Gláuber (footballer)

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Leandro Honorato Gláuber Berti
Personal information
Date of birth August 5, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height 1,90 m
Nickname Gláuber
Position Centre Back
Club information
Current club 1. FC Nürnberg
Number 4
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
until 2003
2003-2005
2005-present		 Atlético Mineiro
Pameiras
1. FC Nürnberg

25 (0)
National team**
2005 Brazil 1 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15 November 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 15 November 2006.

Leandro Honorato Gláuber Berti (born 5 August 1983 in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who is commonly known under the name of Gláuber.

Gláuber began is footballing career with Belo Horizonte-based club Atlético Mineiro before joining Pameiras in São Paulo, where he saw top-flight football for the first time in 2003. After an eighteen month stint with the Verdão he was transferred in December 2005 to Nuremberg on a six-month loan with a buying option for the Bundesliga club.

Despite the fact that Gláuber had been capped for the Selecao once for a friendly against Guatemala [1] the coaching staff at "the Club" were initalliy doubtful about the centre back's abilities. However, the young Brazilian washed away their doubts after excelling when substituting for the injured Andreas Wolf. Gláuber quickly became a starter for the team and has been ever since.

Thus, Nuremberg excercised their right to acquire Gláuber in the summer of 2006. Shortly before the deal was finalized his Italian ancestry helped him in acquiring Italian citizenship, which means he no longer counts against the team's contingent of non-UEFA-players. Gláuber is Jewish. [2]

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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Vom Warten auf einen wachen Augenblick (14 January 2006). Retrieved on November 24, 2006.
  2. ^ Ein ganz starkes Fussballtrio (September 2006). Retrieved on November 24, 2006.


1. FC Nürnberg - Current Squad

1 Schäfer | 3 Beauchamp | 4 Gláuber | 5 Wolf | 6 Galásek | 7 Nikl | 8 Polák | 9 Sibon | 10 Banović | 11 Mintál | 16 Heffernan | 18 Klewer | 19 Kristiansen | 20 Kennedy | 21 Schroth | 22 Engelhardt | 23 Saenko | 24 Greško | 25 Pinola | 26 Weber | 28 Reinhardt | 30 Stephan | 31 Paulus | 32 Benko | 33 Vittek | 34 Huber | 35 Pagenburg | 36 Mnari
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