has since then made 188 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 42 goals. Sammir has recently expressed his desire to play for the Croatia national football team
.
. He failed to make any appearances for the Brazilian club and was loaned out to various other teams from around his native country before moving to Europe
to join Croatia
n reigning champions Dinamo Zagreb
. He moved to his new club on 6 November 2006 on a loan which would last until the end of the 2006–07 season. Sammir made his first official appearance for Dinamo Zagreb on 17 March 2007 in a league match against Rijeka. By the end of the season, Sammir had made eleven league appearances for the club and scored against Slaven Belupo. He also made four appearances in the 2006–07 Croatian Cup
. In his first season with the club, Sammir had already won the league and cup title, which was the first of the clubs three consecutive doubles
they won from 2007 to 2009.
In the 2007–08 season, Sammir made his European football
debut, featuring in all of the club's UEFA Cup and Champions League matches. It was the club's second season that they had won both the domestic league and cup
, Sammir participating in 24 league games, scoring four goals, and 4 cup matches. He made a total of 38 appearances for the club and scored five goals during the course of the season. The club repeated the success from the last two seasons, clinching the double again in the 2008–09 season. He missed only one league match of the 33 rounds played, scoring 8 goals in the process. He made eleven appearances in UEFA competitions and made five more in the Croatian Cup. Overall, it was his best season with Dinamo Zagreb, making a total of 44 appearances and scoring eleven goals.
On 16 August, at the start of the 2009–10 season, Sammir scored his first hat–trick for Dinamo in a 5–0 home victory against NK Osijek
, converting two penalties
and a free kick
. The club failed to defend the cup title on that occasion, but won their fifth consecutive league title. Sammir helped with 26 league appearances and five goals. He made six appearances in the 2009–10 Croatian Cup
, and featured in all of the club's European matches, playing in all four of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League matches and in all eight 2009–10 UEFA Europa League matches. Overall, he made 46 appearances and scored six goals for the club.
At the start of the 2010–11 season
Sammir won his first Croatian Supercup
with the club as they defeated Hajduk Split by a score 1–0, captain Igor Bišćan
scoring the winning goal. Sammir has scored 17 goals in his 28 appearances†.
Sammir has scored many important goals for Dinamo during the 2010-2011 season including goals against Hajduk Split, Villarreal C.F. and Club Brugge K.V.
The Brazilian started the 2011-2012 season on a high note, scoring against Cibalia Vinkovci in the Prva HNL, and also the winning goal in the first leg of the Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round tie in a 2-1 win against HJK Helsinki
. He then played one of his best matches for Dinamo, scoring two goals and setting up another in a 4-1 win against Malmö FF
in the first leg of the Champions League Play-off.
†Correct as of 18 August 2011
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian-born Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n professional footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who currently plays for Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
, wearing the number 10 shirt. He previously played for Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense. He joined Dinamo Zagreb on 6 November 2006 and has since then made 188 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 42 goals. Sammir has recently expressed his desire to play for the Croatia national football team
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
.
Club career
Sammir started his senior football career at Brazilian team Atlético ParanaenseClube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...
. He failed to make any appearances for the Brazilian club and was loaned out to various other teams from around his native country before moving to Europe
Europe
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to join Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n reigning champions Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
. He moved to his new club on 6 November 2006 on a loan which would last until the end of the 2006–07 season. Sammir made his first official appearance for Dinamo Zagreb on 17 March 2007 in a league match against Rijeka. By the end of the season, Sammir had made eleven league appearances for the club and scored against Slaven Belupo. He also made four appearances in the 2006–07 Croatian Cup
2006–07 Croatian Cup
The 2006–07 Croatian Cup was the sixteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 30 August, 2006.-First round:Matches played on 20 September, 2006.-Second round:...
. In his first season with the club, Sammir had already won the league and cup title, which was the first of the clubs three consecutive doubles
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
they won from 2007 to 2009.
In the 2007–08 season, Sammir made his European football
European football
European football is a colloquial term referring to any international football club competition that is organised by UEFA. Any club that wishes to participate in European football must qualify through their respective domestic league or domestic cup competitions...
debut, featuring in all of the club's UEFA Cup and Champions League matches. It was the club's second season that they had won both the domestic league and cup
Croatian Cup
The Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...
