Dannyu Francisco dos Santos (born 28 October 1984), commonly known as Dão, is a Brazilian

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defender who currently plays for

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Career

Dão began his professional career with

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, before making moves to CRB and Mirassol. In 2009, he joined Guarani where he made 22 appearances before leaving Brazil for the first time to join Slovakian club Spartak Trnava in summer 2010. He returned to his homeland a year later, without playing for Trnava, to sign for

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. He failed to register an appearance for Botafogo before signing for Red Bull Brasil, he again didn't make an appearance. 2012 saw a move to Luverdense where he stayed for one season, during his time in

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he played 16 times and scored twice. After a relatively successful period with Luverdense, Dão was on the move again as he joined Chapecoense, he played in 22 Chapecoense matches and scored one goal. Between 2014 and 2015, Dão completed transfers firstly to Vitória and secondly to Paysandu, overall he made nine appearances for the two aforementioned clubs before signing for

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at the beginning of 2016. His spell with Piracicaba was short as he left on 12 April.

Honours

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Campeonato Pernambucano The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the FPF. The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, a ...

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;Luverdense *

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at ZeroZero 1984 births Living people Brazilian footballers Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Sport Club do Recife players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Guarani FC players FC Spartak Trnava players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Red Bull Brasil players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Esporte Clube Vitória players Paysandu Sport Club players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players River Atlético Clube players Esporte Clube Cruzeiro players América Futebol Clube (RN) players União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores players Esporte Clube Noroeste players Esporte Clube Pelotas players Association football defenders {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub