Branco (footballer)

Brazilian footballer and manager
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Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal (born 4 April 1964 in Bagé, Brazil), better known as Branco, is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.

Branco
Brescia Calcio 1986-87
Personal information
Full name Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal
Date of birth (1964-04-04) 4 April 1964 (age 59)
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)
1986–1988Brescia (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)
National team
1985–1995 Brazil 72 (9)
Teams managed
2012 Figueirense
2013 Sobradinho
2013 Guarani
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1994 USA
Copa América
Winner 1989 Brazil
Runner-up 1991 Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics change

[1]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
BrazilLeague
1982 Fluminense Série A 0 0
1983 9 1
1984 21 0
1985 16 0
1986 0 0
ItalyLeague
1986–87 Brescia Serie A 26 1
1987–88 Serie B 24 1
PortugalLeague
1988–89 Porto Portuguese Liga 26 1
1989–90 27 4
1990–91 7 2
ItalyLeague
1990-91 Genoa Serie A 24 6
1991-92 23 1
1992-93 24 1
BrazilLeague
1993 Grêmio Série A 6 1
1994 Flamengo Série A 0 0
1994 Corinthians Paulista Série A 19 4
1995 Flamengo Série A 0 0
1995 Internacional Série A 15 2
EnglandLeague
1995–96 Middlesbrough Premier League 7 0
1996–97 2 0
BrazilLeague
1997 Mogi Mirim Série B 0 0
EnglandLeague
1997 MetroStars Major League Soccer 11 1
BrazilLeague
1998 Fluminense Série B 2 1
Country Brazil 88 9
Italy 121 10
Portugal 60 7
England 9 0
United States 11 1
Total 289 27

International career statistics change

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
1985 5 0
1986 9 0
1987 0 0
1988 0 0
1989 17 1
1990 7 0
1991 9 3
1992 3 0
1993 14 3
1994 7 2
1995 1 0
Total 72 9

Honours change

Club change

Internacional[2]

Fluminense[2]

Porto[2]

Grêmio[2]

International change

Brazil[2]

References change

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Branco". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Profile – Branco Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Sambafoot