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Jos Leandro Ferreira

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Leandro, full name Jos Leandro de Souza Ferreira,

(born March 17, 1959 in Cabo Frio, Brazil) is a former
Brazilian footballer. He played for Flamengo during his
whole professional career, first as a right-side defender
and, from 1983 on, as a central defender. With Flamengo,
he won four Brazilian national leagues, five Rio State
championships, one Libertadores da Amrica, and one
Intercontinental Cup against Liverpool.[1] He also played
for the Brazilian national team in the 1980s, including the
1982 FIFA World Cup, along with Zico, Jnior, Falco,
Scrates, and others. Leandro was capped 27 times for
Brazil between September 1981 and May 1986. He was
considered one of the best defenders ever in Brazil.

Leandro
Personal information
Full name

Jos Leandro de Souza

Ferreira

Date of birth

March 17, 1959

Place of birth

Cabo Frio, Brazil

Height

1.82 m (5 ft 1112 in)

Playing position

Right back
Senior career*

Years

Team

19781990

Flamengo

Apps

(Gls)

119

(5)

27

(2)

National team

Contents
1 Career
2 Honours
2.1 Club
2.2 Individual
3 References
4 External links

19811986

Brazil

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the

domestic league only.

Career
In 1982, he was the star-studded Brazilian team's unsung hero, a secret weapon capable of delivering
decisive crosses to the forwards, or indeed taking a pop himself. He also had an ability to dribble past
players and probably covered more ground than any other player in the team he could often be found in
the outside right position, yet would get back to defence when needed.
After several knee injuries and some surgeries in 1985, Leandro started to play as a centre back, also
achieving much success and being called to the Brazilian national squad to play in this new position.
A principled man, he refused to go to 1986 FIFA World Cup at Mexico after a disagreement with the coach
Tel Santana over the exclusion of his teammate Renato from the squad.[2]
Leandro prematurely retired in 1990 at 31 years old. He played 417 matches and scored 14 goals for
Flamengo.
Nowadays he owns and manages a restaurant and hotel in his hometown Cabo Frio.

Honours
Club

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Flamengo[3]
Campeonato Carioca: 1978, 1979, 1979, 1981, 1986
Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A: 1980, 1982, 1983
Intercontinental Cup: 1981
Copa Libertadores: 1981
Copa Kirin: 1988
Copa do Brasil: 1990

Individual
Bola de Prata: 1982, 1985[3]

References
1. "Craques de uma era" (in Portuguese). Placar. April 2010. p. 65.
2. "Calcio Compleanno: Roberto Donadoni". m.Goal.com. September 9, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
3. Leandro Trophies (http://www.sambafoot.com/pt/jogadores/369_leandro.html) Archived
(https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135845/http://www.sambafoot.com/pt/jogadores/369_leandro.html)
March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.

External links
Jos Leandro Ferreira (http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/19089.html) at NationalFootball-Teams.com

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Categories: 1959 births Living people Brazilian footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A players
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1983 Copa Amrica players
Brazil international footballers Association football defenders People from Cabo Frio
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