BERLIN, Nov 26 - Hamburg midfielder Ze Roberto
will be out for at least four weeks after having surgery for an
ankle injury on Tuesday, the Bundesliga club said.
The Brazilian, who joined in the close season from Bayern
Munich, has been instrumental in keeping Hamburg just four
points off the top despite missing several key players through
injury including strikers Mladen Petric and Paolo Guerrero.
"He will be out for at least four weeks which means that he
will return to the team after the winter break," the club said.
(Writing by Karolos Grohmann, Editing by Ken Ferris
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