Leonardo (footballer, born 1976)
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Leonardo dos Santos Silva (born 21 August 1976) is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a winger. Leonardo's former clubs in the Netherlands include FC Groningen, Feyenoord Rotterdam, De Graafschap, ADO Den Haag, MVV, FC Dordrecht and FC Emmen. During his time at Feyenoord he was better known as Leonardo II (Dutch pronunciation: [leːjoːˈnɑrdoː də ˈtʋeːdə]) because Leonardo Santiago also played for the club at that time using the name Leonardo.
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Full name | Leonardo dos Santos Silva | ||
Date of birth | (1976-08-21) 21 August 1976 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Flamengo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2001 | Groningen | 118 | (7) |
2001–2004 | Feyenoord | 11 | (0) |
2002 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2004 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2005 | MVV | 14 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Dordrecht | 10 | (0) |
2007 | Lorca | ? | (?) |
2008 | Deportes Quindío | ? | (?) |
2008 | Nova Iguaçu | 12 | (0) |
2009 | Veranópolis | 1 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Emmen | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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After retiring, he worked as administrative assistant to the Brazilian consulate in Rotterdam.[1]