Lúcio

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Lúcio
Lúcio in 2019
Personal information
Full name Lucimar Ferreira da Silva
Date of birth (1978-05-08) 8 May 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Planaltina, Federal District, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Centre-back
Youth career
1995–1997 Planaltina EC[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997
Guará
0 (0)
1997–2000
Internacional
45 (5)
2001–2004 Bayer Leverkusen 92 (15)
2003 Bayer Leverkusen II 1 (0)
2004–2009 Bayern Munich 144 (7)
2009–2012 Inter Milan 96 (3)
2012
Juventus
1 (0)
2013 São Paulo 10 (1)
2014–2015
Palmeiras
25 (2)
2015–2016 FC Goa 16 (0)
2018 Gama 0 (0)
2018–2020
Brasiliense
17 (1)
Total 447 (34)
International career
2000–2011 Brazil 105 (4)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2002 Korea/Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2005 Germany
Winner 2009 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 8 May 1978), commonly known as Lúcio, is a Brazilian former professional

centre-back
. A tall and physically strong defender who excelled in the air, Lúcio was known for his long, surging, galloping runs on the ball, which earned him the nickname O Cavalo ("The Horse").

Lúcio began his professional career in 1998 with

2010 Champions League
against his former club Bayern Munich.

With Brazil, Lúcio has accumulated a number of significant accomplishments, winning the 2002 World Cup, 2005 Confederations Cup and 2009 Confederations Cup. After the retirement of Kaká, he was the last active player of the 2002 winning team.

Club career

Early career

Lúcio started playing football for his hometown club

Internacional for 1997 Copa do Brasil.[4] Despite a 0–7 home loss,[5] he impressed the Porto Alegre club and was purchased.[4]

Internacional

At Internacional, Lúcio later became a starting centre-back and had his best year in 2000, receiving his first call-up to the Brazil national team and being awarded the Bola de Prata as one of the two best centre-backs of the 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro.[6]

Bayer Leverkusen

In January 2001, he moved to

Roma made an official bid, but the deal fell through.[7]

Bayern Munich

In 2004, Lúcio joined

Milan. In the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal, he scored in the quarter-finals against his former club, Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern were already down 3–0 when he scored, and even though Miroslav Klose scored again, Lúcio's goal did not matter as Stefan Kießling scored again to win it for Leverkusen 4–2.[8]

Inter Milan

Lúcio playing for Inter in 2009

On 16 July 2009, Lúcio moved to Italian club

Bologna in Serie A matchday 5.[12] On 29 June 2012, it was announced that Lúcio would be leaving Inter following a mutual agreement to terminate the final two years of his contract.[13]

Juventus

On 4 July 2012, Lúcio signed a two-year contract with

Juventus, adding him to the list of players to play for both Inter and Juventus.[14] Although he was initially used as a starter in the club's three-man defence, featuring in Juventus's 4–2 victory over Napoli in the 2012 Supercoppa Italiana on 11 August,[15] after struggling with injuries and producing some inconsistent performances, he was soon left out of the first-team in favour of the defensive trio of Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli. In total, he made only four appearances in all competitions during his next six months with the club: one in Serie A, two in the Champions League, and one in the Supercoppa Italiana.[16] Due to this lack of playing time, Lúcio left Juventus on 17 December 2012, after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[16][17]

São Paulo

On 18 December 2012, one day after leaving Juventus, Lúcio signed for a two-year contract with Brazilian side São Paulo.[18] After 12 years in Europe, he said that he needed to familiarize himself again with Brazil.[19] He scored his first goal for São Paulo against Botafogo on 7 April 2013.

In July 2013, after a change of coaches in club –

Internacional, in a Brazilian League match. Lúcio did not accept Paulo Autuori's criticism, that the Colorado goal, scored by Leandro Damião, would have been scored after a failure from former captain of Seleção Brasileira. This way, reporting an insubordination, Autuori preferred to take off Lúcio from his staff.[20]

After his removal, Lúcio did not travel with the club to Germany to contest the 2013 Audi Cup. His presence at the friendly tournament was requested by his former club Bayern Munich, and without him São Paulo earned 40,000 less than initially accorded. The German side understood the explanations of the directors of the Brazilian club about the insubordination issues, but insisted on São Paulo's performance of contract.[21]

Training apart from the main staff, Lúcio has become a "problem" to the club. He did not accept playing offers from clubs of Middle East and Japan, preferring to stay in Brazil, and did not receive proposals from other Brazilian teams. The directors of Tricolor did not want to sign his rescission, claiming about the high value to do this, however Lúcio was still earning a lucrative salary despite not playing.

Antônio Carlos and Roger Carvalho arriving at the club, Lúcio effectively lost his chance at playing again, prompting efforts from São Paulo to transfer him to a European club before the transfer window closes; they were unsuccessful.[23] In December 2013, after almost six months, Lúcio broke the silence and spoke about his poor relationship with the club: "I felt humiliated. I thought "Oh, my god, what did I do to deserve this?"[24]

Palmeiras

On 1 January 2014, Lúcio broke his contract with São Paulo (originally to last until December 2014) and signed with Tricolor's rivals

Palmeiras. Following the departure of former team captain and centre-back Henrique, an idol for the club, Lúcio will now play a major leadership role on the team's defensive group, alongside goalkeeper and current team captain Fernando Prass. Upon signing his contract, Lúcio agreed to only earn a third of the salary he had in at São Paulo, being further compensated through prizes based on his performance on the field.[25]

FC Goa

On 7 June 2015, it was confirmed that Lúcio had signed for

first season, as FC Goa finished as runners-up of the league. The following season
was a lot less successful, with just five appearances from Lúcio and FC Goa finishing at the bottom of the table.

