Emerson Thome

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Emerson Thome

|image =

|fullname = Emerson Augusto Thome

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|3|30|df=y}}

|birth_place = Porto Alegre, Brazil

|height = {{height|m=1.88|precision=0}}

|position = Central defender

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 = 1990–1991 | youthclubs1 = Internacional

|years1 = 1992 | clubs1 = Internacional | caps1 = – | goals1 = –

|years2 = 1992–1993 | clubs2 = Académica | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0

|years3 = 1993–1995 | clubs3 = Tirsense | caps3 = 55 | goals3 = 4

|years4 = 1995–1996 | clubs4 = Benfica | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 1

|years5 = 1996–1997 | clubs5 = → Alverca (loan) | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 1

|years6 = 1997–1999 | clubs6 = Sheffield Wednesday | caps6 = 61 | goals6 = 1

|years7 = 1999–2000 | clubs7 = Chelsea | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2000–2003 | clubs8 = Sunderland | caps8 = 44 | goals8 = 2

|years9 = 2003–2004 | clubs9 = Bolton Wanderers | caps9 = 26 | goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2004–2006 | clubs10 = Wigan Athletic | caps10 = 15 | goals10 = 0

|years11 = 2005 | clubs11 = → Derby County (loan) | caps11 = 4 | goals11 = 0

|years12 = 2006–2007 | clubs12 = Vissel Kobe | caps12 = 39 | goals12 = 0

| totalcaps = 292

| totalgoals = 9

}}

Emerson Augusto Thome (born 30 March 1972), also known as Paredão,{{Cite web|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/treinador.php?id=7373|title = Emerson Augusto Thome :: RB Leipzig :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: Histórico :: Jogos :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: Zerozero.pt}} is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender.[https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/destino-90s/destinos/paredao-em-inglaterra-queriam-que-me-chamasse-the-wall?_ga=2.231692319.1098483925.1607294723-763065413.1602873581 Paredão: «Em Inglaterra queriam que me chamasse The Wall»] maisfutebol.iol.pt

Career

He first came to England towards the end of the 1997–98 season when moving to Sheffield Wednesday from Portuguese club Benfica, who signed him from Tirsense in 1994–95, when the "jesuítas" stood one win away from a UEFA Cup position. Whilst at Hillsborough. Thome scored twice for Wednesday, once against Stockport County in the FA Cup{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-stockport-are-sunk-by-the-class-divide-1076266.html|title=Stockport are sunk by the class divide |work=The Independent |date=23 January 1999 |access-date=20 March 2010| location=London| first=Phil| last=Andrews}} and once against Wimbledon in the league.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/290134.stm|title=Deadly duo strike for Dons|publisher=BBC |date=3 March 1999 |access-date=20 March 2010}}

In late 1999, with the Owls staring at the prospect of possible relegation in the face, he made the move to Chelsea for a fee of £2.7 million. He was to remain at Stamford Bridge for just nine months, as he found it hard to break up the tried and tested central defensive partnership of Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf. Thome was cup-tied for Chelsea's victorious 1999–2000 FA Cup campaign.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/745301.stm|title=Chelsea squad guide |publisher=BBC |date=13 May 2000 |access-date=12 April 2016}} He did however start when Chelsea memorably beat Barcelona 3–1 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/champions_league/701340.stm|title=Inspired Chelsea brush Barcelona aside|publisher=BBC |date=5 April 2000 |access-date=12 April 2016}} Just one game into the 2000–2001 season Thome was sold to Premiership rivals Sunderland for a fee of around £4 million.

During his time at the Stadium of Light, Thome struggled with injuries and Sunderland were reluctant to extend his contract. A clause in his contract with Sunderland meant that a considerable sum had to be paid to Chelsea after he played 50 matches. Sunderland were not willing to pay the extra appearance based fee, hence their reasons for not playing Thome towards the end of the 2002–2003 season, a campaign which ended in relegation. Thome scored twice for Sunderland, netting in league games against Coventry City{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/995686.stm|title=Sunderland pile on Coventry misery|publisher=BBC |date=28 October 2000 |access-date=21 March 2010}} and Aston Villa.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1732338.stm|title=Thome saves Sunderland|publisher=BBC |date=1 January 2002 |access-date=21 March 2010}}

In August 2003, Thome joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer,{{cite news|url=http://espnfc.com/print?id=275476&type=story |title=Black Cat Thome joins Bolton |publisher=ESPN |date=29 August 2003 |access-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922152438/http://espnfc.com/print?id=275476&type=story |archive-date=22 September 2013 }} and became a regular campaigner for the Trotters as they finished eighth in the Premier League and reached the League Cup final where they lost to Middlesbrough at the Millennium Stadium.{{cite news|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/edicao.php?id_edicao=9|title=Premier League 2003/2004|work=ZeroZero|language=pt|access-date=21 September 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=2759072|title=Bolton 1-2 Middlesbrough|work=ZeroZero|language=pt|access-date=21 September 2013}} In the summer of 2004, he moved to Championship side Wigan Athletic along with former Bolton teammate Per Frandsen.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/3535918.stm|title=Thome joins Wigan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 August 2004|access-date=21 September 2013}} Thome was part of the Wigan side which were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history in 2005.{{cite news|url=http://www.zerozero.pt/edicao.php?id_edicao=1078|title=Division One 2004/2005|work=ZeroZero|language=pt|access-date=21 September 2013}} His second season with the Latics saw him face less playing time which resulted in Thome being loaned out to Championship side Derby County for several months.{{cite news|url=http://www.derby.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=929|title=Thome Joins on Loan|work=Derby|access-date=21 September 2013}} Once the loan had expired with Derby County, he returned to Wigan Athletic where on 7 February 2006, the Latics decided to release him from his contract.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/4688650.stm|title=Thome parts company with Latics|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 February 2006|access-date=21 September 2013}} Following his release by Wigan, Thome joined Japanese side Vissel Kobe. He remained there for two seasons. In 2007, Thome announced his retirement from professional football.

Since his retirement from playing football, Thome now works for Everton as a chief scout in Portugal since late 2008.{{cite web|title=Our Man in Portugal|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/evertoninteractive/our-man-in-portugal|publisher=Everton F.C. |access-date=15 July 2012}}{{cite web|last=Santiago|first=Eduardo|title=Zona central do Newcastle é o Weakest link|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/liga_europa/artigo/2013/04/04/pared_o_zona_central_do_newcast.html|publisher=sapo.pt|access-date=23 May 2013|language=pt|date=4 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524214041/http://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/liga_europa/artigo/2013/04/04/pared_o_zona_central_do_newcast.html|archive-date=24 May 2013}}

Honours

;Internacional

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1992

;Tirsense

Segunda Liga: 1993–94

;Benfica

Taça de Portugal: 1995–96

;Chelsea

;Bolton Wanderers

Football League Cup runner-up: 2003–04{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3507795.stm |title=Boro lift Carling Cup |website=BBC Sport |date=29 February 2004 |access-date=26 March 2024}}