Leandro Rodrigues
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Leandro Rodrigues Montebeler (born 31 January 1982) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football striker. He currently plays for Associação Chapecoense de Futebol
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, usually known simply as Chapecoense, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Chapecó, Santa Catarina state. The club was founded on May 10, 1973, and competed in the Brazilian Championship First Level in 1978 and in 1979, and won the state championship four...

 on loan from Iraty Sport Club
Iraty Sport Club
Iraty Sport Club, or Iraty as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Irati in Paraná, founded on April 21, 1914.Home stadium is the Coronel Emílio Gomes stadium, capacity 8,000.-History:...

.

Career

Born in Guarulhos
Guarulhos
Guarulhos is the second largest city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo and a suburb of São Paulo city itself. In the last few years it has outgrown Campinas. The population in 2006 is 1,283,253, the density is 4,035.26 inh./km² and the area is 318 km²...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, he begin playing in the youth teams of Mirassol
Mirassol Futebol Clube
Mirassol Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Mirassol is a Brazilian football club from Mirassol, São Paulo state.- History :On November 9, 1925, the club was founded as Mirassol Esporte Clube....

 in 1999. In 2001 he moved abroad and made his senior debut playing with Oita Trinita
Oita Trinita
is a J. League Division 2 team. The team name Trinita can be considered either a combination of the English word trinity and Ōita, or the Italian word trinità. The dual meaning expresses the will of the citizens, companies, and local governments to support the team.The team's home town is Ōita...

 in the J. League Division 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...

. After that season in Japan, he was back to Brazil playing with São Caetano
Associação Desportiva São Caetano
Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of...

 in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 during 2002. The club had just been league vice-champions two years in the row, and it was no surprise that they reached the Copa Libertadores
Copa Libertadores de América
The Copa Santander Libertadores de América , known simply as the Copa Libertadores and originally known as the Copa Campeones de América , is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960...

 final that year, although Leandro was not part of the teams that played the final.

In 2003 Leandro signed with Mogi Mirim
Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube
Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, commonly called Mogi Mirim, is a Brazilian football team from Mogi Mirim in São Paulo, founded on February 1, 1932.The team's home ground is the Papa João Paulo II stadium, which has a capacity 19,900...

 where he will play until mid 2004 in the Série B, when he returned to lower league Mirassol to play until the end of the year. He started 2005 playing with Grêmio Barueri in the Série C, but finished the year playing with Iraty
Iraty Sport Club
Iraty Sport Club, or Iraty as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Irati in Paraná, founded on April 21, 1914.Home stadium is the Coronel Emílio Gomes stadium, capacity 8,000.-History:...

, a club that signed him on a long term contract.

In 2006 he was loaned to the all-mighty Santos FC winning with them the Campeonato Paulista
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

 and finishing 4th in the Série A.

He was loaned to Grêmio Barueri
Grêmio Recreativo Barueri
Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda., generally known as Grêmio Barueri, or just as Barueri, is a Brazilian football club from Presidente Prudente, São Paulo state. The club was formerly known as Grêmio Recreativo Barueri and Grêmio Prudente Futebol Ltda.The club was founded in 1989, in the city of...

 in July 2007 and afterwords had a short spell with Young Lions in Singapore.

In 2008 he was loaned to Ponte Preta
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...

 playing with them in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

. In this period he also played with Swedish side Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan....

, who had just been the 2008 Allsvenskan champions, and in Serbian SuperLiga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...

 sides FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...

 and FK Napredak Kruševac
FK Napredak Kruševac
FK Napredak is a football club based in the city of Kruševac, Serbia. The club was founded on December 8, 1946, through a fusion of three local area clubs: Zakić, Badža and 14. Oktobar...

.

In 2010 he was loaned to Canoas (sometimes referred as Ulbra - RS) and in 2011 to Chapecoense
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, usually known simply as Chapecoense, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Chapecó, Santa Catarina state. The club was founded on May 10, 1973, and competed in the Brazilian Championship First Level in 1978 and in 1979, and won the state championship four...

.

Club statistics

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|2001
2001 J. League Division 2
-Overview:It was contested by 12 teams, and Kyoto Purple Sanga won the championship.-Final table:...

||Oita Trinita
Oita Trinita
is a J. League Division 2 team. The team name Trinita can be considered either a combination of the English word trinity and Ōita, or the Italian word trinità. The dual meaning expresses the will of the citizens, companies, and local governments to support the team.The team's home town is Ōita...

||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...

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Honours

São Caetano
  • Copa Libertadores
    Copa Libertadores de América
    The Copa Santander Libertadores de América , known simply as the Copa Libertadores and originally known as the Copa Campeones de América , is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960...

     runner-up: 2002


Barueri
  • Campeonato Paulista Série A2
    Campeonato Paulista Série A2
    Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...

    : 2005


Santos
  • Campeonato Paulista
    Campeonato Paulista
    The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

    : 2006

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