Leandro Tavares

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.

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
International career
1991	Brazil U17	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

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.

External links

• Leandro Tavares – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Leandro Rodrigues Tavares at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
• Leandro Tavares – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Profile at Ceilandiaec.com.br