Santana playing for Atlético Madrid |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cléber Santana Loureiro | ||
| Date of birth | June 27, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Olinda, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Atlético-PR | ||
| Youth career | |||
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | Sport | 47 | (5) |
| 2004 | Vitória | 39 | (4) |
| 2005 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | Santos | 35 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | Atlético Madrid | 37 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Mallorca (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2010– | São Paulo | 22 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Atlético-PR (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Cléber Santana Loureiro, known as Cléber Santana (born 27 June 1981), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Clube Atlético Paranaense as a central midfielder.
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Born in Olinda, Pernambuco, Santana started professionally with Sport Club do Recife. He then went on to represent in Brazil Esporte Clube Vitória and Santos Futebol Clube, punctuated by a stint with J. League's Kashiwa Reysol in 2005.
In July 2007, Cléber was signed from Santos by Atlético Madrid, on a three-year contract worth €6 million.[1] Although not an undisputed starter, he still contributed with 23 league games as the colchoneros returned to the UEFA Champions League after a 12-year hiatus, especially appearing after Maniche's loan departure to F.C. Internazionale Milano, in January 2008.
For 2008–09, Santana was loaned to RCD Mallorca.[2] On 9 November 2008, he scored his first goal for the Balearic Islands outfit, in a 3–3 home draw against Athletic Bilbao,[3] and finished the campaign (in which he featured heavily, alongside another player loaned by Atlético, José Manuel Jurado) with five, which also included the winner against already crowned champions FC Barcelona on 17 May 2009,[4] and a solo effort the following week, at Real Madrid (3–1 triumph).[5]
Cléber then returned to Atlético, being used sparingly, but managing to net in a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería, on 23 September 2009.[6] In late January of the following year, even though he had renewed his contract until June 2012, he returned to his country, signing with São Paulo FC.
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