Former Brazil and Inter Milan star Adriano turns 43 today, with the striker’s career remaining one of the most explosive and ultimately disappointing of recent years following his well-documented off-the-pitch battles.
Adriano began his career in the Flamengo youth set-up before graduating to the first team and getting a move to Europe with Inter in 2001, a year after he made his Brazil debut as an 18-year-old. A loan move at Fiorentina was followed by a prolific spell at Parma, before he returned to Inter in 2004.
