Leandro Samarone
Brazilian footballer and manager
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Leandro Samarone da Rosa Fernandes (born 26 June 1971), known as just Leandro Samarone, is a former Brazilian football player and manager.
Full name
Leandro Samarone da Rosa Fernandes
Date of birth
26 June 1971
Place of birth
Ribeira, SP, Brazil
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Samarone da Rosa Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeira, SP, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| XV de Piracicaba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1992 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 1993 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1994 | Bragantino | ||
| 1995 | Grêmio | ||
| 1996 | Ituano | ||
| 1996 | CSKA Moscow | 13 | (2) |
| 1997 | Vila Nova | ||
| 1997–1998 | Torpedo Moscow | 25 | (1) |
| 1998 | Spartak Moscow | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Arsenal Tula | 50 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 47 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Rubin Kazan | 19 | (2) |
| 2003 | Terek Grozny | 18 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | União Barbarense | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Ribeira, São Paulo, Leandro Samarone began his career in Esporte Clube XV de Novembro's youth system. He played for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta before moving to Russia where he played eight years, including spells with PFC CSKA Moscow and FC Spartak Moscow.[1]
After he retired from playing, Leandro Samarone became a football coach. He was the manager of União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube until June 2005.[2]
Honours
- Russian Premier League champion: 1998.
- Russian Premier League bronze: 2003 (with FC Rubin Kazan).
- Russian Cup winner: 2004 (played in the early stages of the 2003/04 tournament for FC Terek Grozny).
European club competitions
- UEFA Cup 1996–97 with PFC CSKA Moscow: 4 games.
- UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997 with FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: 4 games, 1 goal.
- UEFA Champions League 1998–99 with FC Spartak Moscow: 3 games, 1 goal.
