{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Linhares|Welker}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Taianan | image = | caption = | fullname = Taianan Imbere Linhares Welker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|13}} | birth_place = Passo Fundo, Brazil | height = {{Height|m=1.79}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1995–1999 |youthclubs1= Caixeiral (futsal) | youthyears2 = 1999–2006 |youthclubs2= Internacional | youthyears3 = 2007 |youthclubs3= Grêmio | years1 = 2006 |clubs1 = Senec |caps1 = 5 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2007 |clubs2 = CSKA Sofia |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2008-2009 |clubs3 = Maccabi Netanya |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2009–2010 |clubs4 = Espanyol B |caps4 = 1 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2010–2011 |clubs5 = Puertollano |caps5 = 10 |goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2011 |clubs6 = Paraná |caps6 = 9 |goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2012 |clubs7 = São José |caps7 = 7 |goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2012 |clubs8 = Grödig |caps8 = 14 |goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2013–2014 |clubs9 = Iraklis |caps9 = 36 |goals9 = 7 | years10 = 2014 |clubs10 = Napredak Kruševac |caps10 = 4 |goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2015 |clubs11 = Široki Brijeg |caps11 = 2 |goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2016 |clubs12 = Sampaio Corrêa |caps12 = 0 |goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2016–2017 |clubs13 = Agrotikos Asteras |caps13 = 23 |goals13 = 4 | years14 = 2017 |clubs14 = Gorodeya |caps14 = 7 |goals14 = 3 | years15 = 2018–2020 |clubs15 = Iraklis |caps15 = 17 |goals15 = 9 | nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1= Brazil U20 | nationalcaps1 = 9 |nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate= 25 October 2020 | ntupdate= 25 October 2020 }}
'''Taianan Imbere Linhares Welker''' (born 13 March 1987), commonly known as '''Taianan''' or '''Tai''', is a Brazilian football agent and former footballer who last played for Iraklis. Taianan played for several clubs in Brazil and Europe.
==Career== Taianan started his professional career for FC Senec in 2006. He moved clubs almost annually playing for Maccabi Netanya, CSKA Sofia, Espanyol, CD Puertollano, Paraná Clube, Esporte Clube São José, Esporte Clube São José and SV Grödig.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sambafoot|title=Taianan|url=http://www.sambafoot.com/en/players/5775_taianan.html|accessdate=2013-04-21| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314120323/http://www.sambafoot.com/en/players/5775_taianan.html| archivedate=2012-03-14| url-status=live }}</ref> On 30 January 2013 Taianan signed for Greek Football League club Iraklis Thessaloniki.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Blue Arena|title=Ανακοινώθηκε o Τάι|url=http://www.bluearena.gr/index.php/podosfairo/iraklis-podosfairo/19636-anakoinwthike-o-tai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201075532/http://www.bluearena.gr/index.php/podosfairo/iraklis-podosfairo/19636-anakoinwthike-o-tai|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2013|language=Greek|accessdate=30 January 2013|date=30 January 2013}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2013 in a match against Anagennisi Giannitsa. He scored his first goal for Iraklis a few weeks later, in an away win against Thrasyvoulos. After playing one season in Greece as Iraklis´s nº10, he was brought by coach Siniša Gogić, who coached him at Iraklis, to Serbian side FK Napredak Kruševac.<ref>[http://www.sportske.net/vest/domaci-fudbal/brazilac-tai-pojacao-napredak-188872.html Brazilac Tai pojačao Napredak!] at sportske.net, 30-7-2014</ref> After problems with injuries, he left club and returned in Brazil.<ref>[http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:517063-Tai-Valker-u-Brazilu-na-lecenju Tai Valker u Brazilu na lečenju] at Večernje novosti, 29-10-2014 {{in lang|sr}}</ref> During the winter transfer window of 2015 he transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League outfit Široki Brijeg.<ref>[http://www.nk-sirokibrijeg.com/index.php/hr/novosti/vijesti/733-kresinger-i-tai-pojaali-plavo-bijele Kresinger i Tai pojačali „Plavo-bijele“] at NK Široki Brijeg official website</ref> {{in lang|sr}}
