Lopes Tigrão

Lopes Tigrão
Personal information
Full name Wellington Nogueira Lopes de Avellar
Date of birth (1979-06-01) June 1, 1979
Place of birth Volta Redonda - RJ, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker / Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Volta Redonda
2000–2002 Palmeiras
2003 Flamengo
2004 Fluminense
2004 Santos
2004–2005 Juventude
2005 Cruzeiro
2006–2007 Vegalta Sendai
2008 Yokohama F. Marinos
2009 Atlético Mineiro
2009 Juventude
2010 Monte Azul
2010 Ceará
2011 Volta Redonda
2012 Metropolitano
2013 São José
2015 Brasiliense
2016 Volta Redonda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wellington Nogueira Lopes de Avellar, or simply Lopes Tigrão (born June 1, 1979), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder. He won the top scorer of Copa Libertadores in 2001, scoring 9 goals.

Lopes has played for Palmeiras, Santos, Juventude and Cruzeiro, Atlético and Ceará in the Campeonato Brasileiro. He has also played for Vegalta Sendai and Yokohama F. Marinos of J1 League.