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Leiz
Personal information
Full name Leiz Antônio Mendes Cunha
Date of birth (1958-06-27)27 June 1958(age 66)
Place of birth Uberaba,Brazil
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Juventus-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1983 Juventus-SP
1983–1984 Portuguesa 82 (5)
1985–1986 Botafogo
1987–1988 Botafogo-SP
1988–1991 Nacional da Madeira
International career
1983 Brazil U20
1983 Brazil
1983–1984 Brazil Olympic 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2023

Leiz Antônio Mendes Cunha(born 27 June 1958), better known asLeiz,is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as acentre-back.

Career

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Leiz began his career at CA Juventus and also played for Portuguesa de Desportos, Botafogo FR, Botafogo FC and CD Nacional.[1][2]

Internacional career

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Leiz was part of the Brazil national team squad that competed in the 1983 Copa América and was runners-up. He was also part of the under-20 team at the Toulon tournament and the 1984 Pre-Olympic Tournament champion team.[3][4]

Honours

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Brazil U20
Brazil Olympic

References

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  1. ^Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007).Almanaque da Lusa.Fundação Cásper Líbero.
  2. ^"Que fim levou? Leiz".Terceiro Tempo(in Portuguese).Retrieved27 November2023.
  3. ^"Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1984-1987".RSSSF Brasil.Retrieved27 November2023.
  4. ^"SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20 (U-20 BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM) 1949-1987".RSSSF Brasil.Retrieved27 November2023.
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  • Leizat ogol.br(in Brazilian Portuguese)
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