Eduardo Delani

For the Romanian village of Delani, see Beiuș.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Leite.

Eduardo Delani Santos Leite (born 3 November 1981) is a retired Brazilian professional footballer.

Eduardo Delani

Delani playing for Viborg in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Delani Santos Leite
Date of birth	(1981-11-03) 3 November 1981
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder/Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Bragantino
1999–2002	Cruzeiro
2003	Marília
2004	Botafogo
2005–2006	Halmstads BK	18	(1)
2007	CRB
2007–2009	Vejle Boldklub	71	(14)
2010–2011	Guangzhou Evergrande	3	(0)
2011–2012	Viborg FF	9	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Delani was brought to Europe in early 2005 by Swedish Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK. Due to a severe knee injury the transfer was delayed until the summer, becoming the first Brazilian to play for the club ever. After the 2006 season Halmstads BK chose not to extend Delani's contract. He returned home to Brazil and he played for the club Clube de Regatas Brasil for a short time before returning to Scandinavia, this time signing for the Danish club Vejle Boldklub. On 26 July 2007 he signed a one-year contract with the club.

Eduardo Delani is the double first cousin of the professional football player Kaká, who plays for Orlando City, and Kaká's brother Digão, who last played for New York Red Bulls. Their fathers are brothers, and their mothers are sisters.

Honours

Guangzhou Evergrande

• China League One: 2010

External links

• Eduardo Delani at Soccerway
• Vejle Boldklub profile (in Danish)