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| Full name | Lucimar Ferreira da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (age 47) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Planaltina,Federal District, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 8 May 1978), commonly known asLúcio (Brazilian Portuguese:[ˈlu.sju]), is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back. A tall and physically strong defender who excelled in the air, he is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation. His long, surging, galloping runs on the ball earned him the nicknameO Cavalo ("The Horse").
Lúcio began his professional career in 1998 withInternacional. After three years in the club, he moved toBayer Leverkusen, where he reached the2002 UEFA Champions League final againstReal Madrid, in which he scored the equaliser but lost 2–1. In 2004, he arrived atBayern Munich, where he won threecups and threeBundesliga titles. Since coachLouis van Gaal did not have a place for him at Bayern, he decided to search for a new team, moving toInter Milan in the summer of 2009. He won thetreble with Inter in 2010, helped them win the2010 Champions League against his former club Bayern Munich.
WithBrazil, Lúcio has accumulated a number of significant accomplishments, winning the2002 World Cup,2005 Confederations Cup and2009 Confederations Cup. After the retirement ofKaká, he was the last active player of the 2002 winning team.
Lúcio started playing football for his hometown club[3] Planaltina as a forward.[4] In 1997, now playing as a defender, he was loaned toGuará, then currentCampeonato Brasiliense champions, for their match againstInternacional for1997 Copa do Brasil.[4] Despite a 0–7 home loss,[5] he impressed the Porto Alegre club and was purchased.[4]
At Internacional, Lúcio later became a starting centre-back and had his best year in 2000, receiving his first call-up to theBrazil national team and being awarded theBola de Prata as one of the two best centre-backs of the2000 Campeonato Brasileiro.[6]
In January 2001, he moved toBundesliga sideBayer Leverkusen.He starred as Leverkusen's best defender, helping them finish just behind Bayern in 2002. The following season was bittersweet for Leverkusen, as the club surrendered a five-point lead atop theBundesliga by losing two of its last three matches whileBorussia Dortmund swept ahead with three consecutive victories in the final matches to finish a point ahead of Leverkusen. They also experienced defeat in the2002 DFB-Pokal Final, losing 4–2 toSchalke 04, and in the2002 UEFA Champions League final againstReal Madrid, in which Lúcio cancelled outRaúl's eighth-minute goal just five minutes later with a header, only forZinedine 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,Roma made an official bid, but the deal fell through.[7]
In 2004, Lúcio joinedBayern Munich on a six-year contract, where he became a vital part of the team. FollowingOliver Kahn's retirement in 2008,DutchmanMark van Bommel was named club captain with Lúcio as vice-captain. When Bayern were playing againstReal Madrid in the Round of 16 in the 2006–07 Champions League, Lúcio scored. The goal was in the 66th minute, while the score was 1–0 in favour of Bayern. The goal took Bayern through to the quarter-finals, where they lost to eventual championsMilan. 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 thoughMiroslav Klose scored again, Lúcio's goal did not matter asStefan Kießling scored again to win it for Leverkusen 4–2.[8]
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On 16 July 2009, Lúcio moved to Italian clubInter Milan, signing a three-year contract with theSerie A champions.[9] He was given the number 6 shirt. He scored his first goal with Inter on 23 September 2009 againstNapoli with a header from a corner kick. Lúcio also scored an own goal in the UEFA Champions League in the group stages againstDynamo Kyiv, resulting in a draw. Throughout the season, both Lúcio and his defensive partnerWalter Samuel drew praise for their performances,[10] and on 22 May, Lúcio was in the Inter team that won theChampions League by defeating his former club Bayern Munich 2–0, to seal a historic treble and end a 45-year wait to be crowned European Champions. He was selected In theFIFA FIFPro World XI of 2010 For His Performances[11] On 24 September 2011, Lúcio made his 100th appearance in an Inter shirt, scoring the third of a 3–1 win atBologna 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]
On 4 July 2012, Lúcio signed a two-year contract withSerie A titleholdersJuventus, 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 the2012 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 ofGiorgio Chiellini,Leonardo Bonucci andAndrea Barzagli. In total, he made only four appearances in all competitions during his next six months with the club: one inSerie A, two in theChampions 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]
On 18 December 2012, one day after leaving Juventus, Lúcio signed for a two-year contract with Brazilian sideSão 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 againstBotafogo on 7 April 2013.
