nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
50 14 june 1981 chennaiyin fc -lrb- on loan from santos -rrb- 14 august 2015 1998 2011 2011 -- 2012 2012 -- 2014 2014 2014 2015 -- -- 2015 1999 2000 2007 -- 2009 2009 -- 1998 -- 1999 2000 129 0 49 62 32 15 47 4 9 5 34 0 14 14 3 1 10 0 8 0 250px 2004 -- 2011 elano blumer.jpg elano elano elano blumer iracemápolis , brazil brazil 1.74 m on 7 9 guarani internacional-sp guarani -lrb- loan -rrb- chennaiyin fc santos → chennaiyin fc -lrb- internacional-sp loan -rrb- manchester city galatasaray santos grêmio → flamengo midfielder elano

elano

elano blumer -lrb- born 14 june 1981 -rrb- , simply known as elano , is a brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for chennaiyin fc , on loan from santos .
he has been noted for his accurate passing and precise set pieces .
after starting his career at santos , elano spent six years in europe in the service of shakhtar donetsk , manchester city and galatasaray .
he returned to santos in 2011 , and later joined fellow league teams grêmio and flamengo , before signing for chennaiyin fc of the indian super league as their marquee player .
in 2015 , after finishing the season as league top scorer , elano rejoined santos for a third spell .
elano earned 50 caps for brazil between 2004 and 2011 , scoring nine goals .
he represented the nation at their triumphs in the 2007 copa américa and the 2009 fifa confederations cup , and also played at the 2010 fifa world cup and the 2011 copa américa .
