Luciano Castán da Silva (born September 13, 1989) is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays for
Cruzeiro as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Castán started his professional career with
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*União do Vegetal, a church known for its usage of Hoasca as tea
* Brazilian frigate ''União'' (F45), a general-purpose ''Niterói'' class frigate launc ...
in 2007, before moving to
Santos in January 2010. However, he appeared only once during his time in ''Peixe'', starting and being
sent off
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in a 4–2 home win against
Sertãozinho
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, for the
Paulista
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championship.
Castán moved to
Ponte Preta on loan in December 2010. After again serving as a backup (only 180 minutes of action), he joined
Paraná in February. On 27 January 2012 he moved to
Bragantino
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, rescinding his link on 21 June.
On 19 November 2012 Castán moved to
São Bernardo. After impressing during the club's 2013
Copa Paulista
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winning campaign and during
2014 Campeonato Paulista
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Format
*In the first ...
, he joined
Portuguesa on 2 May 2014.
In July 2016, Castán signed with French side
Stade Brestois 29. On 3 December 2018, he returned to Brazil and joined newly promoted club
CSA
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Arts and media
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* Commission on Superhuman Activities, a fictional American government agency in Marvel Comics
* Crime Syndicate of Amer ...
.
Personal life
His brother,
Leandro, is also a professional football player and also plays as a centre back.
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Footballers from São Paulo
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
União São João Esporte Clube players
Santos FC players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Paraná Clube players
Clube Atlético Bragantino players
São Bernardo Futebol Clube players
Stade Brestois 29 players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Centro Sportivo Alagoano players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Ligue 2 players
Al-Khor SC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar