Lúcio

Lúcio
Lúcio - Inter Mailand (4).jpg
Personal information
Full name Lucimar Ferreira da Silva
Date of birth 8 May 1978 (1978-05-08) (age 32)
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Internazionale
Number 6
Youth career
1996 Planaltina EC
1997 CR Guará
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2000 Internacional 50 (5)
2001–2004 Bayer Leverkusen 92 (15)
2004–2009 Bayern Munich 144 (7)
2009– Internazionale 31 (1)
National team‡
2000– Brazil 96 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2010
Lúcio playing for F.C. Internazionale Milano
This name uses Portuguese naming customs; the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Da Silva.

Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 8 May 1978), commonly known as Lúcio, is a Brazilian football defender who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Internazionale and the Brazilian national team, of which he is the captain. He is a strong defender with a good aerial play, who adds presence in the attack.[1]

Lúcio began his professional career in 1997, in one of Brazil's larger clubs, Internacional. After three years in the club, he moved play for Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he reached the 2002 Champions League final against Real Madrid of Spain. Real Madrid won the game with the score of 2–1. In 2004 he arrived at Bayern Munich, where he won three Bundesligas and one German Cup title. Since coach Louis Van Gaal didn't have a place for him at Bayern, he decided to search for a new team. He moved to Inter in the summer of 2009.

With Brazil Lúcio has accumulated a number of significant accomplishments, winning 2002 World Cup, and the 2009 Confederations Cup.

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Club career

1997-2000: Internacional

Lúcio played for youth teams Planaltina EC and CR Guará before signing for his first professional club, Internacional, in 1997.

2001-2004: Bayer Leverkusen

In January 2001, he moved to Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. The following season was bittersweet for Leverkusen as the club surrendered a five point lead atop the Bundesliga by losing two of its last three matches while Borussia Dortmund swept ahead with three consecutive victories in the final matches to finish a point ahead of Leverkusen. They also experienced defeat in the DFB Pokal final, losing 4–2 to Schalke, and in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final against Real Madrid, in which Lúcio cancelled out Raúl's 8th minute goal just five minutes later with a header only for Zinedine Zidane to give Real a 2–1 win with a sublime volley just before half-time. Despite the disappointing end to the season, Lúcio's impressive individual displays drew the attention of several of Europe's top clubs. In July 2003, A.S. Roma has made a official bid but failed.[2]

2004-2009: Bayern Munich

In 2004, he joined Bayern Munich on a six-year contract, where he became a vital part of the team. Following Oliver Kahn's retirement in 2008, Dutchman Mark van Bommel was named club captain with Lúcio as vice-captain. When Bayern were playing against Real Madrid in the Round of 16 in the 2006–07 Champions League, Lucio scored. The goal was in the 66th minute, while the score was 1–0 Bayern. The goal took Bayern through to the quarterfinals, where they lost to eventual champions A.C. Milan. In the 2008–09 DFB Pokal, he scored in the quarterfinals against his former club, Bayer Leverkusen. FC Bayern were already down 3–0 when he scored, and even though Miroslav Klose scored again, Lucio's goal didn't matter as Stefan Kießling scored again to win it for Leverkusen 4–2.[3]

2009-: Internazionale

On 16 July 2009, Lúcio moved to Italian club Internazionale, signing a three-year contract with the Serie A champions.[4] He scored his first goal with Inter on 23 September 2009 against Napoli with a header from a corner kick. Lúcio also scored an own goal in the UEFA Champions League in the group stages against Dynamo Kyiv, resulting in a draw. On 22 May, Lúcio was in the Inter team that won the Champions League by defeating Bayern Munich by 2–0 to seal a historic treble and end a 45-year wait to be crowned European Champions.[5]

International career

Lúcio and Brazilian President Lula in 2009.

In the 2002 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match against England, Lúcio made a mistake that allowed Michael Owen to score the opening goal. Luiz Felipe Scolari defended him, stating that he had made no other mistakes. In the final against Germany, Lúcio bore the full brunt of a free-kick, but managed to stay on his feet to complete playing all 630 minutes of the tournament. He was one of three players to do so along with goalkeeper Marcos and right back captain Cafu.

