Leandro Antonio da Silva known as Tigrão (born July 6, 1982 in
Rio de Janeiro
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) is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. He spent one season in the
Bundesliga
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with
1. FC Nürnberg
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.
External links
CBF
Living people
1982 births
Men's association football defenders
Brazilian men's footballers
América Futebol Clube (MG) players
1. FC Nürnberg players
Odds BK players
Americano FC players
Bundesliga players
Eliteserien players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
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