Eliandro dos Santos Gonzaga (born 23 April 1990), better known as Eliandro, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Eliandro was born in

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and was formed in the basic categories of the Cruzeiro. In 2009 because of injuries to Kléber and

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won chance in the team. But after not too many chances early in the Campeonato Brasileiro 2010, was loaned to the

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, the race of the

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of 2010.

East Bengal

In August 2022, Eliandro was announced as one of the five foreigners signed by

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for the upcoming

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. On 25 August, he made his debut against Rajasthan United in the

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, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. He came on as a 68th-minute substitute for VP Suhair.

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* {{East Bengal FC squad 1990 births Living people Brazilian footballers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Sport Club do Recife players América Futebol Clube (MG) players ABC Futebol Clube players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players C.D. Nacional players FK Žalgiris players A Lyga players Primeira Liga players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Lithuania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Association football forwards Footballers from São Paulo