| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flávio da Conceição | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1974-06-12)12 June 1974 (age 51) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Maria da Serra, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Rio Branco-SP | 22 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Palmeiras | 52 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Deportivo La Coruña | 97 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Real Madrid | 45 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | →Borussia Dortmund (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Galatasaray | 27 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Panathinaikos | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 271 | (21) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Brazil | 45 | (4) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Flávio da Conceição (born 12 June 1974) is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as adefensive midfielder.
Conceição enjoyed a successful career in Spain, where he played for two clubs—includingReal Madrid with whom he won six major titles—and also representedBrazil on more than 40 occasions.[1]
Born inSanta Maria da Serra,São Paulo, Conceição began his career withRio Branco in 1992. He then joinedPalmeiras a year later, and racked up over 100 first-team appearances during his spell. This caught the attention of Spanish clubDeportivo La Coruña, who paid€5.2 million for him after the1996 Summer Olympics.
Playing alongside compatriotMauro Silva in central midfield, Conceição gradually developed into a key force in theGalicians' rise inSpanish football,[2] as he scored four goals in 27 games in the team's1999–2000 league conquest. This led to a 2000 move to fellowLa Liga sideReal Madrid, worth €26 million.[3]
Although he appeared sparingly, Conceição did win two league titles and the2001–02 edition of theUEFA Champions League – in that competition, he set upSteve McManaman for the closing 2–0 semi-final win againstBarcelona at theCamp Nou.[4] He spent the2003–04 campaign on loan toBorussia Dortmund,[5] where he was also irregularly played.[6]
In the summer of 2004, Conceição moved to Turkey'sGalatasaray. Inhis first and only season, he won theTurkish Cup but failed to make the Champions League, thus activating a clause in his contract which allowed him to leave, and he signed forPanathinaikos of Greece.
Afflicted with injuries and loss of form, Conceição was released and retired at the age of 32.[7]
Conceição earned 45caps forBrazil and scored four goals, and was part of the nation's1997 and1999Copa América-winning sides.[8][9] He was also picked for twoFIFA Confederations Cup tournaments, making four appearances in the1997 edition for the eventual champions.[10]
In addition, Conceiçãowon a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics inAtlanta,[10] but was never summoned for anyFIFA World Cup.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 14 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 April 1996 | FNB Stadium,Johannesburg, South Africa |  South Africa | 1–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | [12] |
| 2 | 26 June 1997 | Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera,Santa Cruz, Bolivia |  Peru | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1997 Copa América | [13] |
| 3 | 13 August 1997 | Nagai Stadium,Osaka, Japan |  Japan | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [14] |
| 4 | 2–0 |
Palmeiras
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Madrid
Galatasaray
Brazil U23
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