Elano

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Elano
Personal information
Full name	Elano Blumer
Date of birth	June 14, 1981 (1981-06-14) (age 26)
Place of birth	Iracemápolis, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder, Right Back
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	11
Youth clubs
1998–2000 2000	Guarani Inter de Limeira
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2005 2005–2007 2007–	Santos Shakhtar Donetsk Manchester City	131 (33) 048 (14) 034 0(8)
National team2
2004–	Brazil	029 0(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:06, 31 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 6, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Elano Blumer (born June 14, 1981 in Iracemápolis, São Paulo) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for the English club Manchester City.

He is a playmaker who has the ability to play anywhere down the flank. He also has the ability to score from distance, especially with free kicks, and has been noted for his dribbling skills and vision.

Contents 1 Club Career 1.1 Early Career 1.2 Manchester City 1.3 Personal Life 1.4 Statistics 2 International Career 2.1 Brazil National Team 2.2 Goals 3 Honours 3.1 Club 3.2 International 4 References 5 External Links

[edit] Club Career

[edit] Early Career

Elano began his career with Guarani of Campinas in São Paulo state. After a short spell with Limeira's Internacional he joined Santos, the former club of Pelé, where he played alongside Robinho, Diego and Alex. Elano soon gained a reputation as a talented goal scoring midfielder,^[who?] forming part of the Santos side which won the Campeonato Brasileiro in 2004. 3 years at Santos produced 32 goals and earned the player a transfer to the Ukrainian side FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Although he was not a regular in his first season in Ukraine, Elano went on to establish his credentials as a key player and exceptional form saw him became the first player from the Ukrainian Premier League to represent the Brazilian national team, when he was called up for the Brazil vs. Norway game on August 16, 2006.

[edit] Manchester City

On August 2, 2007 Manchester City paid £8m for Elano, who signed a 4 year contract.^[1] He made his debut on the opening day of the season against West Ham, providing the cross for the opening goal.^[2] He played in his first Manchester derby on the 19th August 2007. Elano has also revealed how he is enjoying his new life in Manchester, describing the city as beautiful ^[3] and how the weather suits him better than what he experienced in Ukraine. ^[4] He has also admitted surprise at the tempo of football in the Premier League. ^[5] On 29 September 2007 Elano scored his first goal for City in a 3-1 win over Newcastle United. He added two more goals on 7 October 2007 in City's 3-1 win over Middlesbrough, one from open play about 25 yards out, and the other a curling free-kick from just outside the penalty area.^{[citation needed]} He continued his brilliant form by scoring the only goal in a match against Birmingham City and converting a late penalty in the Carling Cup victory at Bolton Wanderers. On 2 January 2008, he scored the first goal of 2008 at St James' Park in Manchester City's 2-0 victory over Newcastle United. On 16 January 2008, in the FA Cup 3rd round, Elano scored the winning goal as Manchester City knocked West Ham out of the competition and progressed to the 4th round. On the February 2, 2008 Elano got his 5th yellow card of the season when they played against Arsenal a week earlier which meant he could not play in the 2-1 victory over rivals Manchester United. In the end month of March and beginning off April 2008. Elano has scored 3 penalties against Birmingham City in the 3-1 defeat and in the 2-1 win over Sunderland, but also against Bolton in the 2nd round of the Carling Cup. His recent performances have earnt praise from Manager, Sven Goran Eriksson who claims that the 'Real Elano is Back'. Sven sees Elano's performances as pivotal to allow them to enter Europe next season. Elano has proved himself to be extremely versatile, playing in many positions for Manchester City throughout the 2007/08 season, including full-back in the 3-1 home win against Portsmouth. Elano finished the season with a goal in the 8-1 drubbing of city at Middlesbrough on the last day of the Premiership. His first season saw him score 10 goals and as many assists in all competitions, and proved himself as a dangerous attacking midfielder in Svens Blue Army. However, with the recent speculation surrounding Sven Goran Eriksson, the future remains uncertain for City's top players, including the Brazilian. On the 18th May 2008, both Elano and Left winger Petrov stated that they have no intention of leaving Eastlands in the near future.

[edit] Personal Life

Elano is very quiet and does not say much about his personal life, but it has recently come to light that he is a long-term member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He stated in an interview that religion is more important than football and that he hopes to be able to use football to bring in money and use this in future to help maintain and promote the church.

[edit] Statistics

Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Cup	Apps	Goals	Continental	Apps	Goals
2007-08	Manchester City[6]		32	8		4	2		0	0
2006-07	Shakhtar Donetsk[7][8]		21	5		??	??		4	0
2005-06	Shakhtar Donetsk[7][9]		16	5		??	??		6	4
2004-05	Shakhtar Donetsk[7][10]		11	4		??	??		4	1
2004	Santos[7][11]		40	15		??	??		??	2
2003	Santos[7][12]		39	8		??	??		??	1
2002	Santos[7]		28	8		??	??		??	0
2001	Santos[7]		24	2		??	??		??	0
Total			211	55	Total	4	2	Total	13	8

[edit] International Career

[edit] Brazil National Team

He has 29 caps with the Brazilian national team, the first one in January, 2004, and has scored 4 goals. He scored his first two international goals in the 2006 friendly 3-0 win against Argentina on 3 September. In 2007 Elano participated in the Copa America, playing four games for Brazil, including the final against Argentina, during which he assisted a goal before being subbed due to injury.

[edit] Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 September 2006	Emirates Stadium, London, England	Argentina	1 – 0	3 – 0	Friendly
2.	3 September 2006	Emirates Stadium, London, England	Argentina	2 – 0	3 – 0	Friendly
3.	9 September 2007	Soldier Field, Chicago, USA	USA	4 – 2	4 – 2	Friendly
4.	17 October 2007	Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Ecuador	5 – 0	5 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Team	Award	Year(s)
Shakhtar Donetsk	Ukrainian Championship	2005-06
Shakhtar Donetsk	Ukrainian Super Cup	2006
Santos	Campeonato Brasileiro	2002, 2004

[edit] International

Team	Award	Year(s)
Brazil	Copa America	2007

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• Elano career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile on the official Shakhtar Donetsk site
• Elano say goodbye to Shakhtar
• Profile at uefa.com
• Profile on the official Manchester City F.C. site

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