Dener Assunção Braz (28 June 1991 – 28 November 2016), simply known as Dener, was a Brazilian

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who last played as a

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for Chapecoense. Dener was one of the victims when

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crashed on 28 November 2016.

Club career

Born in

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, Dener finished his youth formation with Grêmio. He made his first team debut on 20 January 2011, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1

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away draw against Ypiranga. After loan stints at

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, Vitória and Caxias, Dener signed a permanent one-year deal with Ituano on 13 January 2014. An undisputed starter, he only missed one match in the club's

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winning campaign. On 17 April 2014, Dener joined

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. He made his Série A debut on 11 May, replacing Carlinhos in a 0–1 home loss against

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, and scored his first professional goal late in the month in a 3–0 home win against

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. On 23 December 2014, Dener was loaned to fellow top tier club Chapecoense. An ever-present figure during the season, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the club on 13 January 2016.

Death

On 28 November 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, Dener was among the fatalities of the

accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo,

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Career statistics

Honours

;Ituano *

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;Chapecoense *

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(posthumously)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dener 1991 births 2016 deaths Footballers from Bagé Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Grêmio FBPA players Esporte Clube Vitória players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Ituano FC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Copa Sudamericana–winning players Footballers killed in the LaMia Flight 2933 crash 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen