Dão (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (born 1984)
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Dannyu Francisco dos Santos (born 28 October 1984), commonly known as Dão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Barra Futebol Clube.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dannyu Francisco dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Penedo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Recife | ||
| 2008 | CRB | ||
| 2009 | Mirassol | ||
| 2009–2010 | Guarani | 22 | (0) |
| 2010 | Spartak Trnava | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Botafogo SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Red Bull Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Luverdense | 16 | (2) |
| 2013 | Chapecoense | 22 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Paysandu | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Piracicaba | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ríver | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | América RN | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | URT | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Noroeste | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Pelotas | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Barra | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2018 | |||
Career
Dão began his professional career with Recife, before making moves to CRB and Mirassol. In 2009, he joined Guarani where he made 22 appearances before leaving Brazil for the first time to join Slovak club Spartak Trnava in summer 2010.[2] He returned to his homeland a year later, without having played for Trnava, to sign with Botafogo. He failed to register an appearance for Botafogo before signing with Red Bull Brasil, he again did not make an appearance.[1]
In 2012, he moved to Luverdense where he played 16 times and scored twice during a one-season stay in Lucas do Rio Verde. After a relatively successful period with Luverdense, Dão was on the move again as he joined Chapecoense, he played in 22 Chapecoense matches and scored one goal. Between 2014 and 2015, Dão completed transfers firstly to Vitória and secondly to Paysandu, overall he made nine appearances for the two aforementioned clubs before signing for Piracicaba at the beginning of 2016.[1] His spell with Piracicaba was short as he left on 12 April.[3]
