Leonardo

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Born
1969 (56 years old)
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Niterói, Brazil

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Attacking Midfield

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Hispanic

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1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

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Description

Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo (born 5 September 1969), known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian former footballer and coach, who is currently sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain.

A versatile player, he was employed in several positions throughout his career, including as an attacking midfielder, left winger, and left-back; his best-known and most successful period was at A.C. Milan, in the role of attacking midfielder (or trequartista) behind the forwards. He played for teams in Brazil, Spain, Japan, France and Italy, winning titles with Flamengo, São Paulo, Kashima Antlers and Milan.

A former Brazil international, he played in the 1994 World Cup winning side, as well as the team that finished runners-up in the 1998 edition of the tournament. He also represented his nation in two Copa América tournaments, reaching the final in 1995, and winning the title in 1997, also claiming the FIFA Confederations Cup in the same year.

Following his retirement, he also served as a coach for Italian side Milan, and successively as coach of crosstown rivals Internazionale, where he won a Coppa Italia title in 2011. He coached Antalyaspor in 2017. He later served as director of football at French club Paris Saint-Germain.

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Trophies

Italian Coppa Italia	Inter	2010-2011
Italian Coppa Italia	Milan	2002-2003
Italian Serie A	Milan	1998-1999
FIFA Confederations Cup	Paris SG	1997
CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana	Sao Paulo	1994
FIFA World Cup	Brazil	1994
CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana	Sao Paulo	1993
FIFA Club World Cup	Valencia	1993
Brazilian Copa Do Brasil	Flamengo	1990
Brazilian Brasileirao	Sport Club do Recife	1987

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Former Youth Teams

Flamengo	1984-1987	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Flamengo	1987-1990	Permanent	-	-
Sao Paulo	1990-1991	Permanent	-	-
Brazil	1990-2002	International	-	-
Valencia	1991-1993	Permanent	-	-
Sao Paulo	1993-1994	Permanent	-	-
Kashima Antlers	1994-1996	Permanent	-	-
Paris SG	1996-1997	Permanent	-	-
Milan	1997-2001	Permanent	-	-
Sao Paulo	2001	Permanent	-	-
Flamengo	2002	Permanent	-	-
Milan	2002-2003	Permanent	-	-