Leandro Machado (footballer, born 1976)

Leandro Machado Nascimento (born 22 March 1976), known as Machado, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Leandro Machado
Personal information
Full name Leandro Machado Nascimento
Date of birth (1976-03-22) 22 March 1976
Place of birth Santo Amaro, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1994 Avaí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Internacional 51 (22)
1996–1997 Valencia 23 (8)
1997–1999 Sporting CP 35 (12)
1998–1999 → Tenerife (loan) 3 (0)
1999–2002 Flamengo 69 (28)
2001 → Internacional (loan) 9 (3)
2002 Dynamo Kyiv 5 (2)
2003 Santa Clara 3 (0)
2004 Querétaro 9 (1)
2004 Santos 4 (0)
2005 Olimpia ? (9)
2005–2007 Ulsan Hyundai 52 (16)
2008 Sport 9 (2)
Total 272 (103)
National team
1996 Brazil 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Other than in his own country, he competed professionally in Spain, Portugal, Ukraine, Mexico, Paraguay and South Korea.

Machado was part of the Brazilian squad at the 1996 Gold Cup.

Club career

Born in Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, Santa Catarina, Machado was just 18 when he made his Série A debut with Sport Club Internacional. After three seasons the 20-year-old moved abroad, signing with Spanish club Valencia CF for 700 million pesetas[2] and first appearing in La Liga on 23 December 1996 when he came on as a second-half substitute for Goran Vlaović in a 3–0 home win over Hércules CF;[3] during his only season he notably scored once against Atlético Madrid (4–1 away success)[4] and twice against Athletic Bilbao (5–2, home),[5] and his team eventually finished in tenth position.

Machado netted ten times for Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1997–98, and the side ranked fourth in the Primeira Liga. On 30 November 1998 he returned to the Spanish top division, appearing rarely for CD Tenerife[6][7] in a relegation-ending campaign.

Subsequently, safe for three years at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Machado rarely settled with a team, playing with Internacional, FC Dynamo Kyiv, C.D. Santa Clara, Querétaro FC, Santos FC and Club Olimpia. He revived his career in South Korea with Ulsan Hyundai FC, scoring a career-best 13 goals in his first year and winning both the K League and the top scorer award in the process.

Machado retired at the age of 32 after a spell with Sport Club do Recife, due to knee problems.[8]

International career

Machado earned the first of his two caps for Brazil during the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, needing only 11 minutes after replacing Sávio to score the final 4–1 in a group stage contest against Canada.[9]

International goals

(Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Machado goal)

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 January 1996Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Canada4–14–11996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Club
Internacional
Flamengo
Santos
Sport
Dynamo Kyiv
Ulsan Hyundai

Country

Individual

References
  1. Leandro: «Se fosse mais profissional teria atingido outro nível» maisfutebol.iol.pt
  2. "Los fichajes del Valencia en el mercado de invierno" [Valencia's winter market signings]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. "Derbi sin brillo" [Lacklustre derby]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 December 1996. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. "Semana trágica" [Tragic week]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1997. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. "Vendaval" [Whirlwind]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 April 1997. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  6. "Lillo salva por ahora la cabeza y sigue hasta el domingo en el Tenerife" [Lillo keeps head for the moment and remains in Tenerife until Sunday]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 December 1998. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  7. "Leandro aún no está preparado" [Leandro is not ready yet]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 December 1998. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  8. "Centroavante Leandro Machado anuncia aposentadoria" [Striker Leandro Machado announces retirement]. Zero Hora (in Portuguese). 17 July 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  9. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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