Taianan Imbere Linhares Welker (born 13 March 1987), commonly known as Taianan or Tai, is a Brazilian football agent and former footballer who last played for Iraklis. Taianan played for several clubs in Brazil and Europe.
Career Taianan started his professional career for FC Senec in 2006. He moved clubs almost annually playing for Maccabi Netanya, CSKA Sofia, Espanyol, CD Puertollano, Paraná Clube, Esporte Clube São José, Esporte Clube São José and SV Grödig. On 30 January 2013 Taianan signed for Greek Football League club Iraklis Thessaloniki. He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2013 in a match against Anagennisi Giannitsa. He scored his first goal for Iraklis a few weeks later, in an away win against Thrasyvoulos. After playing one season in Greece as Iraklis´s nº10, he was brought by coach Siniša Gogić, who coached him at Iraklis, to Serbian side FK Napredak Kruševac.Brazilac Tai pojačao Napredak! at sportske.net, 30-7-2014 After problems with injuries, he left club and returned in Brazil.Tai Valker u Brazilu na lečenju at Večernje novosti, 29-10-2014 During the winter transfer window of 2015 he transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League outfit Široki Brijeg.Kresinger i Tai pojačali „Plavo-bijele“ at NK Široki Brijeg official website
In summer 2016, after a short spell in Brazil with Sampaio Corrêa, he returned to Greece and joined Agrotikos Asteras playing in the 2016–17 Greek Football League.Taianan at Soccerway
After breaking with Iraklis in February 2019, he returned to the club in October 2019 to help the club, that just had been demoted to the Gamma Amateur Championship for the 2019-20 season.AGONA SPOTLIGHT: EMANUEL PERRONE, IRAKLIS THROUGH AND THROUGH, agonasport.com, 11 October 2019
National team In 2006 Tai played with Brazil U-20.Canada U20 Defeats Brazil in Edmonton at nukesoccer.com, 20-5-2006
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOthersTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSenec20065000----50Total5000----50CSKA Sofia2007000000--00Total0000000000Maccabi Netanya2008000000--002008-09000000--00Total0000000000Espanyol B2009-1010------10Total10------10Puertollano201010110----111Total10110----111Paraná20110000--9090Total0000--9090São José20120000--7070Total0000--7070Grödig201214110----151Total14110----151Iraklis201317400----1742013-1419320----223Total36720----387Napredak Kruševac20144000----40Total4000----40Široki Brijeg20152010----30Total2010----30Sampaio Corrêa20160-----0000Total------0000Agrotikos Asteras2016-1723421----255Total23421----255Gorodeya20177300----73Total7300----73Iraklis2018106------1062018-194020----602019–2033------33Total17920----199Iraklis total531640----5716Greece total762061----8221Europe total1192591----12826Career total1192591--16014426
Honours SV Grödig Austria First League: 2012–13Austria 2012/13 at RSSSF Iraklis Gamma Ethniki: 2017–18 Macedonia FCA Fourth Division: 2019–20
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