Mauricio Leandrino da Silva Filho

Maurício Leandrino da Silva Filho (born 3 June 1975), also known as Maurício, Maurício Leandrino or Maurício Pantera, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Maurício started his career at Santa Cruz-PE, in 1996, after standing out in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. In his first year as a professional he was top scorer in Série B B with 13 goals. His good performances took him to the Spanish club SD Compostela. He was sold for R$1.3 million, to this day it is the second biggest deal made by Santa Cruz, behind only striker Gilberto, who was sold to SC Internacional, in 2011, for R$2 million. He debuted in La Liga on 11 October 1996, a match marked by a historic goal from Ronaldo.

He played for a few seasons for SD Compostela, but had difficulties adapting to the climate, being loaned. From then on, the cycle of clubs he defended was enormous, having passed through Grêmio, Sport, Ferroviário-CE, Baraúnas-RN, ABC-RN, Treze-PB, Barras-PI, River-PI, Al Jazira, among others.

Personal life

After retiring, he works as a property security guard and doorman in Recife. Maurício also have a brother (Marcos Pantera) who was also a professional football player.

Honours

Grêmio Copa do Brasil: 1997

Sport Campeonato Pernambucano: 1998

Individual 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B top scorer: 13 goals