At junior level, he played for Brazil in the football tournament in the 2000 Olympics.

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he set a FIFA record by playing 386 consecutive minutes without committing a foul, a streak which was finally broken in Brazil's 1–0 quarter-final loss to France.

In August 2006, Lúcio was appointed as captain by current Brazil manager Dunga.

Lúcio's next international tournament was 2009 Confederations Cup. On 28 June 2009, the Brazilian captain scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute for Brazil in the finals of the Confederations Cup against the United States. Lúcio converted on a header from an Elano corner-kick which beat American goalkeeper Tim Howard.[6]

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was Lúcio's third World Cup. He played in the Seleção's first match against Korea DPR on June 15, 2010, leading his team to a 2-1 win.

International Goals

Lúcio: International Goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 February 2005 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China  Hong Kong
1–0
7–1
 Friendly match
2. 12 November 2005 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE  United Arab Emirates
4–0
8–0
 Friendly match
3. 30 May 2006 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Switzerland FC Lucerne Selection
4–0
8–0
 Unofficial friendly
4. 9 September 2007 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  United States
2–1
4–2
 Friendly match
5. 28 June 2009 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  United States
3–2
3–2
 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final

Personal life

Lúcio is married to Dione, with whom he has three children: Victoria, João Vítor, and Valentinna.[7]

Lucio is an evangelical Christian, and frequently talks about the way his faith sustains his life in professional football.[8]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2010 (2010 -05-22)

Season Team Domestic League Domestic Cup Europe Others Total
Comp Apps Goals Comp Apps Goals Comp Apps Goals Comp Apps Goals Apps Goals
1998 Internacional A 11 0 – – – – – – – – – 11 0
1999 A 24 2 – – – – – – – – – 24 2
2000 A 16 3 – – – – – – – – – 16 3
Total Internacional 51 5 51 5
2000–01 Bayer Leverkusen A 15 5 – – – – – – – – – 15 5
2001–02 A 29 4 – – – UCL 16 3 – – – 45 7
2002–03 A 21 3 – – – UCL 6 0 – – – 27 3
2003–04 A 27 3 – – – – – – – – – 27 3
Total Bayer Leverkusen 92 15 22 3 114 18
2004–05 Bayern Munich A 32 3 GC 6 0 UCL 9 0 – – – 47 3
2005–06 A 30 2 GC 5 0 UCL 7 0 – – – 42 2
2006–07 A 26 0 GC 2 0 UCL 8 2 – – – 36 2
2007–08 A 24 1 GC 6 0 UC 13 2 – – – 43 3
2008–09 A 32 1 GC 4 1 UCL 8 0 – – – 44 2
Total Bayern Munich 144 7 23 1 45 4 212 12
2009–10 Internazionale A 31 1 CI 4 1 UCL 12 0 SI 1 0 48 2
Total Internazionale 31 1 4 1 12 0 1 0 48 2
Total 318 28 27 1 79 7 1 0 425 37

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

Internazionale

International

Brazil

Personal

References

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ "Comunicato Stampa in merito alle trattative riguardanti il giocatore Lucio" (in Italian). AS Roma. 10 July 2003. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=1179. Retrieved 1 April 2010. 
  3. ↑ "DFB-Pokal 2008/2009" (in German). DFB. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=507476&action=showSchema&lang=D&liga=dfbpokm&saison=08&saisonl=2008&spieltag=4&spielid=771&cHash=be435f5ff6. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Lucio to Inter". Bayern Munich. 16 July 2009. http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2009/20065.php. Retrieved 16 July 2009. 
  5. ↑ "Bayern Munich 0 – 2 Internazionale". ESPN Soccernet. 22 May 2010. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292088&cc=5739. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  6. ↑ "US 2–3 Brazil". BBC Sport. 28 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8120561.stm. Retrieved 29 June 2009. 
  7. ↑ "Vaterfreuden für Lucio" (in German). Bayern Munich. 13 April 2007. http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/de/aktuell/news/2007/11570.php. Retrieved 13 April 2007. 
  8. ↑ "Lucio". thegoal.com. http://thegoal.com/players/soccer/lucio/lucio.html. Retrieved 9 March. 

External links

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