Derlei facts for kids
Derlei in 2005
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vanderlei Fernandes Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | América-RN | 56 | (21) |
| 1997–1998 | Guarani | 25 | (7) |
| 1999 | Madureira | 14 | (4) |
| 1999–2002 | União Leiria | 91 | (42) |
| 2002–2005 | Porto | 57 | (19) |
| 2005–2007 | Dynamo Moscow | 41 | (20) |
| 2007 | → Benfica (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Sporting CP | 27 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Vitória | 1 | (1) |
| 2010 | Madureira | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 327 | (124) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vanderlei Fernandes Silva (born 14 July 1975), known to soccer fans as Derlei, is a former professional footballer from Brazil who played as a striker. A striker's main job is to score goals.
He was famous for his time playing in Portugal, where he spent ten years of his career. He played for the three biggest teams in the country: Porto, Benfica, and Sporting CP. In Portugal's top league, the Primeira Liga, he played in 187 games and scored 70 goals.
With Porto, Derlei won eight major trophies. His biggest achievements were winning the UEFA Champions League in 2004 and the UEFA Cup in 2003, which are two of the most important club competitions in Europe.
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Club Career
Starting in Portugal
Born in Brazil, Derlei started his career playing for smaller Brazilian teams. In 1999, he moved to Portugal to play for U.D. Leiria. He played 92 games for the club and became a star player.
In his last season with Leiria (2001–02), he scored an amazing 21 goals. His manager at the time was a young José Mourinho, who would later become one of the most famous managers in the world.
Success at Porto
In 2002, Derlei joined Porto, following his manager José Mourinho. He quickly became a key player for the team and earned the nickname "Ninja" for his quick and skillful style of play.
During the 2002–03 season, he was the top scorer in the UEFA Cup, scoring 12 goals in 13 matches. He scored two of those goals in the exciting final match against Celtic, which Porto won 3–2.
The next season, Derlei was on his way to being the top scorer in the Portuguese league. However, in December 2003, he suffered a serious injury to his right knee. It seemed like his season was over. But he worked hard to recover and returned to the field in April 2004. On May 5, he scored the winning goal from a penalty in the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Deportivo de La Coruña. Porto went on to win the Champions League that year.
Moving to Russia and Back
In January 2005, Derlei was sold to Dynamo Moscow, a team in Russia, for €7 million. He played well in Russia for two years.
In January 2007, he returned to Portugal on loan to play for Benfica. He played 12 league games for them and scored one goal.
Playing for Sporting CP
In June 2007, Derlei joined Sporting CP, another top team in Lisbon. This made him one of the few players to have played for all three of Portugal's "Big Three" clubs. Unfortunately, he had another serious knee injury that kept him from playing for most of the 2007–08 season.
He made a great comeback on 16 April 2008, in a cup match against his old team, Benfica. He came into the game as a substitute and scored a goal just 18 minutes later, helping Sporting win 5–3. Sporting went on to win the cup that year.
In his second season with Sporting, he scored an important goal in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk, which helped his team advance in the tournament. At the end of the season, he left the club.
Return to Brazil
In 2009, at the age of 34, Derlei returned to Brazil to play for Vitória. In his first game, he came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory. He later played for Madureira, a club he had played for over ten years earlier, before retiring from football.
International Career
After his great success with Porto in 2003, Derlei was invited to play for the Brazilian national team. However, he turned down the offer.
Later, he decided to become a citizen of Portugal so he could play for the Portuguese national team at the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament, which was held in Portugal. Sadly, his knee injury prevented him from being chosen for the team. He officially became a Portuguese citizen in August 2004, but he was never selected to play for the national team.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| União Leiria | 1999–2000 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 8 | – | – | – | 26 | 8 | |||||
| 2000–01 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 13 | – | – | – | 32 | 13 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 21 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 34 | 21 | ||||
| Total | 91 | 42 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 92 | 42 | |||||
| Porto | 2002–03 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 13 | 12 | – | 40 | 20 | ||
| 2003–04 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57 | 19 | 2 | 2 | – | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 36 | |||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2005 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 13 | |||
| 2006 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 24 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 24 | |||||
| Benfica | 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| Sporting | 2007–08 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 218 | 92 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 272 | 114 | ||
Honours
América-RN
- Campeonato Potiguar: 1996
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2002–03, 2003–04
- Taça de Portugal: 2002–03
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2003, 2004
- UEFA Champions League: 2003–04
- UEFA Cup: 2002–03
- Intercontinental Cup: 2004
Sporting
- Taça de Portugal: 2007–08
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2007, 2008
- Taça da Liga runner-up: 2007–08, 2008–09
Individual
- UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 2002–03
- SJPF Player of the Month: October 2004
See also
In Spanish: Vanderlei Fernandes Silva para niños
