Leandro de Oliveira da Luz (born 3 March 1983), known as simply Leandro, is a Brazilian retired

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who played as an

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Hải Phòng FC

Although Leandro played as a left-back in Brazil and Russia, he played as a creative midfielder for

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, where he was captain and earned the nickname King Leandro from the supporters. In 2009, Leandro was voted the V-League's best player in an unofficial poll on the V-League website. Leandro signed for V-League side Bình Dương F.C. in 2010.

International career

Leandro played four matches for the Brazil Olympic squad at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

in Santo Domingo in 2003. He scored a goal on August 3 in the 4–0 victory by Brazil over Colombia.Sambafoot

Honours

Club

;Santos *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

;Paysandu *

Campeonato Paraense The Campeonato Paraense, nicknamed Parazão, is the top flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of Pará. Run by the Federação Paraense de Futebol, the championship is contested between 12 clubs and typically lasts from Januar ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

Individual

;Singhtarua *

Thai Division 1 League Thai League 2 ( th, ไทยลีก 2), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. The top 3 are promoted to Thai League 1 at the end of the s ...

The Golden Boot awarded (1):

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''(24 goals)''

External links

Player page on Sambafoot

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leandro 1983 births Living people Brazilian footballers Santos FC players Brasiliense FC players Paysandu Sport Club players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players FC Saturn Ramenskoye players Port F.C. players BG Pathum United F.C. players Super Power Samut Prakan F.C. players PTT Rayong F.C. players União Esporte Clube players Thai League 1 players Thai League 2 players Russian Premier League players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Vietnam Expatriate footballers in Thailand Association football forwards Association football midfielders Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football