Renato Soares Augusto

Renato Soares de Oliveira Augusto, or simply Renato Augusto (born February 1, 1988 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as an Football (soccer) positions Attacking Midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen.

Career

Renato Augusto was hailed as one of the best products of CR Flamengo's youth academy in recent years, and had been close to a deal with U.S. Città di Palermo in 2007. His style of play, combining decisive passes with good control of the ball, pace and dribbling efforts, have led him to being capped for the Brazil national football team at the under-20 level; his career with Flamengo had nevertheless been plagued by injuries. Renato Augusto signed for Bayer Leverkusen for an unknown fee, thought to be worth some 10 million euros, 60% of which retained by Flamengo. The remaining 40% were owned by the Traffic and MFD investment groups, that paid 1.5 million euros each for a share in Renato Augusto's transfer fee, earlier in 2008.

Honours

- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
- - Copa do Brasil: Copa do Brasil 2006
- - Campeonato Carioca: 2007, 2008