Dão (footballer)

Dão

Personal information
Full name	Dannyu Francisco dos Santos
Date of birth	(1984-10-28) 28 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Penedo, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Barra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Recife
2008	CRB
2009	Mirassol
2009–2010	Guarani	22	(0)
2010	Spartak Trnava	0	(0)
2011	Botafogo SP	0	(0)
2011–2012	Red Bull Brasil	0	(0)
2012	Luverdense	16	(2)
2013	Chapecoense	22	(1)
2014–2015	Vitória	4	(0)
2015–2016	Paysandu	5	(0)
2016	Piracicaba	0	(0)
2016	Ríver	7	(0)
2017	Cruzeiro	0	(0)
2017	América RN	7	(0)
2018	URT	0	(0)
2018	Noroeste	0	(0)
2019	Pelotas	0	(0)
2019–	Barra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2018

Dannyu Francisco dos Santos (born 28 October 1984), commonly known as Dão, is a Brazilian football defender who currently plays for Barra Futebol Clube.^[1]

Career

Dão began his professional career with Recife, before making moves to CRB and Mirassol. In 2009, he joined Guarani where he made 22 appearances before leaving Brazil for the first time to join Slovakian club Spartak Trnava in summer 2010.^[2] He returned to his homeland a year later, without playing for Trnava, to sign for Botafogo. He failed to register an appearance for Botafogo before signing for Red Bull Brasil, he again didn't make an appearance.^[1]

2012 saw a move to Luverdense where he stayed for one season, during his time in Lucas do Rio Verde he played 16 times and scored twice. After a relatively successful period with Luverdense, Dão was on the move again as he joined Chapecoense, he played in 22 Chapecoense matches and scored one goal. Between 2014 and 2015, Dão completed transfers firstly to Vitória and secondly to Paysandu, overall he made nine appearances for the two aforementioned clubs before signing for Piracicaba at the beginning of 2016.^[1] His spell with Piracicaba was short as he left on 12 April.^[3]

Honours

Recife

• Campeonato Pernambucano (2): 2006,^[4] 2007^[5]

Luverdense

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense (1): 2012^[6]

References

1. "Dão profile". Soccerway. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
2. TASR. "Dannyu novou akvizíciou Trnavy". denniksport.sk.
3. "XV inicia conversas com grandes clubes visando a disputa da Copa Paulista". Piracicaba. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
4. "Campeonato Pernambucano 2006". bolanaarea.com (in Portuguese). 9 April 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
5. "Campeonato Pernambucano 2007". bolanaarea.com (in Portuguese). April 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
6. "Luverdense vence nos pênaltis e se torna primeiro campeão estadual 2012". bolanaarea.com (in Portuguese). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

External links

• Dão at ZeroZero