Lauro (footballer, born 1980)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Batista and the second or paternal family name is da Cruz.
Lauro
Personal information
Full name Lauro Júnior Batista da Cruz
Date of birth (1980-09-03) 3 September 1980
Place of birth Andradina, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Joinville
Youth career
Radium
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Radium 20 (0)
2001–2005 Ponte Preta 115 (1)
2006–2008 Cruzeiro 6 (0)
2008 → Sertãozinho (loan) 17 (0)
2008–2014 Internacional 52 (0)
2012 → Ponte Preta (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Portuguesa (loan) 32 (1)
2014 Chapecoense 0 (0)
2015 Bragantino 1 (0)
2015–2016 Lajeadense 0 (0)
2016 Atlético Mineiro 0 (0)
2016–2017 Ceará 2 (0)
2017– Joinville 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2017

Lauro Júnior Batista da Cruz, simply known as Lauro (born 3 September 1980), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Joinville Esporte Clube.

Career

Born on 3 September 1980 in Andradina, Lauro began his career in the youth ranks of Radium, making his senior debut in 1999, where he stayed for two years, until 2001, when he signed for Ponte Preta. On 3 August 2003, the 22-year-old Lauro scored a last-minute header against Flamengo to salvage a 1–1 draw in Série A.[1]

In 2006, the 26-year-old Lauro signed for Cruzeiro, but his career there was cut short by an injury sustained the following year, so he was loaned out to Sertãozinho. In 2008, he was sought after by Internacional, whose goalkeepers Renan and Muriel had caught hepatitis.[2] Once Renan was sold to Valencia, Internacional bought Lauro from Cruzeiro for 500,000 reals.[3] In his first months at the club, he won the 2008 Copa Sudamericana, starting in both legs of the final against Estudiantes LP, which ended in a 2–1 aggregate victory.[4] Lauro thus replaced the 40-year-old Clemer as Internacional's new undisputed goalkeeper.[3]

Lauro stayed at the club for five years, from 2008 until 2013, spending the latter two seasons on loan to Ponte Preta and Portuguesa. On 7 August 2013, he scored a last-minute header against Flamengo to salvage a 1–1 draw in Série A, thus accurately recreating the same scenario that had unfolded 10 years and 4 days before.[1] In doing so, he became one of the few goalkeepers to have scored multiple goals from open play, joining an elite group that also includes Peter Schmeichel, Miguel Calero, and Óscar Pérez.[5]

List of goals scored

Following, is the list with the goals scored by Clemer:

# Date Venue Host team Result Away team Competition Score Type Opponent goalkeeper
1 3 August 2003 Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, São Paulo Ponte Preta 1–1 Flamengo Série A 1–1 Header
2 7 August 2013 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Portuguesa 1–1 Flamengo Série A 1–1 Header

Honours

Internacional

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "O dia em que o goleiro pontepretano Lauro subiu para a área e marcou contra o Flamengo" [The day Ponte Preta goalkeeper Lauro went up to the box and scored against Flamengo]. horacampinas.com.br (in Breton). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Goleiro Lauro confirma acerto com o Inter" [Goalkeeper Lauro confirms deal with Inter]. www.nsctotal.com.br (in Breton). 3 July 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Formador de goleiros, Inter apostará em nome vindo de fora para 2009" [Goalkeeper trainer Inter will bet on foreign talent for 2009]. ge.globo.com (in Breton). 10 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2008". RSSSF. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Lauro não está só: os goleiros-artilheiros com a bola rolando" [Lauro is not alone: the goalkeepers-scorers with the ball rolling]. trivela.uol.com.br (in Breton). 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2025.


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