Taianan

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. After problems with injuries, he left club and returned in Brazil. During the winter transfer window of 2015 he transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League outfit Široki Brijeg.

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.

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.

National team
In 2006 Tai played with Brazil U-20.

Honours

 * SV Grödig
 * Austria First League: 2012–13
 * Iraklis
 * Gamma Ethniki: 2017–18
 * Macedonia FCA Fourth Division: 2019–20