Leo Jaraguá

Leo Jaraguá
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Mendonça da Rosa
Date of birth	21 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender, winger
Team information
Current team	Sporting CP
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006	Jaraguá
2007	Tubarão
2008	Foz Futsal
2009–2018	Kairat Almaty
2016–2017	→ Sporting CP (loan)
2018–	Sporting CP
International career
2015–	Kazakhstan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Leonardo Mendonça da Rosa (born 21 May 1987), commonly known as Leo Jaraguá or just Leo, is a Brazilian born Kazakhstani futsal player who plays for Sporting CP and the Kazakhstani national futsal team as a defender and winger.

Career

Leo started his career in his hometown team and Brazilian powerhouse, Jaraguá, followed by short stints at Tubarão, and Foz Futsal.^[1] In 2009 he was invited by a friend to play for Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan where he played for eight seasons,^[2] winning two UEFA Futsal Cups at the club. After having previously spent one season on loan from Kairat Almaty at Sporting CP Leo made a permanent move to the team in the summer of 2018.^[3]

Personal life

He is the older brother of Daniel Rosa, a futsal player who played alongside Leo at Kairat Almaty in the 2017/18 season.^[1] He is also the cousin of Willian Dorn who is playing as a goalkeeper for Brazil national futsal team.

References

^ ^a ^b "No Cazaquistão, irmãos jaraguaenses realizam sonho de jogarem juntos pela primeira vez na carreira" [In Kazakhstan two brothers from Jaraguá do Sul fulfil the dream of playing together for the first time in their careers]. LNF - Portal Oficial da Liga Nacional de Futsal (in Portuguese). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
^ "O jogador de futsal de Jaraguá do Sul que conquistou a Europa" [The futsal player from Jaraguá do Sul who conquered Europe]. OCP News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
^ "Futsal: Sporting anuncia regresso de Léo Jaraguá" [Futsal: Sporting announces the return of Léo Jaraguá]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 7 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

External links

FPF club profile

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[lnf2018-1] "No Cazaquistão, irmãos jaraguaenses realizam sonho de jogarem juntos pela primeira vez na carreira" [In Kazakhstan two brothers from Jaraguá do Sul fulfil the dream of playing together for the first time in their careers]. LNF - Portal Oficial da Liga Nacional de Futsal (in Portuguese). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[2] "O jogador de futsal de Jaraguá do Sul que conquistou a Europa" [The futsal player from Jaraguá do Sul who conquered Europe]. OCP News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[3] "Futsal: Sporting anuncia regresso de Léo Jaraguá" [Futsal: Sporting announces the return of Léo Jaraguá]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 7 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

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