Victor Leandro Bagy (born 21 January 1983), known as Victor, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having started his career with Paulista, where he spent his first six professional years and won the Copa do Brasil in

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, Victor moved to Grêmio in 2008, where he finished as runner-up of the

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in his first season, receiving the Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão twice and the Bola de Prata once as best goalkeeper in the league during his spell with the club. He then joined Atlético Mineiro in 2012, where he won the

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(being selected as the best goalkeeper of the tournament) and the Copa do Brasil in

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, while again finishing as runner-up of the Brasileiro twice. Victor has represented the Brazil national team since 2010, being part of the

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winning squad, also being included in the

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and

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teams.

Club career

Paulista

Born in Santo Anastácio, Victor joined

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's youth setup in 1997, aged 14. However, a year later he moved to

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, due to the limited prospect of playing in the first-team. Victor was called up to the main squad in 2000, but had to wait until 2003 to make his senior debut. He served his first years mostly as a backup to Rafael Bracalli, but in 2006, after the latter's move to

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, he was chosen as first-choice; Victor also was a part of the squad which won the

2005 Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil 2005 was the 17th staging of the Copa do Brasil. The competition started on February 2, 2005 and concluded on June 22, 2005 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro, in which Paul ...

, but remained as a substitute for both legs of the final.

Grêmio

On 18 December 2007, Victor joined Grêmio, with the ''Tricolor'' paying R$400,000 for a half of his registration rights. He retained a starting spot during his first games at the club, but suffered an injury on 24 February 2008, being sidelined for one and a half month. Victor returned from injury and was an undisputed starter during the year, appearing in all matches during the Brasileirão and winning the Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão for best goalkeeper of the tournament. In 2009, he was again the championship's best, winning both the Bola de Prata and the Craque do Brasileirão, but his contribution was reduced due to call-ups to the national side. In the summer, Victor was linked to

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and Benfica, but nothing came of it. On 18 June 2010, he signed a new contract with Grêmio, running until 2015. Victor remained in the starting eleven, and his side finished fourth. However, in the following years, Grêmio struggled to keep the same levels of the past seasons, but he appeared 32 times in

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Atlético Mineiro

On 29 June 2012, Victor joined Atlético Mineiro for a €3.5 million fee, signing a five-year contract. He immediately became the first-choice goalkeeper in his new club, appearing in 29 matches as Galo finished second in the

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. In 2013, Victor was one of the key figures of Atlético Mineiro's

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winning run. An iconic moment for him and the club happened in the second leg of that competition's quarter-finals, when a penalty kick was awarded to Club Tijuana in injury time. It would have meant elimination for Atlético if it had been scored, but was saved by Victor with his foot. The save, according to sports commentators and fans, represented the kicking out of the club's historic "bad luck". Victor also made saves in the penalty shoot-outs against Newell's Old Boys in the semi-finals and

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in the finals, and was elected the competition's best goalkeeper.

International career

Brazil and Colombia match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-07-04 (42)

On 21 May 2009, Victor was called up for the second time (2005 was the first) to the Brazil national team for

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. On 10 August 2010, he made his debut with the main squad, starting in a 2–0 friendly match win against United States. He was included as a substitute goalkeeper in the Brazilian squad for

. Also, he was part of the squad for

. On 7 May 2014, Victor was included among the 23-man squad ahead of

Personal life

Victor is Roman Catholic.http://fidespress.com/brasil/jogadores-catolicos-testemunham-fe-na-copa/

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Paulista * Copa do Brasil:

Grêmio * Campeonato Gaúcho:

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Atlético Mineiro *

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* Copa do Brasil:

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International

Brazil *

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Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

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* Bola de Prata: 2009 *

Goalkeeper of Year:

References

External links

Official website
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