Eduardo Delani

For the Romanian village of Delani, see Beiuș.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Leite.

Eduardo Delani

240px Delani playing for Viborg in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Delani Santos Leite
Date of birth	(1981-11-03) November 3, 1981
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder/Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Bragantino
1999–2002	Cruzeiro
2003	Marília
2004	Botafogo
2005–2006	Halmstads BK	18	(1)
2007	Clube de Regatas Brasil
2007–2009	Vejle Boldklub	71	(14)
2010–2011	Guangzhou Evergrande	3	(0)
2011–2012	Viborg FF	9	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2012

Eduardo Delani Santos Leite (born November 3, 1981) is a Brazilian professional footballer.

He was brought to Europe in early 2005 by Swedish Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK. Due to a severe knee injury the transfer was delayed until the summer, becoming the first Brazilian to play for the club ever. Unfortunately he did not live up to the expectations, and after the 2006 season Halmstads BK chose not to extend Delani's contract. He returned home to Brazil and he played for the club Clube de Regatas Brasil for a short time before returning to Scandinavia, this time signing for the Danish club Vejle Boldklub. On July 26, 2007 he signed a one-year contract with the club.

Eduardo Delani is the double first cousin of the professional football player Kaká, who is playing for Orlando City, and Kaká's brother Digão, who last played for New York Red Bulls. Their respective fathers are brothers, and their respective mothers are sisters.

Honours

Guangzhou Evergrande

• China League One: 2010

External links

• Vejle Boldklub profile (Danish)