Eduardo Delani

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Eduardo Delani

Delani playing for Viborg in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Delani Santos Leite
Date of birth	(1981-11-03) 3 November 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder/Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Bragantino
1999–2002	Cruzeiro
2003	Marília
2004	Botafogo
2005–2006	Halmstads BK	18	(1)
2007	CRB
2007–2009	Vejle Boldklub	71	(14)
2010–2011	Guangzhou Evergrande	3	(0)
2011–2012	Viborg FF	9	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Eduardo Delani Santos Leite (born 3 November 1981) is a retired Brazilian professional footballer.

Career[]

Delani was brought to Europe in early 2005 by Swedish Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK. Due to a severe knee injury the transfer was delayed until the summer, becoming the first Brazilian to play for the club ever. After the 2006 season Halmstads BK chose not to extend Delani's contract. He returned home to Brazil and he played for the club Clube de Regatas Brasil for a short time before returning to Scandinavia, this time signing for the Danish club Vejle Boldklub. On 26 July 2007 he signed a one-year contract with the club.

Eduardo Delani is the double first cousin of the professional football player Kaká, a player for Orlando City, and Kaká's brother Digão, who last played for New York Red Bulls. Their respective fathers are brothers, and their respective mothers are sisters.

Honours[]

Guangzhou Evergrande

• China League One: 2010^[1]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eduardo Delani.

• Profile at Soccerway
• Vejle Boldklub profile (in Danish)