ampines Rovers have moved to sign Rodrigo Tosi on the eve of the league’s transfer window deadline day.
Tosi will be replacing Fabrice Noel, who is negotiating a mutual termination of his contract with Tampines and is expected to be deregistered.
The Stags’ latest signing is not unknown to fans, as he was the 2014 Great Eastern Yeo’s S.League top scorer. Tosi was released by Brunei DPMM following the conclusion of the 2014 season and had returned to his native country Brazil to link up with second division club Parana Clube.
While his contract was originally due to expire in May, he agreed a mutual termination of his contract with the club after being notified of Tampines’ interest.
Tosi arrived in Singapore on Monday morning, and has been training with Tampines at the Jurong West Stadium since Tuesday.
Tosi, who was also a nominee for last year’s Player of the Year award, has passed his medical test. However, he will have to pass the compulsory 2.4km fitness test in order to register for the S.League.
Tampines coach V. Sundramoorthy is confident that the signing of the 32-year-old will be a great boost for the club.
“You know the quality of Tosi, everyone has seen him in action last year. He will be a great inclusion to the team,” Sundram said.
“We need his presence upfront; we have lacked someone who can hold up the play and score goals.”
After four games played this year, Tampines have only scored four goals. Observers have noted that the pre-season favourites are struggling to convert their chances, and that played a huge role in Tampines’ 2-0 loss to Home United earlier in March.
Sundram believes that having Tosi in the team will definitely be an instant fix for his team’s goal-scoring woes.
“Definitely he will be a great help,” Sundram stated.
“His record speaks for himself. Basically, with him playing in the box, he will definitely get us the goals if we get the ball to him inside.”
However, the former Singapore international is wary of over-relying on the Brazilian.
“He’s only one part of the team,” Sundram explained.
“The rest of the players still have to work hard to complement him.
“With Mateo injured, we still have Indra (Sahdan) and Alam (Noh Alam Shah) helping out, it’s all about the squad that can bring us long term success.
“That way, then can we have a team which can go out and win something.”
Fixtures
S.League Fixtures
| Date | Home | Away | Kick-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2015 |  Geylang International FC |  Tampines Rovers FC | 7:30 pm |
| April 7, 2015 |  Courts Young Lions | Tampines Rovers FC | 7:30 pm |
| April 17, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC |  Warriors FC | 7:30 pm |
| April 22, 2015 |  Balestier Khalsa FC | Tampines Rovers FC | 7:30 pm |
| May 1, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC |  Harimau Muda | 7:30 pm |
| May 6, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC |  Albirex Niigata FC | 7:30 pm |
| May 10, 2015 |  Brunei DPMM FC | Tampines Rovers FC | 8:15 pm |
| May 17, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC |  Home United FC | 7:30 pm |
League Cup Fixtures
| Date | Home | Away | Kick-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2015 |  Hougang United FC | Tampines Rovers FC | 7:30 pm |
| July 29, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC | Geylang International FC | 7:30 pm |
| August 1, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC | Brunei DPMM FC | 7:30 pm |
| August 7, 2015 | Warriors FC | Tampines Rovers FC | 7:30 pm |
RHB Singapore Cup Fixtures
| Date | Home | Away | Kick-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC | Balestier Khalsa FC | 7:30 pm |
| August 26, 2015 | Harimau Muda | Tampines Rovers FC | 8:45 pm |
| September 11, 2015 | Albirex Niigata FC | Tampines Rovers FC | 7:30 pm |
| September 16, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC | Courts Young Lions | 7:30 pm |
| September 23, 2015 | Home United FC | Tampines Rovers FC | 7:30 pm |
| October 17, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC | Hougang United FC | 7:30 pm |
| October 22, 2015 | Geylang International FC | Tampines Rovers FC | 7:30 pm |
| October 28, 2015 | Brunei DPMM FC | Tampines Rovers FC | 8:15 pm |
| November 2, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC | Warriors FC | 7:30 pm |
| November 6, 2015 | Balestier Khalsa FC | Tampines Rovers FC | 7:30 pm |
| November 22, 2015 | Tampines Rovers FC | Harimau Muda | 7:30 pm |
History
 | |
 | “A group of football enthusiasts from the Tampines district got together to play football and decided to organize themselves into a football club.
Many names and 6 years later, the club settled on Tampines Rovers and has never looked back since.”
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| “The club started in Division 3A of the Singapore Amateur Football Association League. Playing for the first team were pioneers including George Pasqual, Edmund Perera, Basil De Souza and Justin Morais.” |  |
 | “With the return of George Pasqual from his studies in USA, the club was revived and from then on the team grew from strength to strength, fighting its way to be one of the top teams in Division One.
The start of the golden years saw the club winning various domestic titles including the SAF Division 2 title.The team boasted famous names such as the Quah brothers – Kim Lye, Kim Siak and Kim Song, Edmund Wee, R. Suriamurthy and Rahmat Mawar, who helped the club clinch the runners-up in the President’s Cup League.”
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| “Joined by national players Lim Tien Jit, Jai Prakash, Zainol Aibidin and Selvarajan, Tampines Rovers retained the NFL Division 1 champion title after the victory in the previous year.” |  |
 | “The club tasted the sweet success of winning the NFL Division 1 champion once again with the addition oftalented Rovers such as T. Pathmanathan, V. Sundramoorthy and foreign players Graham Gourley and Simon Kent.” |
| “Tampines Rovers was one of the pioneer teams in the S-League and put up a credible showing from 1996 to 1998.New coach Chow Kwai Lam revived the team and led the Stags to victory at the Singapore Cup.” |  |
 | “With newly gained confidence and a hunger for victory, the Stags set new heights for themselves this season to challenge the S-League and A |
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