- Gláuber
Football player infobox
playername= Gláuber Leandro Honorato Berti
fullname=Gláuber Leandro Honorato Berti
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|8|5
cityofbirth =São José do Rio Preto
countryofbirth =Brazil
height = height|m=1.90
nickname = Gláuber
currentclub = Manchester City
clubnumber = 36
position = Centre Back
years = 2000 - 2003
2003–2005
2005–2008
2008–
clubs = Atlético Mineiro
Palmeiras
1. FC Nuremberg
Manchester City
caps(goals) =
42 (0)
00 (0)
nationalyears = 2005
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 (0)
pcupdate = January 2008
ntupdate =November 15 2006 Gláuber Leandro Honorato Berti (born
5 August 1983 inSão José do Rio Preto ,Brazil ) is aBrazil ian footballer who is commonly known under the name of Gláuber. He currently plays forPremier League side, Manchester City.Gláuber began his footballing career with
Belo Horizonte -based club Atlético Mineiro before joining Palmeiras inSão Paulo , where he saw top-flight football for the first time in 2003. After an eighteen month stint with the "Verdão" he was transferred in December 2005 to1. FC Nuremberg on a six-month loan with a buying option for the Bundesliga club.Despite the fact that Gláuber had been capped for the "Selecao" once for a friendly against Guatemala [cite web| title=Vom Warten auf einen wachen Augenblick | language = German | url=http://www.nn-online.de/artikel.asp?art=444771&kat=31| date=
14 January 2006 | accessdate=November 24| accessyear=2006] the coaching staff at 1. FC Nuremberg were initially doubtful about the centre back's abilities. However, the Brazilian eradicated any doubts after excelling when brought off the bench to replace the injuredAndreas Wolf . Gláuber quickly became a starter for the team and has been ever since.Thus, Nuremberg exercised their right to acquire Gláuber in the summer of 2006. Shortly before the deal was finalized, his Italian ancestry helped him in acquiring Italian citizenship, which means he no longer counted against the team's contingent of non-UEFA-players.
On
31 August 2008 , Gláuber signed a one-year deal withPremier League club Manchester City.External links
* [http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=11701 Profile at official FCN website]
* [http://www.soccercityfc.com/2008/09/on-move-glauber-berti.html Profile at Soccer City FC]References
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