Leandro Rodrigues Tavares

Leandro Rodrigues Tavares (born 25 January 1975), also known as Leandro Tavares, is a retired football midfielder who played for several clubs in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Mexican Primera División. He also participated for Brazil at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship finals in Italy.

Leandro Tavares
Personal information
Full name Leandro Rodrigues Tavares
Date of birth (1975-01-25) 25 January 1975
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1999 Atlético Mineiro
1995 → Democrata-GV (loan)
1998–1999 → Sport (loan)
2000–2002 Coritiba
2001 → Internacional (loan)
2002 → Matonense (loan)
2003 Colibríes 17 (5)
2004 Brasiliense
2006 Ceilândia
National team
1991 Brazil U17 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Leandro Tavares began playing professional football with Clube Atlético Mineiro. He was loaned to Esporte Clube Democrata and Sport Club do Recife before he signed with Coritiba Foot Ball Club in 2000. After his first season, Coritiba loaned him to Sport Club Internacional and Sociedade Esportiva Matonense.[1]

In 2003, he moved to Mexico to play for Colibríes de Morelos.

Leandro Tavares finished his career in Brazil playing for Brasiliense Futebol Clube and Ceilândia Esporte Clube.

References
  1. "Esporte: Direção colorada nega contratação de Leandro Tavares" [Sports: Colorado's Director denies hiring Leandro Tavares] (in Portuguese). Diario Popular. 26 January 2001.
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