Harlei de Menezes Silva or simply Harlei (born March 30, 1972), is a retired

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. He played most of his career for

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

. Harlei has also reached the milestone of 600 games for

and has helped them avoid relegation in the 2007 season by just 1 point after defeating

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonato ...

2–1 on the final day. On 11 December 2014, Harlei retired, becoming Goiás' new director of football.

Honours

;Goiás *Brazilian League (2nd division): 1999, 2012 *Brazilian Center-West Cup: 2000, 2001, 2002 *Goiás State League: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013

References

External links

CBF

Guardian Stats Centre

zerozero.pt

goiasesporteclube.com
1972 births Living people Footballers from Belo Horizonte Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Goiás Esporte Clube players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Brazil-footy-goalkeeper-stub