Elano decides to retire, and his farewell match could be against Manchester City

  Former Manchester City attacking midfielder Elano will end his footballing career at the end of this season and will be an assistant to Santos coach Dorival Júnior in 2017. To honour former wing-back and club idol Léo, Santos had played a friendly game against Portuguese side Benfica at Vila Belmiro this year. Similarly, Santos […]
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2016-11-26 14:38:00

 

Former Manchester City attacking midfielder Elano will end his footballing career at the end of this season and will be an assistant to Santos coach Dorival Júnior in 2017.
To honour former wing-back and club idol Léo, Santos had played a friendly game against Portuguese side Benfica at Vila Belmiro this year. Similarly, Santos are considering to organise a farewell game for midfielder Elano, in a friendly with Premier League side Manchester City next season. Elano played for the English club between 2007 and 2009. The idea of ​​the friendly came after a meeting between the player and the board of Santos.
Despite defining that 2016 was his last year as a professional player, the Santos idol has reached an agreement with the board and will be an assistant to Dorival Júnior from next season. The committee included Serginho Chulapa and Marcelo Fernandes, but the latter was removed by Dorival due to disagreements, and was in Europe to do internships. Next week, president Modesto Roma Júnior will give a press conference to announce the deal and detail the club’s plans for Elano, who never hid his desire to become a coach after retirement. Since returning from Indian football earlier this season, the midfielder has played just 14 games.
With Santos, Elano won the Brasileirão title in 2002 and 2004, plus the 2011 Copa Libertadores, and the Campeonato Paulista in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016. In addition to Santos, Elano also played for Inter de Limeira, Guarani, Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City, Galatasaray, Flamengo, Grêmio and Chennaiyin FC.

Former Manchester City attacking midfielder Elano will end his footballing career at the end of this season and will be an assistant to Santos coach Dorival Júnior in 2017.

To honour former wing-back and club idol Léo, Santos had played a friendly game against Portuguese side Benfica at Vila Belmiro this year. Similarly, Santos are considering to organise a farewell game for midfielder Elano, in a friendly with Premier League side Manchester City next season. Elano played for the English club between 2007 and 2009. The idea of ​​the friendly came after a meeting between the player and the board of Santos.

Despite defining that 2016 was his last year as a professional player, the Santos idol has reached an agreement with the board and will be an assistant to Dorival Júnior from next season. The committee included Serginho Chulapa and Marcelo Fernandes, but the latter was removed by Dorival due to disagreements, and was in Europe to do internships. Next week, president Modesto Roma Júnior will give a press conference to announce the deal and detail the club’s plans for Elano, who never hid his desire to become a coach after retirement. Since returning from Indian football earlier this season, the midfielder has played just 14 games.

With Santos, Elano won the Brasileirão title in 2002 and 2004, plus the 2011 Copa Libertadores, and the Campeonato Paulista in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016. In addition to Santos, Elano also played for Inter de Limeira, Guarani, Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City, Galatasaray, Flamengo, Grêmio and Chennaiyin FC.