Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rodrigo Defendi (born 16 June 1986), is a Brazilian-Italian footballer who plays as a central defender. A young centre-half signed from the Brazilian club Cruzeiro, the appropriately named Defendi is renowned for a deft left foot and a dominance in the air. He was first spotted as a 16-year-old by the then Tottenham Hotspur Director of Sport Frank Arnesen. He became the first player signed under the ill-fated Frank Arnesen and Jacques Santini era at Spurs from Cruzeiro for a fee of Pds. 600,000 on July 3 2004, although he had to wait for his passport to arrive in August for the deal to be officially completed.