Leandro dos Santos Branco (born 2 June 1983 in Lages, Santa Catarina) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Águia Negra.

Leandro Branco
Personal information
Full name Leandro dos Santos Branco
Date of birth (1983-06-02) 2 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Lages, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Águia Negra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Chapecoense
2003 Marcílio Dias ? (31)
2004 Hermann Aichinger 14 (11)
2005 Lages
2006 Audax Italiano
2006 Ituano 5 (0)
2007 Juventus-SC 14 (9)
2007–2009 Vitória Setúbal 31 (0)
2009–2010 Criciúma ? (7)
2010 Metropolitano 1 (0)
2010–2011 Marcílio Dias 13 (2)
2011 Confiança 4 (1)
2011 Atlético Tubarão 4 (1)
2012 Brasil Farroupilha
2012 Atlético Tubarão ? (4)
2013 Marcílio Dias 3 (0)
2013–2014 Águia Negra 10 (6)
2014 Inter Lages 16 (0)
2015 Águia Negra 10 (2)
2015 Comercial-MS 3 (0)
2016 Águia Negra 12 (0)
2016 Operário Mafra 12 (0)
2017 Águia Negra 11 (4)
2017 Sete de Dourados 5 (1)
2018– Águia Negra 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 19, 2018

Football career

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After spending most of his career with modest clubs in his country, Branco moved in 2007–08 to Portugal, signing with Vitória de Setúbal.[1] His stint with the Sado River side proved a nightmare, as he failed to score a single Primeira Liga goal in two seasons combined, also receiving his marching orders in a 1–2 away loss against C.F. Os Belenenses on 11 April 2009;[2] he netted twice in official games during his stint, one in the Portuguese Cup and another in the domestic League Cup, with his team winning the latter competition.

In the 2009 summer, Branco returned to his country, signing with Criciúma. The following year he switched to Metropolitano, and continued playing at that level in the subsequent campaigns, representing for example Marcílio Dias and Tubarão in several stints.

Honours

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Vitória de Setúbal

References

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  1. ^ "Dianteiros Leandro e Edinho apresentados" [Forwards Leandro and Edinho presented]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 July 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Leandro Branco suspenso por 2 jogos" [Leandro Branco suspended for 2 games]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 April 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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