Branco (footballer)
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 April 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bagé, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Left back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1982 |
Internacional | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1986 | Fluminense | 46 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1988 | → Brescia (loan) | 50 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1991 | Porto | 60 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1993 |
Genoa | 71 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 |
Grêmio | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Fluminense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Corinthians | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Flamengo | 35 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 |
Internacional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Middlesbrough | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Mogi Mirim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Fluminense | ? | (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 323 | (80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1995 | Brazil | 72 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Figueirense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Sobradinho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Guarani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal (born 4 April 1964), better known as Branco, is a Brazilian former
Club career
At club level, Branco played for
During his spell at Middlesbrough he scored twice, both goals coming against Hereford in the League Cup second round, once at home in the first leg and once away in the second.[3] However, he played just nine times in the Premier League and by Christmas 1996 he had left the club on a free transfer after less than a year.[citation needed]
International career
Branco appeared 72 times for Brazil, between April 1985 and February 1995, and scored nine goals.[
Manager
As of 2006, Branco was the general manager overseeing Brazil national youth teams.[citation needed]
From 2007 to December 2009, he worked as general manager of Fluminense youth teams.[citation needed]
Honours
Club
Internacional[5]
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1981
Fluminense[5]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1984
- Campeonato Carioca: 1983, 1984, 1985
Porto[5]
Grêmio[5]
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1993
International
- Brazil[5]
References
- ^ da Cunha, Pedro Jorge. "Branco: "O Artur Jorge apanhou-me a imitá-lo e foi o fim do mundo"" [Branco: "Artur Jorge caught me imitating him and it was the end of the world"]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). Media Capital. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Branco Statistics Archived 23 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine FIFA; Retrieved 22 January 2010
- ^ Moore, Glenn (5 April 1997). "Leicester rely on heart to counter international art". The Independent. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Branco bullet wins Cotton Bowl thriller FIFA; Retrieved 26 May 2021
- ^ a b c d e Profile – Branco Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Sambafoot
External links
- Branco at National-Football-Teams.com