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{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robson Ponte
| image = 
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|11|6}}
| birth_place = [[São Paulo]], Brazil
| height = 1.74 m
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1995–1996
| clubs1 = [[Clube Atlético Juventus|CA Juventus]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1997
| clubs2 = [[América Futebol Clube (SP)|América-SP]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 1998–1999
| clubs3 = [[Guarani FC|Guarani]]
| caps3 = 32
| goals3 = 16
| years4 = 1999–2005
| clubs4 = [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]
| caps4 = 79
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2001–2003
| clubs5 = → [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (loan)
| caps5 = 61
| goals5 = 13
| years6 = 2005–2010
| clubs6 = [[Urawa Reds]]
| caps6 = 144
| goals6 = 33
| years7 = 2011
| clubs7 = [[Grêmio Barueri Futebol|Grêmio Barueri]]
| caps7 = 6
| goals7 = 0
}}
'''Robson Ponte''' (born 6 November 1976) is a Brazilian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]]. He spent most of his career at [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] in Germany and [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] in Japan.

==Club career==
Ponte was born in [[São Paulo]].

After impressing in a friendly match between his club [[Guarani FC|Guarani]] and [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] in early 1999, he was offered a contract by [[Bundesliga]] club in August 1999.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alves |first=Marcus |date=7 September 2018 |title=Cartola em Portugal, Robson Ponte brilhou no Guarani e quase jogou no Real |language=pt-br |work=UOL Esporte |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2018/09/07/cartola-em-portugal-robson-ponte-brilhou-no-guarani-e-quase-jogou-no-real.htm |access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref> He played for three seasons at Leverkusen. In the month of his transfer, German techno label [[Kompakt]] released a single entitled 'Robson Ponte'.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.discogs.com/Reinhard-Voigt-Robson-Ponte/release/26315 | title =  Reinhard Voigt – Robson Ponte  | date = 30 August 1999 | publisher = discogs.com | accessdate = 5 May 2013 }}</ref>

Before the 2001–02 season started, Ponte moved on loan to another Bundesliga side [[VfL Wolfsburg]]. At Wolfsburg, he managed 61 appearances in two seasons and scored 13 goals.

Ponte signed on free transfer with Japanese giants [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] before his contract with Leverkusen expired in July 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-07-15 |title=Ponte turning Japanese |language=en |work=Eurosport |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/bundesliga-1/2005-2006/ponte-turning-japanese_sto742394/story.shtml |agency=Reuters|access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref> He, an all-around midfielder, took both penalty kicks and corners for Urawa for five seasons. In 2007, he received the Most Valuable Player award of the season.

Ponte ended his playing career with foreign professional leagues in 2010 and returned his country Brazil to spend his last years. He joined [[Grêmio Barueri Futebol|Grêmio Barueri]] on 26 May 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 November 2010 |title=Contract with Robson Ponte |work=Urawa Red Diamonds |url=https://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/reds-en/news/contract-with-robson-ponte/ |access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 July 2011 |title=Grêmio Barueri confirma Marcos Pimentel, Robson Ponte e mais dois reforços |work=UOL Esporte |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/campeonatos/brasileiro/serie-b/ultimas-noticias/2011/07/14/gremio-barueri-confirma-marcos-pimentel-robson-ponte-e-mais-dois-reforcos.htm|lang=pt-br |access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Clube Atlético Juventus|CA Juventus]]
|1995
|rowspan="2"|[[Campeonato Paulista|Paulista]]
|24||14||| || || || ||colspan="2"|-|| ||
|-
|1996
|26||12|| || || || ||colspan="2"|-|| ||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
! || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|[[América Futebol Clube (SP)|América FC]]
|1997
|Paulista
| 4|| 1|| || || || ||colspan="2"|-|| ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Guarani Futebol Clube|Guarani]]
|[[1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1998]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|16||7|| || || || ||colspan="2"|-|| ||
|-
|[[1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1999]]
|16||9|| || || || ||colspan="2"|-|| ||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
! || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]
|[[1999–2000 Bundesliga|1999–00]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Bundesliga]]
|24||2||8||2||1||0||5||0||38||4
|-
|[[2000–01 Bundesliga|2000–01]]
|12||0|| || ||1||0||3||1||16||1
|-
|[[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04]]
|20||2||2||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||22||4
|-
|[[2004–05 Bundesliga|2004–05]]
|23||2||2||1||1||0||8||1||34||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!79||6||12||5||3||0||16||2||110||13
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[VfL Wolfsburg]] (loan)
|[[2001–02 Bundesliga|2001–02]]
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga
|31||8||3||1||colspan="2"|-|| || || ||
|-
|[[2002–03 Bundesliga|2002–03]]
|30||5||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||32||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!61||13||5||1||0||0||0||0||66||14
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Urawa Reds]]
|[[2005 J. League Division 1|2005]]
|rowspan="6"|[[J1 League]]
|16||8||5||0||3||1||colspan="2"|-||24||9
|-
|[[2006 J. League Division 1|2006]]
|22||4||4||2||3||0||colspan="2"|-||29||6
|-
|[[2007 J. League Division 1|2007]]
|33||7||0||0||2||0||12||5||47||12
|-
|[[2008 J. League Division 1|2008]]
|16||1||2||1||2||0||4||0||24||2
|-
|[[2009 J. League Division 1|2009]]
|28||4||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||33||5
|-
|[[2010 J. League Division 1|2010]]
|29||9||2||2||6||2||colspan="2"|-||35||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!144||33||14||6||20||4||16||5||194||47
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
! || || || || || || || || ||
|}

==Awards and honours==

===Club===
'''Urawa Red Diamonds'''
* [[AFC Champions League]]: [[2007 AFC Champions League|2007]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Japan's Reds book World Club place |work=CNN |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/11/14/team.urawareds/ |access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref>
* [[J1 League]]: [[2006 J. League Division 1|2006]]
* [[Emperor's Cup]]: [[2005 Emperor's Cup|2005]], [[2006 Emperor's Cup|2006]]
* [[Japanese Super Cup]]: 2006

===Individual===
* [[J. League Most Valuable Player]]: [[2007 J. League Division 1|2007]]
* [[J. League Best Eleven]]: [[2007 J. League Division 1|2007]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{UEFA player|51622}}
* {{J.League player}}
* [http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Ponte_R Leverkusen who's who]

{{2003–04 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}
{{2007 J.League Team of the Year}}
{{J.League MVP}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ponte, Robson}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Footballers from São Paulo]]
[[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian people of Italian descent]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Bayer 04 Leverkusen players]]
[[Category:VfL Wolfsburg players]]
[[Category:Urawa Red Diamonds players]]
[[Category:Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:Guarani FC players]]
[[Category:Clube Atlético Juventus players]]
[[Category:J1 League players]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Japan]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany]]
[[Category:AFC Champions League Elite–winning players]]