1. Daniel Carvalho (CSKA)
He spent the first season in CSKA, either in the infirmary or on the bench, Carvalho got in shape at the right time - for the UEFA Cup 04/05, in the final of which he made three assists. The attacking midfielder replaced the army team and Semak and Yaroshik, becoming the most worthy of the representatives of the name Playmaker.
2. Jo (CSKA)
The 19-year-old prodigy from Corinthians became an example of CSKA's perfect spot selection: he scored 22 goals in 29 matches, showing himself to be the Premier League's best forward. Jo could not become the hero of the whole season due to a summer injury, but it will be his defenders who will be most afraid of next year.
3. Mozart (Spartak)
The defensive midfielder, the ex-star of the Italian Regina, in Spartak with Titov alive, took over the functions of the organizer of the game. Mozart defends himself, attacks, complies with standards - in general, he “drags the piano” by all means available to him.
4. Wagner Love (CSKA)
According to rumors, the leadership of CSKA at one time chose between Wagner and Cavenagi - and chose the Brazilian. He immediately began to work out the $ 7.5 million spent on the transfer, scoring several important goals in CSKA's most successful European campaign. Wagner’s talent, of course, fades somewhat in the absence of other Brazilians in CSKA, but nevertheless he regularly scores a goal in two games.
5. Dudu (CSKA)
Former boxer for the time being gave way to the center of midfield “untouchables” Rakhimich and Aldonin. However, last season, he sharply added to the creation, overtook the Berezutskys in the ability to play with his head and realized that in European competitions he had to give all his best - the UEFA website even called the Brazilian one of the discoveries of the Champions League group stage. Like Daniel Carvalho and Wagner, Dudu began to be involved in matches for the national team of Brazil.
6. Andradina (Arsenal)
The most skilled of the galaxy of Brazilians, who played in the Tula Arsenal at the end of the 20th century, became the best player and scorer of the first league in 1998. In the two years spent by the Brazilian in Tula, the average attendance at Arsenal home matches for the first time exceeded 10,000 people.
7. Samaroni (CSKA, Torpedo, Spartak, Arsenal, Wings of the Soviets, Rubin, Terek)
The midfielder who has traveled to Russia more than many local players has become the champion of Russia as part of Spartak, but has taken root in Samara best of all, possibly because of the consonance of his name with the name of the city. Samaroni perfectly learned Russian and in all the mentioned clubs he voluntarily acted as a translator.
8. Robson (Spartak)
Arriving at Spartak on the eve of the memorable match against Kosice, Robson spent five years in Russia, made good friends with all the players, and was remembered for his lack of goal scoring, amazing for the striker imposing stunning goal assist in the Champions League match with Real Madrid.
9. Junior (Lokomotiv NN)
The first players from Brazil appeared here in 1995. Valery Ovchinnikov wrote to the Nizhny Novgorod Lokomotiv two newcomers - Junior and da Silva, who finished the first Russian season with the same indicators: 7 matches, 1 goal. The following year, the Junior, whom local fans went to watch in droves, was enough for another 5 matches.
10. Robert (Spartak)
The attacker from San Cayetano arrived in Spartak in the summer of 2003, but did not gain a foothold and was sent to his homeland by the New Year, where he again began to score regularly. Soon, Robert moved to PSV and scored the decisive penalty “Lion” in the quarterfinals of the Champions League 04/05.