Leandro Samarone

Leandro Samarone
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Samarone da Rosa Fernandes
Date of birth	26 June 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Ribeira, SP, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	XV de Piracicaba
Senior career*
Years	Team
–1992	XV de Piracicaba
1993	Ponte Preta
1994	Bragantino
1995	Grêmio
1996	Ituano
1996	CSKA Moscow
1997	Vila Nova
1997–1998	Torpedo Moscow
1998	Spartak Moscow
1999–2000	Arsenal Tula
2000–2002	Krylia Sovetov Samara
2002–2003	Rubin Kazan
2003	Terek Grozny
Managerial career
2005	União Barbarense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leandro Samarone da Rosa Fernandes (born 26 June 1971), known as just Leandro Samarone, is a former Brazilian football player and manager.

Career

Born in Ribeira, São Paulo, Leandro Samarone began his career in Esporte Clube XV de Novembro's youth system. He played for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta before moving to Russia where he played eight years, including spells with PFC CSKA Moscow and FC Spartak Moscow.^[1]

After he retired from playing, Leandro Samarone became a football coach. He was the manager of União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube until June 2005.^[2]

Russian Premier League champion: 1998.
Russian Premier League bronze: 2003 (with FC Rubin Kazan).
Russian Cup winner: 2004 (played in the early stages of the 2003/04 tournament for FC Terek Grozny).

^ Afonso Netto (10 June 2013). "Peneira de futebol em Cosmópolis" (in Portuguese). Governo de Cosmopolis.
^ "Serrão é o novo treinador do União Barbarense" (in Portuguese). Terra Esportes. 10 June 2005.

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