Emerson é um ex-volante gaúcho revelado pelo Grêmio. Foi campeão italiano pela Roma e espanhol pelo Real Madrid, e fez 73 jogos e 6 gols pela seleção brasileira.
Emerson
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa was born on April 4, 1976, in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. A holding midfielder with great physical strength and good passing ability, he was discovered by Grêmio and became one of the most valued Brazilian midfielders in Europe at the turn of the century. In 1997 he transferred to Bayer Leverkusen. In 2000 he moved to Roma, where he won the Italian Championship in 2000-01. He then played for Juventus from 2004 to 2006, a period whose titles were later affected by the Calciopoli scandal. He subsequently won the Spanish championship with Real Madrid in 2006-07 and played for Milan before ending his career at Santos in 2009. For the Brazilian national team, he played 73 matches and scored 6 goals. He won the Copa América in 1999 and participated in the World Cups of 1998, when Brazil was runner-up, and 2006. One of the most remembered episodes of his career happened in 2002. Chosen to be Brazil's captain at the 2002 World Cup, he dislocated his shoulder during a training session in South Korea while playing around in goal, and was ruled out before his debut.