Wandeir

{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Portuguese name|Oliveira|dos Santos}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wandeir | fullname = Wandeir Oliveira dos Santos | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|5|15}} | birth_place = Morada Nova de Minas, Brazil | height = 1.77 m | position = Forward | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Cruzeiro | clubs1 = Cruzeiro | clubs2 = Cementarnica | clubs3 = Vardar | clubs4 = Kickers Offenbach | clubs5 = Vardar | clubs6 = Naval | clubs7 = → Pandurii (loan) | clubs8 = Varzim | clubs9 = Rabotnički | clubs10 = Vardar | clubs11 = São José | years1 = 1998–2002 | years2 = 2002–2003 | years3 = 2003–2005 | years4 = 2005–2006 | years5 = 2006–2007 | years6 = 2007–2008 | years7 = 2007–2008 | years8 = 2008–2009 | years9 = 2009–2010 | years10 = 2011 | years11 = 2012–2017 | caps1 = 5 | caps2 = 12 | caps3 = 57 | caps4 = 15 | caps5 = 22 | caps6 = 1 | caps7 = 3 | caps8 = 6 | caps9 = 41 | caps10 = 14 | caps11 = | goals1 = 1 | goals2 = 5 | goals3 = 36 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 12 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | goals9 = 14 | goals10 = 1 | goals11 = }}

'''Wandeir Oliveira dos Santos''' (born 15 May 1980), better known as '''Wandeir''', is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

==Club career== Wandeir was born on 15 May 1980 in Morada Nova de Minas, Brazil.

Wandeir started his career with popular Brazilian team Cruzeiro as a young boy from 1998 when he got in the team to 2002. After great performances he was bought by Macedonian team Cementarnica 55 who he helped in 2003 to win the Macedonian Cup. After six months with the club he moved to title contenders Skopje's FK Vardar which he helped them in 2007 to win the Macedonian Cup as he did for Cementarnica 55 four years before. Ahead of the 2005–06 season, he joined Kickers Offenbach, newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga,<ref>{{cite news |last1=von Cramon |first1=Elmar |title=Dienstag Duell der Aufsteiger |url=https://nb.unser38.de/archive/2005/09-Sep/nB20050918.pdf |access-date=4 April 2021 |work=Neue Brauschweiger |date=18 September 2005 |page=17 |language=de}}</ref> but later returned to Vardar. Later he was transferred to Portuguese team Naval. In 2009, he came back to Macedonia to play for Rabotnički. From Rabotnički in 2011 he returned to Vardar and played 14 matches scoring 1 goal.

==International career== After playing in Macedonia for five years, Wandeir took Macedonian citizenship and decided to play for the Macedonia national team. He was once called up for Macedonia but never played.

==Honours== '''Cementarnica''' * Macedonian Cup: 2002–03

'''Vardar''' * Macedonian Cup: 2006–07

'''Rabotnički''' * Macedonian Cup: 2008–09

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://rabotnicki.com/index2.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105&Itemid=235 Player profile on FK Rabotnicki web page] * {{Soccerway|56942}} * {{ForaDeJogo}} at FootballPortugal.net

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