Thiago Leitão Polieri (born 12 June 1978) is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Bolivian club San Antonio Bulo Bulo.

Playing career

Born in

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, Leitão was a Ponte Preta youth graduate. After making his first team debut, he represented Internacional de Santa Maria and

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before moving to Bolivia in 2002, to join

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. In 2005, Leitão signed for Portuguese Segunda Liga side

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, but returned to Bolivia in the following year with

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. In 2008, he agreed to a contract with

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, and had a subsequent short stint at local side União Barbarense before returning to the club in 2009. In 2013, after spending some time without a club, Leitão joined

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in the

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. He retired in the following year, after helping the club in their promotion to Primera División.

Managerial career

In 2017, Leitão returned to Wilstermann as Álvaro Peña's assistant. In August 2018, after a fight with Argentine midfielder Cristian Chávez, he was sacked by the club. In April 2019, Leitão was named manager of

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. He left the club in May, after his contract expired. On 2 March 2021, Leitão was appointed manager of San José. He resigned from the club late in the month, to take over fellow league team Atlético Palmaflor. On 16 December 2022, Leitão was named manager of

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for the upcoming season, but was sacked after just three matches.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leitao, Thiago 1978 births Living people Footballers from Campinas Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Esporte Clube Internacional players Ceará Sporting Club players União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players Bolivian Primera División players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Oriente Petrolero players Club Bolívar players The Strongest players Sport Boys Warnes players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Marco players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian football managers Bolivian Primera División managers Club Aurora managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bolivia C.D. Palmaflor del Trópico managers Club San José managers Club Blooming managers Bolivian men's footballers Bolivian football managers C.D. San Antonio Bulo Bulo managers