Leonardo da Silva Costa (born March 9, 1985, in
Brazil
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), also known as Léo Carioca, is a Brazilian
footballer
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.
Léo Carioca played for
Democrata in the 2012
Campeonato Mineiro
The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...
. He had previous spells in Switzerland with
FC Winterthur
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and the
Brazil national under-20 football team
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The team ha ...
.
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1985 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Esporte Clube Democrata players
FC Winterthur players
C.D. Juventud Independiente players
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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