, Sammir participating in 24 league games, scoring four goals, and 4 cup matches. He made a total of 38 appearances for the club and scored five goals during the course of the season. The club repeated the success from the last two seasons, clinching the double again in the 2008–09 season. He missed only one league match of the 33 rounds played, scoring 8 goals in the process. He made eleven appearances in UEFA competitions and made five more in the Croatian Cup. Overall, it was his best season with Dinamo Zagreb, making a total of 44 appearances and scoring eleven goals.
On 16 August, at the start of the 2009–10 season, Sammir scored his first hat–trick for Dinamo in a 5–0 home victory against NK Osijek
NK Osijek
NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija...
, converting two penalties
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
and a free kick
Direct free kick
A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul. Unlike an indirect free kick, a goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player.-Award:...
. The club failed to defend the cup title on that occasion, but won their fifth consecutive league title. Sammir helped with 26 league appearances and five goals. He made six appearances in the 2009–10 Croatian Cup
2009–10 Croatian Cup
The 2009–10 Croatian Cup was the nineteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb since they won the previous year's cup by defeating Hajduk Split on penalties after the result was tied 3–3 on aggregate....
, and featured in all of the club's European matches, playing in all four of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League matches and in all eight 2009–10 UEFA Europa League matches. Overall, he made 46 appearances and scored six goals for the club.
At the start of the 2010–11 season
2010–11 NK Dinamo Zagreb season
GNK Dinamo Zagreb are an association football club from Zagreb, Croatia. Home matches were played at the club's ground, Maksimir Stadium, which had a capacity of xx,xxx for the 2010–11 season. Dinamo's season officially began 1 June 2010 and concluded on 30 May 2011, although competitive matches...
Sammir won his first Croatian Supercup
Croatian Supercup
The Croatian Supercup is a football match between the winners of the Prva HNL and the Croatian Cup. The Supercup serves as a curtain raiser of the new football season and is only held when different clubs happen to win the two most important competitions during the previous season The Croatian...
with the club as they defeated Hajduk Split by a score 1–0, captain Igor Bišćan
Igor Bišcan
Igor Bišćan is a Croatian professional footballer, playing for Dinamo Zagreb. He also played for the English team Liverpool and Greek side Panathinaikos, also spending one-year loan at NK Samobor in his early career...
scoring the winning goal. Sammir has scored 17 goals in his 28 appearances†.
Sammir has scored many important goals for Dinamo during the 2010-2011 season including goals against Hajduk Split, Villarreal C.F. and Club Brugge K.V.
The Brazilian started the 2011-2012 season on a high note, scoring against Cibalia Vinkovci in the Prva HNL, and also the winning goal in the first leg of the Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round tie in a 2-1 win against HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...
. He then played one of his best matches for Dinamo, scoring two goals and setting up another in a 4-1 win against Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
in the first leg of the Champions League Play-off.
†Correct as of 18 August 2011
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Prva HNL | Cup Croatian Cup The Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May... |
Supercup Croatian Supercup The Croatian Supercup is a football match between the winners of the Prva HNL and the Croatian Cup. The Supercup serves as a curtain raiser of the new football season and is only held when different clubs happen to win the two most important competitions during the previous season The Croatian... |
Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
 Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten... |
2006–07 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 48 | 11 | |
| 2009–10 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 44 | 6 | |
| 2010–11 2010–11 NK Dinamo Zagreb season GNK Dinamo Zagreb are an association football club from Zagreb, Croatia. Home matches were played at the club's ground, Maksimir Stadium, which had a capacity of xx,xxx for the 2010–11 season. Dinamo's season officially began 1 June 2010 and concluded on 30 May 2011, although competitive matches... |
22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 19 | |
| 2011–12 2011–12 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season This article shows statistics of individual players and lists all matches that Dinamo Zagreb will play in the 2011–12 season.-Current squad:Sources: , , , 1Played for Dinamo Zagreb in 1997-20002Played for Dinamo Zagreb in 1999-2003... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
| Total | 121 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 196 | 46 | |
Honours
- Croatian First League (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–102009–10 Prva HNLThe 2009–10 Prva HNL season was the nineteenth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010...
, 2010–112010–11 Prva HNLThe 2010–11 Prva HNL season was the twentieth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011... - Croatian CupCroatian CupThe Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...
(4): 2006–072006–07 Croatian CupThe 2006–07 Croatian Cup was the sixteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 30 August, 2006.-First round:Matches played on 20 September, 2006.-Second round:...
, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–112010–11 Croatian CupThe 2010–11 Croatian Cup is the twentieth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.The defending champions are Hajduk Split, having won their 5th title the previous year by defeating Šibenik in the final.... - Croatian Super Cup (1): 2010