In summer 2016, after a short spell in Brazil with Sampaio Corrêa, he returned to Greece and joined Agrotikos Asteras playing in the 2016–17 Greek Football League.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/players/taianan-imbere-linhares-welker/152073/ Taianan] at Soccerway</ref>
After breaking with Iraklis in February 2019, he returned to the club in October 2019 to help the club, that just had been demoted to the Gamma Amateur Championship for the 2019-20 season.<ref>[https://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/agona-spotlight-emanuel-perrone-iraklis-through-and-through AGONA SPOTLIGHT: EMANUEL PERRONE, IRAKLIS THROUGH AND THROUGH], agonasport.com, 11 October 2019</ref>
==National team== In 2006 Tai played with Brazil U-20.<ref>[http://nukesoccer.com/canada-u20-defeats-brazil-in-edmonton/ Canada U20 Defeats Brazil in Edmonton] at nukesoccer.com, 20-5-2006</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|20 April 2020}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental{{ref label|A|A}} !colspan=2|Others{{ref label|B|B}} !colspan=2|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=2|Senec |2006 |5||0||0||0||-||-||-||-||5||0 |- !Total !5!!0!!0!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!5!!0 |- |rowspan=2|CSKA Sofia |2007 |0||0||0||0||0||0||-||-||0||0 |- !Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- |rowspan=3|Maccabi Netanya |2008 |0||0||0||0||0||0||-||-||0||0 |- |2008-09 |0||0||0||0||0||0||-||-||0||0 |- !Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Espanyol B |2009-10 |1||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||1||0 |- !Total !1!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!-!!-!!1!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Puertollano |2010 |10||1||1||0||-||-||-||-||11||1 |- !Total !10!!1!!1!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!11!!1 |- |rowspan=2|Paraná |2011 |0||0||0||0||-||-||9||0||9||0 |- !Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!-!!-!!9!!0!!9!!0 |- |rowspan=2|São José |2012 |0||0||0||0||-||-||7||0||7||0 |- !Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!-!!-!!7!!0!!7!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Grödig |2012 |14||1||1||0||-||-||-||-||15||1 |- !Total !14!!1!!1!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!15!!1 |- |rowspan=3|Iraklis |2013 |17||4||0||0||-||-||-||-||17||4 |- |2013-14 |19||3||2||0||-||-||-||-||22||3 |- !Total !36!!7!!2!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!38!!7 |- |rowspan=2|Napredak Kruševac |2014 |4||0||0||0||-||-||-||-||4||0 |- !Total !4!!0!!0!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!4!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Široki Brijeg |2015 |2||0||1||0||-||-||-||-||3||0 |- !Total !2!!0!!1!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!3!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Sampaio Corrêa |2016 |0||-||-||-||-||-||0||0||0||0 |- !Total !-!!-!!-!!-!!-!!-!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- |rowspan=2|Agrotikos Asteras |2016-17 |23||4||2||1||-||-||-||-||25||5 |- !Total !23!!4!!2!!1!!-!!-!!-!!-!!25!!5 |- |rowspan=2|Gorodeya |2017 |7||3||0||0||-||-||-||-||7||3 |- !Total !7!!3!!0!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!7!!3 |- |rowspan=4|Iraklis |2018 |10||6||-||-||-||-||-||-||10||6 |- |2018-19 |4||0||2||0||-||-||-||-||6||0 |- |2019–20 |3||3||-||-||-||-||-||-||3||3 |- !Total !17!!9!!2!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!19!!9 |- !colspan=2 |Iraklis total !53!!16!!4!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!57!!16 |- !colspan=2 |Greece total !76!!20!!6!!1!!-!!-!!-!!-!!82!!21 |- !colspan=2 |Europe total !119!!25!!9!!1!!-!!-!!-!!-!!128!!26 |- !colspan=2 |Career total !119!!25!!9!!1!!-!!-!!16!!0!!144!!26 |}
==Honours== ;SV Grödig * Austria First League: 2012–13<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oost2013.html Austria 2012/13] at RSSSF</ref> ;Iraklis * Gamma Ethniki: 2017–18 * Macedonia FCA Fourth Division: 2019–20
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|taianan-imbere-linhares-welker/152073|Taianan}} * {{BDFutbol|300493|Taianan}} * {{Sambafoot|5775_taianan|Taianan}}
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