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Elano

1981 - Today

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Elano Blumer (born 14 June 1981), known as Elano, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Known for his accurate passing and precise set pieces, Elano started his senior career at Santos, and spent six years in Europe in the service of Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City and Galatasaray. He returned to Santos in 2011, and later joined fellow league teams Grêmio and Flamengo, before signing for Chennaiyin of the Indian Super League as their marquee player. In 2015, after finishing the season as the league's top scorer, Elano rejoined Santos for a third spell. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Elano is the 3,451st most popular soccer player (up from 3,500th in 2024), the 631st most popular biography from Brazil (up from 647th in 2019) and the 321st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Elano ranks 3,451 out of 21,273. Before him are José Luis Romero, Ernesto Chaparro, Alberto Bigon, Jesper Grønkjær, Tomohide Nakazawa, and Naldo. After him are Olle Åhlund, Chiaki Yamada, Manuel Duarte, José Ufarte, Tubilandu Ndimbi, and Giovanni Silva de Oliveira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Elano ranks 141. Before him are Kirsten Price, Rupert Friend, Lucho González, Tahar Rahim, Andreas Isaksson, and Krysten Ritter. After him are Michel Teló, Cytherea, Nikolay Davydenko, Simon Ammann, Joe Cole, and Ali Abbasi.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Elano ranks 631 out of 2,236. Before him are Roberto Mangabeira Unger (1947), Giba (1976), Carlos Latuff (1968), José dos Santos Lopes (1910), Américo Castro (1885), and Naldo (1982). After him are Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (1972), Fernando Haddad (1963), Carlos Alberto Dias (1967), Adãozinho (1923), Michel Teló (1981), and Alex Telles (1992).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Elano ranks 321. Before him are Malcom (1997), Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona (1904), Zé Luiz (1904), Índio (1931), José dos Santos Lopes (1910), and Naldo (1982). After him are Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (1972), Carlos Alberto Dias (1967), Adãozinho (1923), Alex Telles (1992), Nariz (1912), and Marcelinho Carioca (1971).

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