Derlei

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Not to be confused with Derley.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Derlei
Derlei.jpg
Derlei in 2005
Personal information
Full name Vanderlei Fernandes Silva
Date of birth (1975-07-14) 14 July 1975 (age 46)
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 América-RN 56 (21)
1997–1998 Guarani 25 (7)
1999 Madureira 14 (4)
1999–2002 União Leiria 91 (42)
2002–2005 Porto 57 (19)
2005–2007 Dynamo Moscow 41 (20)
2007 → Benfica (loan) 12 (1)
2007–2009 Sporting CP 27 (8)
2009–2010 Vitória 1 (1)
2010 Madureira 3 (1)
Total 327 (124)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Vanderlei Fernandes Silva (born 14 July 1975), known as Derlei, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

He spent most of his 16-year professional career in Portugal (one full decade), having represented all three most important clubs in the country and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 187 matches and 70 goals.

With Porto, Derlei won eight major titles including two leagues, one Champions League and one UEFA Cup.

Club career[]

Born in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Derlei began playing in the lower levels of Brazilian football, but joined Portugal's U.D. Leiria in 1999, going on to appear in 92 competitive games for the club. In his last season, as they overachieved for a final seventh place in the Primeira Liga led by young manager José Mourinho, he scored 21 goals.[1]

Derlei signed with FC Porto in the summer of 2002, playing an important part in a successful squad that was also managed by Mourinho. He was one of the top scorers in a side that conquered the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League in consecutive seasons – he netted twice in the 2003 UEFA Cup final against Celtic (adding another brace in the 4–1 semi-final win over S.S. Lazio)[2][3]– being nicknamed "Ninja" while playing for the northern side;[4] the following campaign, as he was leading the domestic goalscoring chart, he suffered a severe knee injury which rendered him unavailable for several months.[5] Derlei was able to come back in time for the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Deportivo La Caruna, where he scored a penalty kick in the second half of the second leg match at the Riazor in Spain which saw FC Porto through to the final 1-0 on aggregate. Derlei would be the starting striker as FC Porto went on to defeat Monaco 3-0 to win the 2003-2004 UEFA Champions League.

In January 2005, after disciplinary problems related to his lateness in arriving from the winter break, Derlei was sold to FC Dynamo Moscow for €7 million,[6] being granted Portuguese citizenship shortly after. After two years in Russian football where he was always one of the top five scorers, he moved to S.L. Benfica on loan in January 2007.[7] He played his first league match for the latter on 2 February, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw with Boavista FC.[8]

Derlei left for Lisbon rivals Sporting CP in late June 2007, signing a one-year deal with the option for another after being freed from his two-year contract with Dynamo Moscow – he was, therefore, one of the few players to have represented the Big Three of Portugal.[9][10] He spent most of 2007–08 on the sidelines, with another serious knee injury.[11]

Derlei made a comeback to competition when, on 16 April 2008, he entered the field for Leandro Romagnoli in the 61st minute during the semi-final of the Taça de Portugal against Benfica, scoring only 18 minutes later to make it 3–2 to Sporting, in a match which eventually ended with a 5–3 win[12] as the team went on to win the tournament against another former acquaintance of the player, Porto.[13]

In his second season, Derlei fought with Hélder Postiga for a chance to play alongside Liédson, and scored some goals including an important one in a 1–0 home victory over FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, which sealed Sporting's group stage qualification on 4 November 2008.[14] At the end of the campaign, he declined the club's offer for a contract extension on the grounds the compensation was insufficient, thus being made a free agent.[15]

On 27 August 2009, 34-year-old Derlei joined Esporte Clube Vitória on a one-year deal.[16] He made his competitive debut on 13 September in a match against Campeonato Brasileiro Série A leaders Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras; having taken the pitch in the second half, he scored the 3–2 winner;[17]

Derlei transferred to modest Madureira Esporte Clube shortly after, returning to a team he had represented more than one decade prior.[18]

Club statistics[]

[19][20]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
União Leiria 1999–00 26 8 – – 26 8
2000–01 32 13 – – 32 13
2001–02 33 21 1 0 – – 34 21
Total 91 42 1 0 – – 92 42
Porto 2002–03 26 7 1 1 – 13 12 40 20
2003–04 18 12 1 1 – 8 3 27 16
2004–05 13 0 0 0 – 5 0 18 0
Total 57 19 2 2 – 26 15 85 36
Dynamo Moscow 2005 18 13 0 0 – – 18 13
2006 15 11 2 0 – – 15 11
Total 33 24 2 0 – – 33 24
Benfica 2006–07 12 1 0 0 – 4 0 16 1
Total 12 1 0 0 – 4 0 16 1
Sporting 2007–08 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 2
2008–09 20 5 0 0 1 2 7 2 28 9
Total 24 6 2 1 1 2 7 2 34 11
Career total 218 92 7 3 1 2 37 17 266 114

Honours[]

Club[]

América-RN

Porto

Sporting

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ Derlei puts Porto first; UEFA, 16 September 2003
  2. ^ Porto stun lacklustre Lazio; UEFA, 11 April 2003
  3. ^ "Uefa Cup final player ratings". BBC Sport. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ Morais, André (6 February 2017). "Soares parecido com Derlei? O Ninja responde e diz que não é bem assim" [Soares similar to Derlei? Ninja replies and says that's not quite the case]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ Derlei dealt Christmas blow; UEFA, 24 December 2003
  6. ^ Derlei leads Dynamo influx; UEFA, 10 January 2005
  7. ^ Benfica seal Derlei and Fernandes deals; UEFA, 29 January 2007
  8. ^ "Benfica-Boavista, 0–0". Record (in Portuguese). 2 February 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Derlei assina às 17 horas" [Derlei signs at 5 P.M.]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Sporting: documento do Dínamo chegou, Derlei já é "leão"" [Sporting: Dynamo document has arrived, Derlei is already a "lion"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  11. ^ Dire outcome for Sporting's Derlei; UEFA, 9 September 2007
  12. ^ "Taça de Portugal: Sporting derrota Benfica por 5–3" [Portuguese Cup: Sporting beat Benfica 5–3]. Público (in Portuguese). 16 April 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  13. ^ Capela, Ricardo (18 May 2008). "Sporting vence Taça de Portugal" [Sporting win Portuguese Cup]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  14. ^ Derlei sparks Sporting celebrations; UEFA, 4 November 2008
  15. ^ Melo, Rui Miguel (11 June 2009). "Derlei diz adeus ao Sporting" [Derlei bids farewell to Sporting]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Derlei é o novo atacante do Vitória" [Derlei is the new forward of Vitória] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. ^ "VÍDEO: Vitória bate Palmeiras no Barradão e bota ainda mais fogo no Brasileiro" [VIDEO: Vitória beat Palmeiras at the Barradão and set Brasileiro even more ablaze] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  18. ^ "RJ: BOMBA! Madureira contrata ex-atacante de Porto e Guarani" [RJ: BOMB! Madureira sign former Porto and Guarani forward] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Derlei". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  20. ^ "Derlei". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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