Émerson Ferreira da Rosa

Émerson Ferreira da Rosa (born April 4, 1976, in Pelotas), simply known as Émerson, is a Brazilian football midfielder who currently plays for Italian Serie A club A.C. Milan. His nickname is "The Puma" for his feline movements in midfield.

Club

After playing for Bayer Leverkusen, Émerson signed with AS Roma, winning the Scudetto and the Italian Super Cup in 2001. After two seasons with Juventus FC with coach Fabio Capello, he moved to Real Madrid in July 19, 2006, again following Capello.Emerson Is known for his poor performances as he cant play football he has been compared to numerous past players including thomas repka for his imagery on the pitch. However, due to the declining relationship between Émerson and Capello and Émerson's poor performances for Real Madrid the player, in January 2007, declared his desire to return to Juventus, rumoured to be willing to take a pay cut. However, by May, his performances had picked up considerably, along with a great improvement in the team's results, and on 12 May 2007 he declared his intention to remain with Real. But in his conversation with the radio program "El Larguero", the president of Real Madrid, Ramon Calderon, said that Émerson would leave Real Madrid this summer along with the Italian striker Antonio Cassano for technical reasons.

On August 21, 2007, Milan officially confirmed the transfer of the Brazilian midfielder. He made his official debut in Milan's 3-1 UEFA Super Cup victory over Sevilla F.C. on August 31.