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Gláuber
	Gláuber in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Gláuber Leandro Honorato Berti
Date of birth	5 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2003	Atlético Mineiro
2003–2005	Palmeiras
2005–2008	1. FC Nürnberg
2008–2009	Manchester City
2009–2010	São Caetano
2010–2013	Rapid Bucureşti
2013	Columbus Crew
International career‡
2005	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2013

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Gláuber Leandro Honorato Berti (born 5 August 1983), more commonly known as Gláuber, is a Brazilian retired footballer who last played for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.^[1]

Club career

Born in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Gláuber began his footballing career with Belo Horizonte-based club Atlético Mineiro before joining Palmeiras in São Paulo, where he saw top-flight football for the first time in 2003. After an eighteen-month stint with the Verdão he was transferred in December 2005 to 1. FC Nürnberg on a six-month loan with a buying option for the Bundesliga club. Gláuber quickly became a starter for the team for the remainder of the season.

Thus, Nürnberg exercised their right to acquire Gláuber in the summer of 2006. Shortly before the deal was finalized, his Italian ancestry helped him in acquiring Italian citizenship, which means he no longer counted against the team's contingent of non-UEFA-players.

On 31 August 2008, Gláuber signed a one-year deal with Premier League club Manchester City.

On 24 May 2009, on the last day of English Premier League for the 2008–09 season, he made his debut for Manchester City as a substitute which came on in the 84th minute at left back against Bolton Wanderers, where he was jokingly cheered every time he touched the ball by Manchester City fans. Berti is hailed as somewhat of a cult icon, and the substitutes bench is sometimes referred to as "The Berti", by the City fanbase. He was released by Manchester City at the end of the season, making just the single appearance.

In his third appearance with the Columbus Crew he scored his first goal for the team in the 68th minute during the home opener one 16 March 2013.^[2] On 13 June, he suffered a ruptured left anterior cruciate ligament in the 6th minute of a U.S. Open Cup match vs. Chicago Fire. He subsequently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery and was placed on the injured list for the remainder of the year.^[3]

On 22 November 2013, Gláuber's contract option was declined by the Columbus Crew.

International career

Gláuber has been capped once for the Brazilian national football team, appearing in a friendly against Guatemala on 27 April 2005.^[4]

Honours

1. FC Nürnberg

DFB-Pokal: 2006–07

References

^ "Associado Deportiva Sao Caetano". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
^ "Gláuber's first Columbus Crew goal". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ "Gláuber undergoes surgery to repair torn ACL". foxsportsohio.com. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
^ "Vom Warten auf einen wachen Augenblick" (in German). 14 January 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.

External links

Gláuber at National-Football-Teams.com
MLS player profile

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[1] "Associado Deportiva Sao Caetano". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.

[2] "Gláuber's first Columbus Crew goal". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

[3] "Gláuber undergoes surgery to repair torn ACL". foxsportsohio.com. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

[4] "Vom Warten auf einen wachen Augenblick" (in German). 14 January 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.

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 On 24 May 2009, on the last day of English Premier League for the [[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09 season]], he made his debut for Manchester City as a substitute which came on in the 84th minute at [[left back]] against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], where he was jokingly cheered every time he touched the ball by Manchester City fans. Berti is hailed as somewhat of a [[cultural icon|cult icon]], and the substitutes bench is sometimes referred to as "The Berti", by the City fanbase.
-He was released by Manchester City at the end of the season, making just the single appearance. However, he became a club legend and cult hero, even gaining the legendary nickname of "The Invisible Man". He was fondly remembered by Manchester City fans who are not glory hunters
+He was released by Manchester City at the end of the season, making just the single appearance.
 In his third appearance with the [[Columbus Crew]] he scored his first goal for the team in the 68th minute during the home opener one 16 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thecrew.com/news/2013/03/match-recap-columbus-crew-1-san-jose-earthquakes-1 | title = Gláuber's first Columbus Crew goal |publisher = mlssoccer.com | accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> On 13 June, he suffered a ruptured left anterior cruciate ligament in the 6th minute of a [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]] match vs. [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]. He subsequently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery and was placed on the injured list for the remainder of the year.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.foxsportsohio.com/mls/columbus-crew/story/Glauber-undergoes-surgery-to-repair-torn?blockID=917411 | title = Gláuber undergoes surgery to repair torn ACL | publisher = foxsportsohio.com | accessdate=5 October 2013}}</ref>