Leandro Vilas Boas Simioni (born 29 September 1974), also known as Leandro Testa,[1] is a Brazilian former professional footballer. In December 2010 Simioni was involved in a car accident in Brazil, he was seriously injured and left paralyzed from the waist down.

Leandro Simioni
Personal information
Full name Leandro Vilas Boas Simioni
Date of birth (1974-09-29) 29 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Nacional (SP)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Portuguesa
1996 XV de Piracicaba[citation needed]
1996–1997 Cercle Brugge 14 (0)
1997–1998 Golden
1998–1999 Sai Kung ? (16)
1999–2000 Yee Hope ? (13)
2001 Yokohama F. Marinos 3 (0)
2002 Bahia
2002 Santa Cruz
2003 Paulista de Campo Limpo Paulista
2003–2005 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 43 (6)
2007 Bandeirante 0 (0)
2007–2008 Bnei Sakhnin 3 (0)
2008–2009 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 38 (13)
2010 Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam
2010 União da Vila Sá
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Early career

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Born in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo state, Leandro started his career with clubs of the state before moved to Belgian side Cercle Brugge.

Hong Kong and Japan

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He then moved to Hong Kong and played for Golden, Sai Kung and Yee Hope. He was the top-scorer in 1999–2000 Hong Kong First Division League.[2] He was also selected into Hong Kong League XI for several times.[2] In January 2001 he left Yee Hope and was offered a contract from Matsubara of Brazil, which the club was invested by Japanese.[citation needed] He then left for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos. He left the club in July.

Return to Brazil

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Leandro then returned to Brazil and played for Bahia (on loan from unnamed club),[3] Santa Cruz and Paulista de Campo Limpo Paulista. He finished as the runner-up of 2002 Campeonato Pernambucano.[4]

Germany and Israel

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In June 2003 he left for 2. Bundesliga club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.[5] The club relegated to Regionalliga Nord in mid–2005. In March 2007 he was signed by Bandeirante of São Paulo state,[6] played the second half of 2007 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, scored twice.[1]

He then left for Israeli club Bnei Sakhnin and Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 25 January 2010, he was signed by Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam.[7]

Amateur

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On 4 November 2010, he returned to Brazil again, signing for União da Vila Sá of Campeonato Paulista Amador do Estado.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "CAMPEONATO PAULISTA PROFISSIONAL – A2 – 2007 ARTILHEIRO DO CAMPEONATO" [São Paulo state Professional League A2 2007 Topscorers]. Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 May 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b 奪標 (Champion Sports) – No.446 Issue (1 September 2000) pp.41–43 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "Tricolor contrata centroavante". Esporte Clube Bahia (in Portuguese). Re-published by www.maisumbahia.com. 25 January 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Campeonato Pernambucano 2002". BOLA N@ ÁREA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  5. ^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2003". CBF (in Portuguese). 10 December 2004. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  6. ^ "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E)RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 19/03/2007". CBF (in Portuguese). 19 March 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  7. ^ סיום תקופת רישום שנייה–עונת משחקים 2009/10 [Winter Transfer List 2009–10] (PDF). The Israel FA (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  8. ^ "no title (club profile)". Federação Paulista de Futebol (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 04/11/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hong Kong First Division League top scorer
1999–2000
Succeeded by