Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonardo Augusto Gomes Aro | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Jundiaí, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2000 | Guarani | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2001–2005 | Guarani | 36 | (6) |
2003 | → Botafogo (loan) | ||
2003 | → Juventude (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2005 | Paulista | ||
2006–2009 | Internacional | 22 | (8) |
2007 | → Figueirense (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Lecce (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2009 | Paulista | 13 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Leixões | 11 | (1) |
2011 | Comercial-SP | 9 | (1) |
2012 | Marilia | 19 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Esportivo | 11 | (1) |
2013 | Bragantino-SP | 7 | (0) |
2014 | Guarani | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Inter de Limeira | 10 | (1) |
2017 | Taubaté | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonardo Augusto Gomes Aro (born 14 December 1983), known as Léo Aro, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a winger. [1]
A Guarani youth product, Léo Aro was coached by Evaristo Piza's father at the club. [2] He scored on his senior debut for Guarani against Corinthians. [2] In 2005, he won the Copa do Brasil with Paulista, also scoring in the final against Fluminense. [2] Having signed for Internacional in 2006, he was part of the squad that won the 2006 Copa Libertadores and the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. [2] He was not initially included in Internacional's 23-man squad for the FIFA Club World Cup but was called up by coach Abel Braga after Colombian forward Wason Rentería sustained an injury. [3] Also at Internacional, Léo Aro considered teammate Fernandão a father figure. [2]
He spent time abroad in Europe in 2009 and 2010, with Italian club Lecce and Portuguese side Leixões. [4] At both clubs, he played little, making three and 13 appearances, respectively. [4]
In 2011 Léo Aro returned to Brazil with Comercial-SP, going on to play for lower-league sides such as Marilia and Bragantino-SP. [4] He re-joined former club Guarani in 2014, making few appearances. [4]
He played for Inter de Limeira in the first half of the 2016 season. [2] On 28 December 2016, Taubaté, coached by Evaristo Piza, [5] announced Léo Aro would join the club for the 2017 season in Campeonato Paulista Série A2. [2] He was Taubaté's first signing for the 2017 season. [5] He left the club in April 2017, having made his last appearance on 15 April 2017 in a 3–2 win over São Caetano, [4] and subsequently retired from playing. [4]
"A fast and technically gifted player", Léo Aro's preferred playing position was winger but he could also play as a centre-forward. [5] In 2018, after Léo Aro's retirement, Ge.globo's journalist Luiz Felipe Longo stated that Léo Aro's career had been "far less brilliant than expected". [4]
After his retirement from playing Léo Aro studied to become a fitness coach and had an internship with Ponte Preta's amputee football team. [4] He had started a physical education course in 2002, while at Guarani, which he interrupted in favour of his playing career. [4] In 2020, he said he had completed his degree in physical education in 2018. [3]
Léo Aro has a son, who in August 2018 was ten years old. [4]
Paulista
Internacional
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Leonardo Augusto Gomes Aro | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Jundiaí, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2000 | Guarani | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2001–2005 | Guarani | 36 | (6) |
2003 | → Botafogo (loan) | ||
2003 | → Juventude (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2005 | Paulista | ||
2006–2009 | Internacional | 22 | (8) |
2007 | → Figueirense (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Lecce (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2009 | Paulista | 13 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Leixões | 11 | (1) |
2011 | Comercial-SP | 9 | (1) |
2012 | Marilia | 19 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Esportivo | 11 | (1) |
2013 | Bragantino-SP | 7 | (0) |
2014 | Guarani | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Inter de Limeira | 10 | (1) |
2017 | Taubaté | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonardo Augusto Gomes Aro (born 14 December 1983), known as Léo Aro, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a winger. [1]
A Guarani youth product, Léo Aro was coached by Evaristo Piza's father at the club. [2] He scored on his senior debut for Guarani against Corinthians. [2] In 2005, he won the Copa do Brasil with Paulista, also scoring in the final against Fluminense. [2] Having signed for Internacional in 2006, he was part of the squad that won the 2006 Copa Libertadores and the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. [2] He was not initially included in Internacional's 23-man squad for the FIFA Club World Cup but was called up by coach Abel Braga after Colombian forward Wason Rentería sustained an injury. [3] Also at Internacional, Léo Aro considered teammate Fernandão a father figure. [2]
He spent time abroad in Europe in 2009 and 2010, with Italian club Lecce and Portuguese side Leixões. [4] At both clubs, he played little, making three and 13 appearances, respectively. [4]
In 2011 Léo Aro returned to Brazil with Comercial-SP, going on to play for lower-league sides such as Marilia and Bragantino-SP. [4] He re-joined former club Guarani in 2014, making few appearances. [4]
He played for Inter de Limeira in the first half of the 2016 season. [2] On 28 December 2016, Taubaté, coached by Evaristo Piza, [5] announced Léo Aro would join the club for the 2017 season in Campeonato Paulista Série A2. [2] He was Taubaté's first signing for the 2017 season. [5] He left the club in April 2017, having made his last appearance on 15 April 2017 in a 3–2 win over São Caetano, [4] and subsequently retired from playing. [4]
"A fast and technically gifted player", Léo Aro's preferred playing position was winger but he could also play as a centre-forward. [5] In 2018, after Léo Aro's retirement, Ge.globo's journalist Luiz Felipe Longo stated that Léo Aro's career had been "far less brilliant than expected". [4]
After his retirement from playing Léo Aro studied to become a fitness coach and had an internship with Ponte Preta's amputee football team. [4] He had started a physical education course in 2002, while at Guarani, which he interrupted in favour of his playing career. [4] In 2020, he said he had completed his degree in physical education in 2018. [3]
Léo Aro has a son, who in August 2018 was ten years old. [4]
Paulista
Internacional