Dante

Dante is exactly the type of player I gravitate toward: an 188 cm Brazilian centre-back from Salvador who built his reputation on calm, reading the game and shutting attacks down rather than chasing glory. Defenders like him rarely get headlines, yet teams trust them most. He played for Brazil and spent long, productive years in European football, and the fact that he also sings hints at the warmth of his Bahia roots. Now moving into management, he's passing on that defensive intelligence to younger players. I think his real value lies in that backline vision, the sort of thing you only earn through years at the highest level.

Name (English)

Dante

Name (Japanese)

ダンテ・ボンフィム・コスタ・サントス

Reading

だんて・ぼんふぃむ・こすた・さんとす

Born

October 18, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

Origin

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player / singer / athlete

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dantebahia/
• Xhttps://x.com/dante_bonfim
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante%20(footballer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%20(%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80761

Tags

• Bahia
• association football player
• singer
• athlete

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.