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Dedé

1978 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Dedé is the 6,225th most popular soccer player (down from 5,450th in 2024), the 908th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 841st in 2019) and the 490th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Dedé ranks 6,225 out of 21,273. Before him are Joop Hiele, Andy Auld, Alphonso Davies, Khéphren Thuram, Tetsuya Totsuka, and Hitoshi Sasaki. After him are Kim Young-gwon, Yusuke Ishii, Lionello Manfredonia, Alex Scott, Oleg Kopayev, and Antonio Arias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Dedé ranks 297. Before him are Matthew Davis, Mohammed Noor, Shannyn Sossamon, Ruslan Chagaev, Camille Cottin, and Aleksandar Šapić. After him are Paula Seling, Davit Mujiri, Abu Azrael, Emilio Palma, Estella Warren, and Simone Barone.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Dedé ranks 908 out of 2,236. Before him are André Santos (1983), Cássia Eller (1962), Bruno (1989), Felipe Anderson (1993), Cris (1977), and Lateef Crowder dos Santos (1977). After him are Mauro Galvão (1961), Fábio Assunção (1971), Ana Beatriz Barros (1982), Chicão (1949), Claudinho (1967), and Gabriel Barbosa (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Dedé ranks 490. Before him are Palhinha (1950), Thiago Neves (1985), André Santos (1983), Bruno (1989), Felipe Anderson (1993), and Cris (1977). After him are Mauro Galvão (1961), Chicão (1949), Claudinho (1967), Gabriel Barbosa (1996), Edivaldo Hermoza (1985), and Doriva (1972).

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