In July 2013, after a change of coaches in club –Ney Franco was replaced forPaulo Autuori – Lúcio was removed from team. The episode gained traction after the 1–0 loss againstInternacional, in aBrazilian League match. Lúcio did not acceptPaulo Autuori's criticism, that theColorado goal, scored byLeandro Damião, would have been scored after a failure from former captain ofSeleção 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 the2013 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 ofTricolor 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.[22] With defendersAntônio Carlos andRoger 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]
On 1 January 2014, Lúcio broke his contract with São Paulo (originally to last until December 2014) and signed withTricolor's rivalsPalmeiras. Following the departure of former team captain and centre-backHenrique, an idol for the club, Lúcio will now play a major leadership role on the team's defensive group, alongside goalkeeper and current team captainFernando 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]
On 7 June 2015, it was confirmed that Lúcio had signed forFC Goa of theIndian Super League as their marquee player.[26] He made 14 appearances in hisfirst season, as FC Goa finished as runners-up of the league. Thefollowing season was a lot less successful, with just five appearances from Lúcio and FC Goa finishing at the bottom of the table.
On 7 December 2017, Lúcio returned to hishome district in Brazil and signed forGama, captaining the club during the2018 Campeonato Brasiliense.[27] On 16 April 2018, Lúcio joined rivalsBrasiliense.[28]
Lúcio announced his retirement as a professional footballer on 29 January 2020.[29]
At junior level, he played forBrazil in thefootball tournament in the2000 Olympics.
In the2002 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match againstEngland, Lúcio made a mistake that allowedMichael Owen to score the opening goal.[30][31]Luiz Felipe Scolari defended him, stating that he had made no other mistakes. In the final againstGermany, 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 four players to do so along with goalkeeperMarcos, right-back captainCafu, and midfielderGilberto Silva.[32][33]
In the2006 World Cup, Lúcio set aFIFA-record by playing 386 consecutive minutes without committing a foul, a streak which was finally broken in Brazil's 1–0 quarter-final loss toFrance.
In August 2006, Lúcio was appointed as captain by Brazil managerDunga.
Lúcio's next international tournament was2009 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 theUnited States. Lúcio converted on a header from anElano corner-kick, which beat American goalkeeperTim Howard.[34]
The2010 World Cup was Lúcio's third World Cup. He played in theSeleção's first match againstNorth Korea on 15 June 2010, leading his team to a narrow 2–1 win. In the tournament, he partneredJuan in defence. In Group E, Brazil won against theIvory Coast and played a 0–0 draw againstPortugal, which was enough to lead Brazil to the knockout stage.Chile was beaten by Brazil, 3–0, and theSeleção made it to the quarter-finals. There Brazil faced theNetherlands, whereWesley Sneijder scored twice for Netherlands to eliminate Brazil after a 2–1 scoreline.
After head coach Dunga was sacked, theBrazil Football Confederation hiredMano 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, andThiago Silva was Lúcio's new partner.
On 4 June 2011, Lúcio played his100th game for Brazil,[35] which consists of 98 official caps and two unofficial caps in friendly matches against Spanish clubSevilla in 2005 and against Swiss clubLuzern in 2006.[36][37]
Lúcio was also named in Brazil's squad for2011 Copa América. Brazil barely survived the group stage and in the quarter-finals the team facedParaguay, which eliminated Brazil after a penalty shootout.
Towards the end of 2011, Menezes dropped Lúcio from the Brazil's squad, andRobinho became the new team captain. Lúcio made his last appearance for Brazil in September 2011.
Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation,[38] Lúcio was a tall, large, tenacious, and physically strong defender, who excelled in the air,[39] and was known for his heavy marking of opponents, as well as his hard-tackling style of play and leadership;[40] he was also highly regarded for his positioning, ability to read the game and his adeptness at winning back possession in one on one situations.[41][42] Gifted with good technical skills, and excellent distribution, although he was usually deployed as a centre-back, he was also used as adefensive 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 anddribbling 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 nicknameO 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]
Lúcio is married to Dione, with whom he has three children: Victoria, João Vítor, and Valentinna.[47] He is anEvangelical Christian, and frequently talks about the way his faith sustains his life in professional football.[48]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Bayer Leverkusen[50]
Bayern Munich[50] Inter Milan[50]
Juventus[50]
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