Leandro Samarone da Rosa Fernandes (born 26 June 1971), known as just Leandro Samarone, is a former

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ian

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player and manager.

Career

Born in Ribeira, São Paulo, Leandro Samarone began his career in Esporte Clube XV de Novembro's youth system. He played for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta before moving to

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where he played eight years, including spells with

PFC CSKA Moscow Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English l ...

and FC Spartak Moscow. After he retired from playing, Leandro Samarone became a football coach. He was the manager of

União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube, or simply União Barbarense, is a Brazilian football team based in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo. Founded on 22 November 1914, it plays in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. Home stadium is the An ...

until June 2005.

Honours

* Russian Premier League champion: 1998. * Russian Premier League bronze: 2003 (with FC Rubin Kazan). * Russian Cup winner: 2004 (played in the early stages of the 2003/04 tournament for FC Terek Grozny).

European club competitions

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with

: 4 games. *

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with

FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow Football Club Torpedo Moscow (russian: link=no, ФК "Торпедо" Москва, ''FK Torpedo Moskva''), known as Torpedo Moscow, is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow that was founded in 1924 and returned to the Russian Pr ...

: 4 games, 1 goal. *

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with FC Spartak Moscow: 3 games, 1 goal.

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