Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo
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Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo known as Leonardo or just Léo (born 4 August 1985) is a Brazil
ian footballer, usually playing as a wing-back. He currently plays for PAOK F.C. in Greek Super League.
, Leonardo started his career with Portuguesa de Desportos
. After made his national league debut at 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he signed a new 3½-year contract with club in August 2005. In 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he was the regular start of the team, played 18 out of 21 games and 11 out of 12 games in champion playoffs. He missed twice due to suspension (that season he was cautioned 11 times and every 3 cautions suspend once) and rested in round 21. That season Lusa finished as the 4th. In 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he played 23 league matches and most notably missed 9 matches from round 11 to 19 and the last 4 matches of the league. He was cautioned 3 times that season but no suspension. He enjoyed his best season in 2007, winning Campeonato Paulista Série A2
, played 35 times in 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, scored 2 goals and just suspended once. That season he was cautioned 5 times in Serie B. Portuguesa finished as the third and promoted to 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He also earned a international cap coached by Dunga
on 9 December.
He did not play in 2008 Campeonato Paulista as he was busy in transfer talks.
José Riva. In July 2011 his contract was terminated.
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|2007–08 ||rowspan=3| Olympiacos ||rowspan=3| Superleague||11||0||?||?||colspan=2 rowspan=3| ||2||0||?||?
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|2008–09||8||0||?||?||3||0||?||?
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|2009–10||19||2||?||?||8||2||?||?2
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|2010
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|2011
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State Leagues were marked as league cup
1 No stats. available for 2004 to 2006 Campeonato Paulista Série A1
and Campeonato Paulista Série A2
.
2 3 games in 2010 qualification playoffs for European competitions
3 Not registered in 2010 and 2011 Copa Libertadores
4 See note 1 and 2
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer, usually playing as a wing-back. He currently plays for PAOK F.C. in Greek Super League.
Portuguesa
Born in São Paulo stateSão Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, Leonardo started his career with Portuguesa de Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...
. After made his national league debut at 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he signed a new 3½-year contract with club in August 2005. In 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he was the regular start of the team, played 18 out of 21 games and 11 out of 12 games in champion playoffs. He missed twice due to suspension (that season he was cautioned 11 times and every 3 cautions suspend once) and rested in round 21. That season Lusa finished as the 4th. In 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, he played 23 league matches and most notably missed 9 matches from round 11 to 19 and the last 4 matches of the league. He was cautioned 3 times that season but no suspension. He enjoyed his best season in 2007, winning Campeonato Paulista Série A2
Campeonato Paulista Série A2
Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...
, played 35 times in 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, scored 2 goals and just suspended once. That season he was cautioned 5 times in Serie B. Portuguesa finished as the third and promoted to 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He also earned a international cap coached by Dunga
Dunga
Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...
on 9 December.
He did not play in 2008 Campeonato Paulista as he was busy in transfer talks.
Olympiacos
Leonardo was signed by Olympiacos in January 2008. for a reported €2 million paid to Lusa to buy its 65% economic rights of the player. The rest was owned by a third-party ownerThird-party ownership in association football
Third-party ownership in association football is the ownership of a player's economic rights by third-party sources, such as football agents, sports-management agencies, or other investors...
José Riva. In July 2011 his contract was terminated.
Internacional
In June 2010, he was loaned back to Brazil in 1-year deal. However he suffered from injury and did not played any match for the first team in 2011 season.PAOK
In 9 September 2011 Leonardo signed one-year contract with PAOK. The club keeps the right to break this contract on January 2012, if the player won't meet its expectations.International career
The left-back was set to be in Brazil's 2008 Olympic football squad and gained his first national cap in a pre-olympic friendly, against Brazil League Best XI. He then dropped from preliminary squad.brwymywmmytemuiuliou;0689
Career statistics
|-|2004||rowspan=4|Portuguesa
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
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|2006||23||0|| || ||?||?1
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|2007||35||2||1||0||22||3||58||5
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|2007–08 ||rowspan=3| Olympiacos ||rowspan=3| Superleague||11||0||?||?||colspan=2 rowspan=3| ||2||0||?||?
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|2008–09||8||0||?||?||3||0||?||?
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|2009–10||19||2||?||?||8||2||?||?2
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|2010
2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A was the 40th season of the Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 8 and ended on December 5. Flamengo came as the defending champion having won the 2009 season.-Format:...
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Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
||rowspan=2|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
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|2011
2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A is the 41st season of the Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 21 and is scheduled to end on December 4...
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- Note:
State Leagues were marked as league cup
1 No stats. available for 2004 to 2006 Campeonato Paulista Série A1
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
and Campeonato Paulista Série A2
Campeonato Paulista Série A2
Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...
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2 3 games in 2010 qualification playoffs for European competitions
3 Not registered in 2010 and 2011 Copa Libertadores
4 See note 1 and 2
Honours
- Greek Cup: 2008, 2009
- Greek Super League: 2007–2008, 2008–2009
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2Campeonato Paulista Série A2Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...
: 2007