Cléber Arado

Cléber Arado
Personal information
Full name	Cléber Eduardo Arado
Date of birth	11 October 1972
Place of birth	São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	2 January 2021 (aged 48)
Place of death	Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1994	América-SP
1995	Mogi Mirim
1996	Kyoto Purple Sanga
1997	Coritiba
1998	Mérida
1998	Atlético Paranaense
1998–2000	Coritiba
2000–2001	Portuguesa
2001	Guarani
2001	Avaí
2002	Etti Jundiaí
2002	Ceará
2002	Portuguesa
2003–2004	Ceará
2006	Rio Preto
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cléber Eduardo Arado (11 October 1972 – 2 January 2021) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Cléber Arado started his career in América Futebol Clube (SP) in São Paulo, in 1992 he started his senior career.^[1] Then he played in Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube before the start of his international career.^[2]

Cléber Arado joined Japanese J1 League club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1997. On 8 March, he debuted as forward against Avispa Fukuoka in J.League Cup.^[3]^[4] He also scored a goal in this match.^[4]

Next season he played for Brazilian club Coritiba Foot Ball Club, then in Spanish CP Mérida.^[2] In 1998 he returned to Brazil and played for several Brazilian clubs. He ended his professional career in 2006 in Rio Preto Esporte Clube.^[1]