Renan Teixeira da Silva, sometimes known as just Renan (born 29 March 1985, in Caieiras), is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defensive midfielder. On January 31, 2008 Renan Teixeira was made an Italian citizen in

Potenza Picena Potenza Picena is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche, about southeast of Ancona and about northeast of Macerata. ''Potentia'' was the Roman town situated in the lower Potenza valley, in the ...

, Province of Macerata, in the Italian region of

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, only three days after

Paulo César Arruda Parente Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: * Paulo Jr. * Paulo Jr. (footballer) *Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer *Paulo André Cren Benini (born 19 ...

. The interesting fact to this, is that other footballers like Mauro Camoranesi and

Cicinho Cícero João de Cézare (born 24 June 1980), nicknamed Cicinho (), is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a right back. He had his breakthrough at São Paulo, where he was named in the 2005 Bola de Prata as the team won ...

were also made Italian citizen in Potenza Picena.

Honours

;São Paulo *

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

: 2005 *

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 200 ...

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* * 1985 births Living people People from Caieiras Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Saudi Pro League players Primeira Liga players São Paulo FC players Esporte Clube Juventude players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players Esporte Clube Vitória players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Guarani FC players Vitória S.C. players Club Athletico Paranaense players Sport Club do Recife players Clube Atlético Linense players Esporte Clube São Bento players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Tupi Football Club players Joinville Esporte Clube players Central Sport Club players Footballers from São Paulo (state) {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub