Leonardo Augusto Bonifácio (born 14 January 1983 in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná), commonly known as Léo Bonfim, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for S.C. Salgueiros 08 in Portugal as a central defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonardo Augusto Bonifácio | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Salgueiros 08 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | Cruzeiro | ||
1998–2001 | Vila Nova | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Serra FC | ||
2006 | Portuguesa | ||
2007 | Ceará | ||
2007–2008 | Vitória Setúbal | 1 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Gondomar | 7 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 19 | (2) |
2010–2012 | Boavista | 31 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Naval | 5 | (0) |
2013– | Salgueiros 08 | 23 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2014 |
Football career
editAfter playing youth football for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and Vila Nova Futebol Clube, Léo Bonfim began his senior career in 2002 with amateurs Sociedade Desportiva Serra Futebol Clube. Four years later he competed with Associação Portuguesa de Desportos in the Série B, remaining in the same division in the next season, with Ceará Sporting Club.
During the winter transfer window of 2007–08, Portuguese top level team Vitória de Setúbal brought Bonfim to his ranks. After only one league match during the entire campaign he left for another team in the country, second division's Gondomar SC.
In the 2009 summer Bonfim signed with NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian First League, but after one season he returned to Portugal, joining Boavista F.C. in level three.
References
editExternal links
edit- Leo Bonfim at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Prva Liga profile (in Slovene)
- Leo Bonfim at Soccerway