On April 19, Beijing time, the club Cruzeiro officially announced that the 33-year-old Henrik Dorado returned to the team after 8 years and signed a contract until the end of this year. In the new season, he will compete with Gilberto for a main position.
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Born on September 15, 1989 in São Paulo, Brazil, Dorado began his career with small and medium-sized clubs in São Paulo United, Mogimilin and Mirasol, until he joined Palmeiras, where he really made a name for himself in Brazilian football.
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At the beginning of 2019, Dorado joined Chinese Super League club Henan Jianye (the predecessor of Henan team) for a transfer fee of 5.2 million euros, and made his debut against Dalian Yiyi (the predecessor of Dalian people), Dorado suffered "tragedy and joy", he first scored one goal, and then broke his leg and seriously injured to declare the season reimbursement. After his comeback, Dorado became the main player of the team, accumulating 23 goals and 5 assists.
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In the 14th round of last season, Dorado committed violent acts against the current referee Ma Ning in the match against Wuhan Yangtze River, and then the Disciplinary Committee of the Chinese Football Association gave Dorado a one-year ban and a fine of 200,000 yuan after a detailed hearing.
It didn't take long for Dorado to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which eventually lifted the ban and regained his free body. At the beginning of this year, Dorado completed the player registration at his old club Charnot, but he did not play in the Paraná State Championship with the team, but only wanted to borrow Charnott's training facilities to maintain his competitive condition.
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After leaving Charnotte, Dorado trained under a personal trainer, and soon he received an invitation from the Cruzeiro club and quickly agreed. Ten days earlier, Dorado had flown from São Paulo to Belo Horizonte, where he passed a physical fitness test and a routine medical examination in Cruzeiro.
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Because Cruzeiro's top management has been overseeing the battle, Dorado's transfer was not officially announced at the first time, and it was not until 17 pm local time on April 18 that Cruzeiro's official website officially announced Dorado's arrival: "It's nice to be back in Cruzeiro after many years, and I hope to help the team as soon as possible." I have a deep friendship with most of my team-mates at the club and I hope to integrate into the team as soon as possible. Let's forge ahead together! Here, there is never a lack of responsibility, will and goals", Dorado said in an interview with state television.
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Dorado played for Cruzeiro in 2015, but at the time, he only scored one goal in 11 appearances, and this time, Dorado will compete with Gilberto for the main team, and both owner Ronaldo and manager Pepa have high hopes for him.