Leandro Padovani Celin (born 21 December 1983) is a retired

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ian

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defender.

Club career

Padovani has spent the majority of his career in Brazil. In 2012, he transferred to

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

in the

Iranian Premier League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

where he won the title in 2013–14

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. In July 2014 Padovani signed with

Naft Tehran Naft Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Ira ...

Sepahan

He signed a contract with Iranian champions

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

in the summer of 2015, due to ITC issues he could not play until winter 2016. He made his debut on 2 February 2016 in a 2–2 draw against

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Esteghlal

On 5 September 2016 he signed with Esteghlal. He started his first match against F.C. Mashhad on 15 November. In March 2018 during a league match against

he injured severely after an accidental encounter with his teammate

Armin Sohrabian Armin Sohrabian ( fa, آرمین سهرابیان; born 26 July 1995) is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iranian club Gol Gohar Sirjan as a Left-Back Club career Sepahan Armin Sohrabian is a product of Sepahan Club Academy. He started ...

causing him to break his skull and neck. He got discharged from the hospital two month later on a wheelchair to start his physiotherapy and other treatments while staying at home. In November, Esteghlal's chairman Amir Hossein Fathi announced that Padovani would retire from playing football and will go to Brazil for his further treatments after being unable to fully walk during his 9-month period of physiotherapy. He also added that he would come back to Iran after his treatments to start his job, as club's assistant coach. His doctor later reported that Padovani had lost the ability to walk forever and was paralyzed from the waist down.

Club statistics

Honours

Club

;Foolad *

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

(1): 2013–14 ;Esteghlal *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Cha ...

(1): 2017–18

Individual

Team of the Year: 2014–15

References

External links

Persianleague Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padovani, Leandro 1983 births Living people People from Castelo, Espírito Santo Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Persian Gulf Pro League players Brasiliense FC players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Foolad F.C. players Naft Tehran F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Volta Redonda FC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Espírito Santo