Dante

Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdɐ̃tʃi]; born 18 October 1983), commonly known as Dante is aBrazilian footballer who currently plays for Bayern Munich as a central defender but has previously also been used as defensive midfielder or a left fullback.^[1][2] A late starter in the game, his power, strength, tackling and aerial prowess have seen him regarded among Europe's finest central defenders.^[3]
On 26 April 2012, he agreed to join Bayern Munich for the start of the 2012–13 season for an estimated fee of 4.7 million euro.^[4] Dante made an immediate impact at Bayern, earning a starting berth in all but one match of the current Bundesliga season so far. He scored his first competitive goal for the team in a 5–0 thrashing of Hannover 96 on 24 November 2012.^[5]

In his time at Mönchengladbach Dante was well known for his hair, becoming a cult hero with Borussia fans regularly sporting large afro wigs as a homage to their favorite player.^[6] Bayern fans quickly continued this tradition after the defender's move to Munich.^[7]

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