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Personal information
Full name: Dante Bonfim Costa Santos
Date of birth: 18 October 1983 (1983-10-18) (age 41)
Place of birth:    Salvador, Bahia, Flag of Brazil Brazil
Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position: Centre back
Club information
Current club Flag of France Nice
Number: 4
Youth clubs
1998
1999
2000
2001
Flag of Brazil Catuense Futebol SA
Flag of Brazil Galícia Esporte Clube
Flag of Brazil Capivariano FC
Flag of Brazil Juventude
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2002–2004
2004–2006
2006–2007
2007–2009
2009–2012
2012–2015
2015–2016
2016–
Flag of Brazil Juventude
Flag of France Lille
Flag of Belgium Charleroi
Flag of Belgium Standard Liège
Flag of Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Flag of Germany Bayern Munich
Flag of Germany Wolfsburg
Flag of France Nice
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National team
2013– Flag of Brazil Brazil 013 00(2)

Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (born 18 October 1983), commonly known as Dante is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for and captains French club Nice. Primarily a central defender, he has previously also been used as a defensive midfielder or a left back.

After emerging at Juventude, Dante went on to play for Lille, Charleroi and Standard Liège, winning the Belgian Pro League with the latter. In January 2009, he was signed by Borussia Mönchengladbach, spending two-and-a-half seasons before making a €4.7 million move to Bayern Munich, where he won nine domestic and international honours.

Dante made his international debut for Brazil in 2013, winning that year's Confederations Cup and representing the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Honours[]

Club[]

Standard Liège
Bayern Munich

International[]

Brazil

Individual[]

  • ESM Team of the Year: 2012–13

External links[]

Nice
OGC Nice squad - 2024–25

Bułka · Dante (c) · Daniliuc · Schneiderlin · Delort · Rosario · Dolberg · 10 Claude-Maurice · 11 Gouiri · 12 Amavi · 14 Brahimi · 15 Danilo · 16 Boulhendi · 18 Lemina · 19 Thuram · 20 Atal · 21 Kluivert · 22 Stengs · 23 Lotomba · 24 Guessand · 25 Todibo · 26 Bard · 28 Boudaoui · 33 Smith · 40 Benítez ·  Ahoussou ·

Manager:  Flag of France Christophe Galtier
Nice
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Brazil – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

1. Jefferson 2. Dani Alves 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. David Luiz 5. Fernando 6. Marcelo 7. Lucas 8. Hernanes 9. Fred 10. Neymar 11. Oscar 12. Júlio César 13. Dante 14. Filipe Luís 15. Jean 16. Réver 17. Luiz Gustavo 18. Paulinho 19. Hulk 20. Bernard 21.  22. Diego Cavalieri 23. Jádson Manager:  Flag of Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

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Brazil – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Fourth Place

1. Jefferson 2. Dani Alves 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. David Luiz 5. Fernandinho 6. Marcelo 7. Hulk 8. Paulinho 9. Fred 10. Neymar 11. Oscar 12. Júlio César 13. Dante 14. Maxwell 15. Henrique 16. Ramires 17. Luiz Gustavo 18. Hernanes 19. Willian 20. Bernard 21.  22. Victor 23. Maicon Manager:  Flag of Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

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