Yan Cleiton de Lima Razera (born 1 May 1975), simply known as Yan, is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Club

Born in Pinhalzinho, Santa Catarina, Yan finished his formation with

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. After making his first team debut in 1993, he was a regular starter in the following years before joining Internacional in 1996. Yan signed for

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in 1997, but was loaned to

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in the following year. Back at ''Flu'' in 1999, he helped the club in their

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win and remained at the club until 2002. After leaving Fluminense, Yan never settled for a club, representing Náutico,

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, Al Khaleej, Grêmio,

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, Jataiense,

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(two spells), América de Natal, Tigres do Brasil and Votoraty. He retired with the latter in 2010, aged 35.

International

Yan represented

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at under-17 and under-20 levels, winning the

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with the latter. He made his full international debut on 22 February 1995, replacing Souza in a 5–0 friendly routing of

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Post-playing career

Immediately after retiring, Yan became Fernando Diniz's assistant coach at his last club Votoraty. After being Diniz's assistant at

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, he was named manager of São Pedro-RJ in the place of

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in March 2012. Subsequently, Yan was a manager of Chapecoense's under-13, under-15 and under-17 categories. On 18 July 2021, he reunited with Diniz after being named his assistant at Santos.

Career statistics

Honours

Player

Vasco da Gama *

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: 1993, 1994 Coritiba *

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: 1999 Fluminense *

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: 2002

Internacional

Brazil U20 *

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

References

External links

Futebol de Goyaz profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Razera, Yan 1975 births Living people Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Primeira Liga players CR Vasco da Gama players Fluminense FC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players CR Flamengo footballers Khor Fakkan Club players Grêmio FBPA players Avaí FC players F.C. Penafiel players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil players Votoraty Futebol Clube players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian football managers Santos FC non-playing staff