Derlei
Derlei in 2005
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vanderlei Fernandes Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | América-RN | 56 | (21) |
| 1997–1998 | Guarani | 25 | (7) |
| 1999 | Madureira | 14 | (4) |
| 1999–2002 | União Leiria | 91 | (42) |
| 2002–2005 | Porto | 57 | (19) |
| 2005–2007 | Dynamo Moscow | 41 | (20) |
| 2007 | → Benfica (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Sporting CP | 27 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Vitória | 1 | (1) |
| 2010 | Madureira | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 327 | (124) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Vanderlei Fernandes Silva (born 14 July 1975), known as Derlei, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.
He spent most of his 16-year professional career in Portugal (one full decade), having represented all three most important clubs in the country and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 187 games and 70 goals.
With Porto, Derlei won eight major titles including two leagues, one Champions League and one UEFA Cup.
Born in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Derlei started playing in the lower levels of football in Brazil, but joined Portugal's U.D. Leiria in 1999, going on to appear in 91 Primeira Liga games with the club and score 42 goals. In his last season, as they overachieved for a final seventh place led by young manager José Mourinho, he netted 21 times.
Derlei signed with FC Porto in the summer of 2002, playing an important part in a successful squad that was also managed by Mourinho. He was one of the top scorers in a side that conquered the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League in consecutive seasons – he scored twice in the 2003 UEFA Cup final against Celtic (adding another brace in the 4–1 semi-final win over S.S. Lazio) – being nicknamed "Ninja" while playing for the northern side; the following campaign, as he was leading the domestic goalscoring chart, he suffered a severe knee injury which rendered him unavailable for several months.
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