Cléber Santana

Cléber Santana

Santana playing for Atlético Madrid
Personal information
Full name	Cléber Santana Loureiro
Date of birth	June 27, 1981 (1981-06-27) (age 30)
Place of birth	Olinda, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Atlético-PR
Youth career
	Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2003	Sport	47	(5)
2004	Vitória	39	(4)
2005	Kashiwa Reysol	29	(8)
2006–2007	Santos	35	(3)
2007–2010	Atlético Madrid	37	(1)
2008–2009	→ Mallorca (loan)	32	(5)
2010–	São Paulo	22	(2)
2011	→ Atlético-PR (loan)	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Cléber Santana Loureiro, known as Santana (born 27 June 1981), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Clube Atlético Paranaense as a central midfielder.

Football career

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

In July 2007, Cléber 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 games as the colchoneros returned to the UEFA Champions League after a 12-year hiatus, especially appearing after Maniche's loan departure to F.C. Internazionale Milano, in January 2008.

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

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.^[6] In late January of the following year, even though he had renewed his contract until June 2012, he returned to his country, signing with São Paulo FC.

Honours

• Sport:
  • Nordeste Cup: 2000
  • Pernambuco State League: 2000

• Vitória:
  • Bahia State League: 2004

• Santos:
  • São Paulo State League: 2006, 2007

• Atlético Madrid:
  • UEFA Europa League: 2009–10
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007
  • Spanish Cup: Runner-up 2009–10

References

1. ^ "El Atlético cerró el fichaje del medio Cléber Santana [Atlético closed midfielder Cléber Santana's signing]" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 4 July 2007. http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/atletico-cerro-fichaje-medio-cleber/dasftb/20070704dasdaiftb_42/Tes. 
2. ^ "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. http://www.terra.es/deportes/articulo/html/dpo534430.htm. 
3. ^ "Mallorca 3-3 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 9 November 2008. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/252996?cc=5739. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
4. ^ "Mallorca 2-1 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 17 May 2009. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/252896?cc=5739. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
5. ^ "Fourth defeat on spin". ESPN Soccernet. 24 May 2009. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/252910?cc=5739. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
6. ^ "Piatti leaves it late for Almeria". ESPN Soccernet. 23 September 2009. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275622?cc=5739. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 

External links

• SambaFoot profile
• PlayerOnPlayer profile
• GOAL.com profile
• Placar profile (Portuguese)
• BDFutbol profile

Persondata
Name	Santana, Cleber
Alternative names
Short description	Brazilian footballer
Date of birth	27 June 1981
Place of birth	Olinda, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death