David Braz

David Braz
Personal information
Full name David Braz de Oliveira Filho
Date of birth (1987-05-21) 21 May 1987
Place of birth Guarulhos, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 14
Youth career
2002–2007 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Palmeiras 17 (1)
2009–2010 Panathinaikos 3 (0)
2009–2010 → Flamengo (loan) 15 (1)
2010–2012 Flamengo 28 (1)
2012– Santos 86 (5)
2013 → Vitória (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2005 Brazil U18
2007 Brazil U20 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2016.


David Braz de Oliveira Filho (born 21 May 1987), known as David Braz, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as a central defender.

Club career

Palmeiras

Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, David Braz graduated with Palmeiras' youth setup. He made his professional debut on 10 February 2007, in a 1–1 home draw against Bragantino for the Campeonato Paulista championship.

David Braz appeared more regularly in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, after the arrival of new manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo. However, after struggling with injuries, he lost his starting spot.

Panathinaikos

On 19 January 2009 David Braz signed a four-and-a-half year deal with Greek giants Panathinaikos in a free transfer. However, after appearing sparingly he returned to Brazil in January of the following year.

Flamengo

On 21 July 2009 David Braz signed a one-year loan deal with Flamengo.[1] He made his debut on 9 August, starting in a 1–0 home win over Corinthians. In July 2010 Flamengo acquired 60% of his rights, with the player signing a new four-year deal.

Santos

On 18 May 2012 David Braz moved to Santos, along with Flamengo teammate Rafael Galhardo, in an exchange for Ibson.[2] He acted mainly as a backup to Edu Dracena and Durval during his first year, appearing in only seven matches.

In January 2013, after being deemed suplus to requirements by manager Muricy Ramalho, David Braz was loaned to Vitória.[3] However, in August he was left out of the first-team squad, later accusing the club of not paying his wages.[4] He eventually returned to Santos in December.

Shortly after his return to Peixe, new manager Oswaldo de Oliveira granted his place in the first-team.[5] Profitting from Dracena and Gustavo Henrique's injuries, he was later first-choice in the end of the 2014 Campeonato Paulista, and remained a starter in Série A.

On 6 September 2014 David Braz scored his first goals for Santos, netting a brace in a 3–1 home win against his former side Vitória.[6] He played his 100th game for the club on 4 October of the following year, starting in a 3–1 home win against Fluminense.[7]

International career

David Braz was capped at under-18[8] and under-20[9] levels for Brazil.

Career statistics

As of 28 November 2016[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palmeiras 2007 Série A 15012031——301
2008 21610000—82
Subtotal 171181310000383
Panathinaikos 2008–09 Superleague Greece 30————30
Flamengo 2009 Série A 101——2[lower-alpha 1]0—121
2010 18180—5[lower-alpha 2]1—312
2011 160172503[lower-alpha 1]0—402
2012 0091—6[lower-alpha 2]0—151
Subtotal 4423435016100996
Santos 2012 Série A 70————70
2014 3037063——436
2015 292173120——585
2016 200603000—290
Subtotal 865303213——13711
Vitória (loan) 2013 Série A 00———8[lower-alpha 3]181
Career total 15078272941618128521
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Club

Palmeiras
Flamengo
Santos

International

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Fla acerta contratação do zagueiro David, ex-Palmeiras (Fla completes signing of stopper David, former Palmeiras player); Globo Esporte, 21 July 2009 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ "David Braz e Rafael Galhardo conversam com a Santos TV" [David Braz and Rafael Galhardo talk with Santos TV] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 18 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Sob as bençãos de Caio Junior, David Braz é apresentado no Vitória (Under Caio Junior's blessings, David Braz is presented at Vitória); Globo Esporte, 8 January 2013 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Afastado no Vitória, David Braz cobra clube em rede social (Left out at Vitória, David Braz charges club in social media); Terra, 8 August 2013 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ David Braz 'reaparece' no Santos, e fica no banco contra o Sorocaba (David Braz 'reappears' in Santos, and stays on the bench against Sorocaba); Diário Lance!, 20 February 2014 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Com dois gols de David Braz, Santos vence no Pacaembu e afunda Vitória (With two goals of David Braz, Santos wins at Pacaembu and sinks Vitória); Globo Esporte, 6 September 2014 (Portuguese)
  7. ↑ De moeda de troca a líder: David Braz completa 100 jogos pelo Santos (From bargaining chip to leader: David Braz completes 100 games for Santos); Globo Esporte, 4 October 2015 (Portuguese)
  8. ↑ http://www2.uol.com.br/cbf/pdf/atletas_sub18sendai.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.zerozero.pt/uk/equipa.php?id=1697&edicao_id=1462
  10. ↑ David Braz profile at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Finalistas, Palmeiras e Santos dominam a seleção do Paulistão" [Finalists, Palmeiras and Santos dominate Paulistão's team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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