Wendel Santana Pereira Santos, most known as Wendel (born October 8, 1981 in Itapetinga-BA), is a Brazilian
defensive midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
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 currently plays for
Boa Esporte.
In December 2012, after backing to
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
wished by
Gilson Kleina
Gilson Kleina (born 30 March 1968) is a Brazilian football coach, currently in charge of Portuguesa.
Managerial career
Born in Curitiba, Kleina started his career at Coritiba's youth setup, as a fitness coach. He later acted as Abel Braga's assi ...
, Wendel said was disrespected by
Felipão, former coach of the club, that sent the player for loans.
''De volta ao Palmeiras, Wendel diz que foi desrespeitado por Felipão'' (in Portuguese)
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Honours
;Iraty
* Paraná State Championship: 2002
;Palmeiras
*São Paulo State Championship
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...
: 2008
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*Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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: 2013
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References
External links
sambafoot
Guardian Stats Centre
palmeiras.globo.com
zerozero.pt
CBF
1981 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Iraty Sport Club players
Clube Atlético Juventus players
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
Santos FC players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
Grêmio Barueri Futebol players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Boa Esporte Clube players
Clube Atlético Joseense players
Association football midfielders
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