Léo (footballer, born 1975)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Lourenço Bastos | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Americano | 32 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | União São João | 40 | (1) |
| 1999 | Palmeiras | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Santos | 156 | (10) |
| 2005–2009 | Benfica | 82 | (1) |
| 2009–2014 | Santos | 95 | (3) |
| Total | 405 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2005 | Brazil | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Leonardo Lourenço Bastos (born 6 July 1975), commonly known as Léo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a left back.
He spent most of his professional career with Santos and Benfica, arriving at the latter at the age of 25 and winning eight major titles, winning the same amount with the former during his two spells.
Léo represented Brazil in two Confederations Cups.
Léo was born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro. Local-based Americano Futebol Clube gave him his professional debut in 1996, and the next year he moved to São Paulo with União São João Esporte Clube. Two seasons later he was bought by Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras but, within six months, he was shown the door by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Subsequently Léo joined Santos FC for R$1.6 million fee, quickly becoming an integral part of the team: in 2002, playing alongside the likes of Diego, Elano, Renato and Robinho, he won his first Série A championship, losing the following year's Copa Libertadores.
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