


Leonardo de Deus Santos (born 18 April 1978), known as Dedé, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as either a left back or left midfielder.
He played 13 years of his career with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in more than 400 official games and winning two Bundesliga championships.
Dedé earned his first and only cap for Brazil in April 2004, in a 4–1 friendly win over Hungary. Earlier that year, he had expressed a desire to represent the German national team. The Qatar Football Association also offered Dedé to represent their national team in 2004 despite having no ties to the country, FIFA blocked his switch of nationality and tightened eligibility requirements as a result.
Dedé's brothers, Cacá and Leandro, were also footballers. They too had (short) spells in Germany, with the latter coinciding with him at Borussia Dortmund.
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| 1996-1998 | Permanent | 36 app | 3 gls | ||
| 1998-2011 | Permanent | 322 app | 12 gls | ||
| 1999-2004 | Permanent | - | - | ||
| 2010-2011 | Permanent | 3 app | 0 gls | ||
| 2011-2014 | Permanent | 75 app | 4 gls |
| 2015 | Assistant Manager | - | - |
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| Assists | German Bundesliga | 2000-2001 | 1 |
| Goals | German Bundesliga | 2000-2001 | 3 |
| Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2000-2001 | 31 |
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