Hiran Spagnol

Hiran
Personal information
Full nameHiran Spagnol
Date of birthOctober 29, 1971
Place of birthLinhares, Brazil
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993Linhares
19941998Guarani40(1)
19981999Atlético Mineiro
19992000Santo André?(1)
2000Remo
20002001Internacional35(0)
20022004Ponte Preta14(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hiran Spagnol, commonly known simply as Hiran (born October 29, 1971), is a retired Brazilian professional football goalkeeper, who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.

Career

Born on October 29, 1971 in Linhares, Espírito Santo, Hiran started playing professionally in 1993, defending Linhares, winning that season's Campeonato Capixaba.[1] In 2004, he joined Guarani,[1] where he played 40 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games,[2] and scored with a header in 1996.[1] In 1998, he was signed by Atlético Mineiro, leaving the club in 1999, then joining Santo André, where he scored with another header.[2] He briefly played for Remo in 2000, moving in the same year to Internacional,[1] where he played 35 Série A games.[2] After leaving Internacional in 2001, in the following year, Hiran joined Ponte Preta,[1] where he played 14 Série A games,[2] then retired in 2004, after a car accident that broke his pelvis.[1] After his retirement, he started a career as a goalkeeping coach.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Hiran, o gigante, quer voltar ao Sul como professor de goleiros" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Hiran" (in Portuguese). Futpedia. Retrieved 2008-11-09.