Eduardo Delani
{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1981)}}
{{for|the Romanian village of Delani|Beiuș}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2010}}
{{Portuguese name|Santos|Leite}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eduardo Delani
| image = Eduardo Delani 20110828.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption = Delani playing for Viborg in 2011
| fullname = Eduardo Delani Santos Leite
| height = 1.88 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|11|3}}
| birth_place = Brasília, Brazil
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder/Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1998
| years2 = 1999–2002
| years3 = 2003
| years4 = 2004
| years5 = 2005–2006
| years6 = 2007
| years7 = 2007–2009
| years8 = 2010–2011
| years9 = 2011–2012
| clubs1 = Bragantino
| clubs2 = Cruzeiro
| clubs3 = Marília
| clubs4 = Botafogo
| clubs5 = Halmstads BK
| clubs6 = CRB
| clubs7 = Vejle Boldklub
| clubs8 = Guangzhou Evergrande
| clubs9 = Viborg FF
| caps5 = 18
| caps7 = 71
| caps8 = 3
| caps9 = 9
| goals5 = 1
| goals7 = 14
| goals8= 0
| goals9= 3
}}
Eduardo Delani Santos Leite (born 3 November 1981) is a retired Brazilian professional footballer.
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
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Eduardo Delani}}
- {{Soccerway|eduardo-delani-santos-leite/34926}}
- [http://www.vejle-boldklub.dk/Player-Eduardo%20Delani%20Santos%20Leite.asp Vejle Boldklub profile] {{in lang|da}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delani, Eduardo}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Vejle Boldklub players
Category:Guangzhou F.C. players
Category:Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
Category:China League One players
Category:Clube de Regatas Brasil players
Category:Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Category:Marília Atlético Clube players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark