Cléber Santana

Cléber Santana
Personal information
Full name Cléber Santana Loureiro
Date of birth (1981-06-27) 27 June 1981
Place of birth Olinda, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chapecoense
Number 88
Youth career
Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2003 Sport 47 (5)
2004 Vitória 39 (4)
2005 Kashiwa Reysol 29 (8)
2006–2007 Santos 35 (3)
2007–2010 Atlético Madrid 37 (1)
2008–2009 → Mallorca (loan) 32 (5)
2010–2012 São Paulo 22 (2)
2011 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 30 (3)
2012 → Avaí (loan) 24 (8)
2012 → Flamengo (loan) 12 (1)
2013 Flamengo 0 (0)
2013–2014 Avaí 49 (8)
2014–2015 Criciúma 27 (2)
2015– Chapecoense 19 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:20, 6 October 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Cléber Santana Loureiro (born 27 June 1981) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Associação Chapecoense de Futebol as a central midfielder.

Football career

Born in Olinda, Pernambuco, Santana started playing professionally with Sport Club do Recife. He then went on to represent in Brazil Esporte Clube Vitória and Santos Futebol Clube, punctuated by a stint with J. League Division 1's Kashiwa Reysol in 2005.

In July 2007 Cléber was signed from Santos by Atlético Madrid, on a three-year contract worth €6 million.[1] Although not an undisputed starter, he still contributed with 23 league games as the Colchoneros returned to the UEFA Champions League after a 12-year hiatus, especially appearing after Maniche's loan departure to Inter Milan in January 2008.[2]

For the 2008–09 season, Santana was loaned to fellow La Liga club RCD Mallorca.[3] On 9 November 2008 he scored his first goal for the Balearic Islands team, in a 3–3 home draw against Athletic Bilbao,[4] and finished the campaign (in which he featured heavily, alongside another player loaned by Atlético, José Manuel Jurado) with five, which also included the 2–1 winner against already crowned champions FC Barcelona on 17 May 2009,[5] and a solo effort the following week, a 3–1 triumph at Real Madrid.[6]

Cléber then returned to Atlético, being used sparingly but managing to net in a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería, on 23 September 2009.[7] In late January of the following year, even though he had renewed his contract until June 2012,[8] he returned to his country, signing with São Paulo FC.[9]

On 21 September 2012 Santana was announced at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, claiming the team could "not afford to think about relegation" even though it was playing below the general expectations – going on to finish in 11th position. He signed a two-year contract, and the Estádio da Gávea side bought 70% of his rights;[10] two days later he scored on his official debut, against Atlético Clube Goianiense for the Série A.

Flamengo statistics

As of 19 February 2013[11]
Club Season State League Brazilian Série A Copa do Brasil Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo
2012 --121------121
Flamengo
2013 520000----52
Total 52121000000173

according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[12] and Flaestatística.[13]

Honours

Sport
Vitória
Santos
Atlético Madrid
Avaí

References

  1. ↑ "El Atlético cerró el fichaje del medio Cléber Santana" [Atlético closed midfielder Cléber Santana's signing] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Cléber Santana: "Estamos en el buen camino y vamos a más"" [Cléber Santana: "We are on the right track and we want more"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "El Atlético de Madrid confirma la cesión de Cléber Santana al Mallorca para la próxima temporada" [Atlético de Madrid confirm Cléber Santana's loan to Mallorca for the following season] (in Spanish). Terra. 25 August 2008.
  4. ↑ "Mallorca 3–3 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Mallorca 2–1 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Fourth defeat on spin". ESPN Soccernet. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Piatti leaves it late for Almeria". ESPN Soccernet. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "El Atlético oficializa la renovación de Cléber Santana hasta 2012" [Atlético makes Cléber Santana's renewal until 2012 official] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Cléber, traspasado al Sao Paulo" [Cléber, transferred to Sao Paulo] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Cléber Santana chega confiante:'Fla não pode pensar em rebaixamento'" [Cléber Santana arrives confident:'Fla cannot think of relegation'] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Cléber Santana". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Flamengo official website (Portuguese)
  13. ↑ Flaestatística player profile (Portuguese)

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