Leandro Branco

Leandro Branco
Personal information
Full name	Leandro dos Santos Branco
Date of birth	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	Comercial-MS
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002	Chapecoense
2003	Marcílio Dias
2004	Hermann Aichinger
2005	Lages
2006	Audax Italiano
2006	Ituano
2007	Juventus-SC
2007–2009	Vitória Setúbal
2009–2010	Criciúma
2010	Metropolitano
2010–2011	Marcílio Dias
2011	Confiança
2011	Atlético Tubarão
2012	Brasil Farroupilha
2012	Atlético Tubarão
2013	Marcílio Dias
2013–2014	Águia Negra
2014	Inter Lages
2015	Águia Negra
2015–	Comercial-MS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

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

Football career

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 Esporte Clube. The following year he switched to amateurs Clube Atlético Metropolitano, and continued playing at that level in the subsequent campaigns, representing for example Clube Náutico Marcílio Dias and Associação Cultural Recreativa e Esportiva Atlético Cidade in several stints.

^ "Dianteiros Leandro e Edinho apresentados" (in Portuguese). Record. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Leandro Branco suspenso por 2 jogos" (in Portuguese). Record. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)