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Derlei

ヴァンデルレイ・フェルナンデス・シルヴァ　/　ゔぁんでるれい・ふぇるなんです・しるゔぁ

Association football player from Brazil

July 14, 1975 (age 50)　・　São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo
association football player

My Take

Derlei fascinates me as a Brazilian striker who found his legend not at home but in Portugal. Spending a full decade there and representing all three of the country's biggest clubs, then totaling 187 league matches and 70 goals, shows a finisher who thrived far from his comfort zone. The two seasons at Dynamo Moscow add a touch of restless adventure I genuinely like. To me he represents that classic football wanderer who plants roots wherever the game calls, turning displacement into opportunity. There's a quiet romance to a career built on scoring goals in foreign stadiums.

Overview

Vanderlei Fernandes Silva (born 14 July 1975), known as Derlei, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his 16-year professional career in Portugal (one full decade), having represented all three most important clubs in the country and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 187 matches and 70 goals. He also played two seasons with Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Premier League.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Derlei
Name (Japanese): ヴァンデルレイ・フェルナンデス・シルヴァ
Reading: ゔぁんでるれい・ふぇるなんです・しるゔぁ
Born: July 14, 1975 (age 50)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rabbit
Origin: São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 175 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1

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