Elano
Elano Ralph Blumer ( born June 14, 1981 in Iracemápolis, São Paulo ) is a Brazilian footballer.
- 2.1 club
- 2.2 national team
Career
Association
Elano began his professional career in 1998 in his home country in Guarani FC. Soon after, the offensive player joined SC Internacional, but where they took him only a moment before he moved to Pelé club Santos. There he played along with his later team-mate Robinho, Diego and Alex. When FCS is Elano added a fast and became a regular force. In 2004, he was with the club, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol - Série A and thus win the first title in his career. His good performances took him to the notepads European scouts. He finally ventured to Europe in 2004 and signed with ukraninischen first division club Shakhtar Donetsk. When Eastern European club had a hard time at the beginning of the midfielder. Often he was only a spectator and came in the first year only 13 league bets. As a result, game time, Elano has developed into a key player on the team. His good performances brought him in 2006 for the first time also in the focus of the national team and he became the first Brazilian who came to his debut in the Brazilian national team after services in the Ukrainian Premjer - Liha.
In the 2007 summer break Elano moved to Manchester City. There Elano received a four- year contract. Matchday For the season 2007/ 08 he made his Premier League debut against West Ham United. Right away he made it into the starting eleven, though he had to compete with players like Geovanni, Dietmar Hamann, Stephen Ireland, Michael Johnson and Martin Petrov. His first league goal for Manchester City scored the Brazilian offensive on 29 September 2007 against Newcastle United. In the next two games against Middlesbrough and Birmingham City Elano get three more hits. With a total of eight goals in that season he was the top scorer of the club. Because a trip to the national Elano did not return until late in the preparations for season 2008 /09. Nevertheless, he was well into the season. However, due to the signings of Shaun Wright -Phillips, Vincent Kompany and Robinho he had a hard time in the team of Mark Hughes. While Elano came on 28 league games, but was nineteen times only once or replaced. Nevertheless, he scored six goals and was best scorer behind Robinho and Stephen Ireland.
For the 2009/10 season Elano joined Galatasaray in Turkey. On 20 August 2009 he made his competitive debut in qualifying for the UEFA Europa League against the Estonian club FC Levadia Tallinn. In the 5-0 win coach Frank Rijkaard him moved in the 69th minute for Milan Baroš. In the Turkish Süper Lig, the midfielder came just three days later to his first game. After he was substituted at half-time, the interim goal for 3:1 succeeded in a 4-1 victory against Kayserispor. Henceforth built coach Rijkaard intensively for the Brazilians.
On 30 November 2010 Elano changed for 2.9 million euros to FC Santos.
National
His international début in the dress of Brazil Elano celebrated on 13 October 2004 against Colombia. The former choice coach Carlos Alberto Parreira joined him in the 58th minute of the game for Alex. The match ends 0-0. His first and his second goal in the Brazilian national team, he scored on 3 September 2006 with a friendly against Argentina in a 3-0 success. 2007 Elano came to his first nomination for a competition, as he stood in the squad the Selecao for the Copa America in Venezuela.
The team battled down to the final, where they met Argentina. Elano, who was in the starting lineup, but was replaced already in the 34th minute against Dani Alves. His team won safely 3-0. Two years later, the midfielder was part of the team that won the Confederations Cup in 2009. During the tournament, however, Elano came on just two operations. After Elano regularly aground during qualifying for the World Cup finals in 2010, coach Carlos Dunga called him in May 2010 in the cadre of Brazilians.
Throughout the tournament, but the midfielder was only two games in which he scored two goals. After Elano retired injured in the second group match against Ivory Coast, he had to be replaced. In the quarterfinals, the team against the Netherlands was eliminated. After the Brazilian national team disappointing running World Cup in South Africa, Elano was one of the few experienced players under new coach Mano Menezes, who was still called regularly to the Brazilian squad. In summer 2011, the midfielder for the Copa América in Argentina was nominated.
Achievements
Association
- Copa Libertadores: 2011
- Brazilian Champion: 2002 and 2004
- Ukrainian Champion: 2005 and 2006
National
- Copa America 2007
- Confederations Cup 2009