Cléber Santana

Cléber Santana Loureiro (27 June 1981 – 28 November 2016) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Cléber Santana
Santana in action for Atlético Madrid
Personal information
Full name Cléber Santana Loureiro
Date of birth (1981-06-27)27 June 1981
Place of birth Olinda, Brazil
Date of death 28 November 2016(2016-11-28) (aged 35)
Place of death La Unión, Colombia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Sport Recife 47 (5)
2004 Vitória 39 (4)
2005 Kashiwa Reysol 29 (8)
2006–2007 Santos 72 (17)
2007–2010 Atlético Madrid 37 (1)
2008–2009 → Mallorca (loan) 32 (5)
2010–2012 São Paulo 40 (3)
2011 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 30 (3)
2012 → Avaí (loan) 40 (15)
2012 → Flamengo (loan) 12 (1)
2013 Flamengo 10 (3)
2013–2014 Avaí 66 (13)
2014–2015 Criciúma 41 (4)
2015–2016 Chapecoense 81 (3)
Total 577 (85)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Santana and the second or paternal family name is Loureiro.

He won state championships with Sport, Vitória, Santos and Avaí. He also had spells abroad, with Kashiwa Reysol in Japan and Atlético Madrid and Mallorca in Spain.

Santana was the captain of the Chapecoense team aboard LaMia Flight 2933 that crashed, killing him and 70 others.

Football career

Born in Olinda, Pernambuco, Santana started playing professionally with Sport Club do Recife. He then went on to represent in Brazil Esporte Clube Vitória and Santos FC, punctuated by a stint with J1 League's Kashiwa Reysol in 2005.

In July 2007, Santana was signed from Santos by Atlético Madrid, on a three-year contract worth €6 million.[1] Although not an undisputed starter, he still contributed with 23 league matches as the Colchoneros returned to the UEFA Champions League after a 12-year hiatus, being played mostly after Maniche's loan departure to Inter Milan in January 2008.[2]

For the 2008–09 season, Santana was loaned to fellow La Liga club RCD Mallorca.[3] On 9 November 2008 he scored his first goal for the Balearic Islands team, in a 3–3 home draw against Athletic Bilbao,[4] and finished the campaign (in which he featured heavily, alongside another player loaned by Atlético, José Manuel Jurado) with five, which also included the 2–1 winner against already crowned champions FC Barcelona on 17 May 2009,[5] and a solo effort the following week, a 3–1 triumph at Real Madrid.[6]

Cléber then returned to Atlético, being used sparingly but managing to net in a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería, on 23 September 2009.[7] In late January of the following year, even though he had renewed his contract until June 2012,[8] he returned to his country, signing with São Paulo FC.[9]

On 21 September 2012, Santana was announced at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, claiming the team could "not afford to think about relegation" even though it was playing below the general expectations – going on to finish in 11th position. He signed a two-year contract, and the Rio de Janeiro side bought 70% of his rights;[10] he scored on his official debut two days later, against Atlético Clube Goianiense for the Série A.[11]

In the following years, Santana represented Avaí Futebol Clube in the Série B, Criciúma Esporte Clube in that level and also Série A and Associação Chapecoense de Futebol in the top division. He captained the latter, helping the Santa Catarina-based team to the finals of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.[12]

Death

On 28 November 2016, whilst travelling with Chapecoense to the aforementioned finals, 35-year-old Santana was among the fatalities of the LaMia Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia.[13]

Career statistics

[14]

Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol 2005 J1 League 308—52——3510
Santos 2006 Série A 292173733[lower-alpha 1]0—568
2007 612011—14[lower-alpha 2]3—4015
Total 353371473173—9623
Atlético Madrid 2007–08 La Liga 230—609[lower-alpha 3]0—380
2008–09 00—0000—00
2009–10 141—308[lower-alpha 4]0—251
Total 371—90170—631
Mallorca 2008–09 La Liga 325—81——406
São Paulo 2010 Série A 222121—8[lower-alpha 2]0—423
2011 006000——60
Total 2221810080—483
Atlético Paranaense 2011 Série A 303——1[lower-alpha 1]0—313
Avaí 2012 Série B 248167———4015
Flamengo 2012 Série A 121————121
2013 0010310——113
Total 12110310——234
Avaí 2013 Série B 337————337
2014 16117551——387
Total 49817551——7114
Criciúma 2014 Série A 201——1[lower-alpha 1]0—211
2015 Série B 7114210——223
Total 2721421010—434
Chapecoense 2015 Série A 261——4[lower-alpha 1]0—301
2016 360192317[lower-alpha 1]0—653
Total 62119231110—954
Career total 36042131343985530058587
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Sport

Vitória

Santos

Atlético Madrid

Avaí

Chapecoense

References
  1. "El Atlético cerró el fichaje del medio Cléber Santana" [Atlético closed midfielder Cléber Santana's signing]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 July 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  2. "Cléber Santana: "Estamos en el buen camino y vamos a más"" [Cléber Santana: "We are on the right track and we want more"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 December 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. "El Atlético de Madrid confirma la cesión de Cléber Santana al Mallorca para la próxima temporada" [Atlético de Madrid confirm Cléber Santana's loan to Mallorca for the following season] (in Spanish). Terra. 25 August 2008.
  4. "Mallorca 3–3 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. "Mallorca 2–1 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. "Fourth defeat on spin". ESPN Soccernet. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  7. "Piatti leaves it late for Almeria". ESPN Soccernet. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  8. "El Atlético oficializa la renovación de Cléber Santana hasta 2012" [Atlético makes Cléber Santana's renewal until 2012 official]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 November 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. "Cléber, traspasado al Sao Paulo" [Cléber, transferred to Sao Paulo]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. "Cléber Santana chega confiante:'Fla não pode pensar em rebaixamento'" [Cléber Santana arrives confident:'Fla cannot think of relegation'] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  11. "Fla traz três pontos importantes de Goiânia" [Fla bring three important points from Goiânia] (in Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. "Chapecoense: Profile of Brazilian football team in Colombia plane crash". Metro. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  13. "Ex-Atlético player Cléber Santana dies in Chapecoense plane crash". Diario AS. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  14. "Cléber Santana". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. "Atlético Nacional pede que o título da Sul-Americana fique com a Chape" [Atlético Nacional ask that South-American title stay with Chape] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  16. "CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play" [CONMEBOL awards 2016 South American champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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