Eduardo Delani Santos Leite (born 3 November 1981) is a retired Brazilian professional

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Career

Delani was brought to Europe in early 2005 by Swedish Allsvenskan club

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved membership in the Swedish ...

. Due to a severe knee injury the transfer was delayed until the summer, becoming the first Brazilian to play for the club ever. After the 2006 season

chose not to extend Delani's contract. He returned home to Brazil and he played for the club Clube de Regatas Brasil for a short time before returning to

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, this time signing for the Danish club

Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six t ...

. On 26 July 2007 he signed a one-year contract with the club. Eduardo Delani is the

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of the professional football player Kaká, a player for Orlando City, and Kaká's brother Digão, who last played for

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. Their respective fathers are brothers, and their respective mothers are sisters.

Honours

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Guangzhou Evergrande Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

: 2010

References

External links

Profile
at Soccerway
Vejle Boldklub profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delani, Eduardo Living people 1981 births Association football midfielders Association football forwards Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Danish Superliga players Allsvenskan players Halmstads BK players Vejle Boldklub players Viborg FF players Guangzhou F.C. players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players China League One players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Marília Atlético Clube players Expatriate footballers in Sweden Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in Denmark Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Footballers from Brasília