Later career

On 7 December 2017, Lúcio returned to his

Lúcio announced his retirement as a professional footballer on 29 January 2020.[29]

International career

Lúcio and Brazilian President Lula in 2009

2000 Olympics

At junior level, he played for

2000 Olympics
.

2002 World Cup

In the

Marcos, right-back captain Cafu, and midfielder Gilberto Silva.[32][33]

2006 World Cup

In the 2006 World Cup, Lúcio 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 Brazil manager Dunga.

2009 Confederations Cup

Lúcio playing for Brazil in 2011

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 final of the Confederations Cup against the United States. Lúcio converted on a header from an Elano corner-kick, which beat American goalkeeper Tim Howard.[34]

2010 World Cup

The

Juan in defence. In Group E, Brazil won against the Ivory Coast and played a 0–0 draw against Portugal, which was enough to lead Brazil to the knockout stage. Chile was beaten by Brazil, 3–0, and the Seleção made it to the quarter-finals. There Brazil faced the Netherlands, where Wesley Sneijder
scored twice for Netherlands to eliminate Brazil after a 2–1 scoreline.

After World Cup 2010

After head coach Dunga was sacked, the

Brazil Football Confederation hired Mano Menezes as the side's new head coach. Menezes also had faith in the experienced Lúcio, who kept his starting centre-back role in the team. Even though Lúcio kept his place, his centreback partner Juan was dropped from the Brazilian squad, and Thiago Silva
was Lúcio's new partner.

On 4 June 2011, Lúcio played his 100th game for Brazil,[35] which consists of 98 official caps and two unofficial caps in friendly matches against Spanish club Sevilla in 2005 and against Swiss club Luzern in 2006.[36][37]

2011 Copa América

Lúcio was also named in Brazil's squad for 2011 Copa América. Brazil barely survived the group stage and in the quarter-finals the team faced Paraguay, which eliminated Brazil after a penalty shootout.

Towards the end of 2011, Menezes dropped Lúcio from the Brazil's squad, and Robinho became the new team captain. Lúcio made his last appearance for Brazil in September 2011.

Style of play

Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation,

defensive midfielder, where he demonstrated his confidence in possession, and ability to play the ball out of defence.[40][43][44] Although he was primarily known for his defensive skill and consistency, his pace, stamina and dribbling ability frequently enabled him to get forward into good attacking positions, with his trademark long, surging, galloping runs on the ball, which earned him the nickname O Cavalo ("The Horse", in Portuguese);[40][45] these attributes, along with his powerful striking ability from distance and on set-pieces with his right foot, made him an additional offensive threat.[40][42][46]

Personal life

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

Evangelical Christian, and frequently talks about the way his faith sustains his life in professional football.[48]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guará
1997 1 0 1 0
Internacional
1998 Série A 10 0 0 0 10 0
1999 19 2 2 0 21 2
2000 16 3 4 0 4[a] 24 3
Total 45 5 6 0 0 0 4 0 55 5
Bayer Leverkusen 2000–01[49] Bundesliga 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5
2001–02[49] 29 4 4 1 18 3 0 0 51 8
2002–03[49] 21 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 28 4
2003–04[49] 27 3 1 1 28 4
Total 92 15 6 3 24 3 0 0 122 21
Bayer Leverkusen II 2002–03[49] Regionalliga Nord 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bayern Munich 2004–05[49] Bundesliga 32 3 6 0 9 0 1[b] 0 48 3
2005–06[49] 30 2 5 0 7 0 1[b] 0 43 2
2006–07[49] 26 0 2 0 8 2 1[b] 0 37 2
2007–08[49] 24 1 6 0 13 2 3[b] 0 46 3
2008–09[49] 32 1 4 1 8 0 44 2
Total 144 7 23 1 45 4 6 0 218 12
Inter Milan 2009–10[49] Serie A 31 1 4 1 12 0 1[c] 0 48 2
2010–11[49] 31 1 4 0 8 0 4[d] 0 47 1
2011–12[49] 34 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 41 2
Total 96 3 8 1 30 1 2 0 136 5
Juventus
2012–13[49]
Serie A 1 0 0 0 2 0 1[c] 0 4 0
São Paulo 2013 Série A 10 1 0 0 8 0 13[e] 1 31 2
Palmeiras 2014[50] Série A 25 2 7 0 15[f] 0 47 2
Goa 2015[49] Indian Super League 11 0 3[g] 0 14 0
2016[49] 5 0 5 0
Total 16 0 3 0 19 0
Gama 2018 7[f] 0 7 0
Brasiliense
2018[50] Série D 9 1 9 1
2019[50] 8 0 1 0 13[h] 1 22 1
Total 17 1 1 0 0 0 13 1 31 2
Career total 447 34 52 5 109 8 64 2 672 49

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[51]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2000 1 0
2001 12 0
2002 11 0
2003 9 0
2004 2 0
2005 13 2
2006 10 0
2007 8 1
2008 8 0
2009 14 1
2010 8 0
2011 9 0
Total 105 4
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lúcio goal.[52]
List of international goals scored by Lúcio
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 February 2005 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, China  Hong Kong 1–0 7–1
2005 Carlsberg Cup
2 12 November 2005 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE  United Arab Emirates 4–0 8–0
Friendly match
3 9 September 2007 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  United States 2–1 4–2 Friendly match
4 28 June 2009 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  United States 3–2 3–2
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final

Honours

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Apperrances in knockout stage
  2. ^
    DFB-Ligapokal
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  4. ^ One appearance in Supercoppa Italiana, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ^ Eleven appearances, one goal in State League; two appearances in 2013 Recopa Sudamericana
  6. ^ a b Appearances in State League
  7. ^ Appearances in Super League knockout stage
  8. ^ Ten appearances, one goal in State League [citation needed], three appearances in Copa Verde

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