Deco

Profile Football Stars | Deco | Deco arrived in Portugal in 1997 at the age of 19 along with fellow Brazilian player Caju after being acquired by Benfica of Lisbon. Despite good showings in training, Benfica decided to loan Deco to the Liga de Honra Alverca club, where he played for a season. Deco is one of the few players to have won the UEFA Champions League with two different clubs - FC Porto in 2004 and FC Barcelona in 2006. Deco was the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two different clubs, Porto and Barcelona. Deco received Portuguese citizenship in 2002, having completed six years of Portuguese residence, opting to play Subsequently internationally for the Portugal national football team. Subsequently, Deco what Salgueiros transferred in the season 1998-99, playing games and scoring 12 two goals.

A key figure in the season 2002-03, he scored 10 goals in 30 games, but nevertheless received 17 yellow cards and one red card. Deco was one of the key players in Porto's UEFA Cup final 3-2 win over Celtic that year. In the 2003-04 season, Deco helped Porto recapture the national title and led the team to the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final, in which Porto won 3-0 over Monaco, scoring the second goal of the match. That season, Deco won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year as well as the award for the best midfielder in the competition.

On 17 June 2004, Deco told a Portuguese radio station that he would almost certainly join English side Chelsea (then coached by Jose Mourinho) following UEFA Euro 2004. Deco scored twice in the Spanish Super cup 2006-07, Barca won Which. Deco won the UEFA Best Midfielder Award yet again for his performance in Barca's Champions League-winning season, enabling him to join the exclusive group of players that have won the same award more than once with different teams, having won the Champions League previously with Porto.

Deco scored on his Chelsea debut and his Premier League debut, with a 30-yard goal in a 4-0 victory over Portsmouth. Deco followed up his performance by scoring in his second game for Chelsea, a curling free kick against Wigan Athletic. Deco made his Champions League debut for Chelsea on 16 September. Deco was Chelsea's 7-1 win in sensational over Aston Villa, creating chances for his teammates and helping Chelsea's midfield flow. On 6 August 2010, Deco signed a two-year contract with Brazilian club Fluminense on a free transfer, joining former Chelsea and FC Barcelona player Juliano Belletti. Also in 2010, Deco has won his first Brazilian Championship, participating Fluminense's victorious campaign in.

Having played six years of club football with Porto Deco allowed to gain Portuguese citizenship that made him eligible to play for Portugal. None of Deco's great grandparents, grandparents or parents were Portuguese and FIFA's player eligibility Therefore under Portuguese citizenship rules required to be Considered eligible. Deco was mentioned several times in the media as an option for the Portuguese national team. Despite the early criticism, Deco was one of the highlights of the Portuguese national team. Deco played for Portugal in their opening game against Côte d'Ivoire.

Personal information
Full name Anderson Luis de Souza
Date of Birth 27 August 1977 (age 34)
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1/2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Fluminense
Number 20

Youth career
1995-1996 National-SP

Senior career
years team
1996-1997 Corinthians 2 (0)
1997-1999 Benfica 0 (0)
1997-1998 Alverca (loan) 32 (13)
Salgueiros 1998-1999 (loan) 12 (2)
Porto 1999-2004 154 (32)
Barcelona 2004-2008 113 (11)
2008-2010 Chelsea 42 (5)
2010-Fluminense 53 (5)

National team
2003-2010 Portugal 75 (5)

Honours

Club
postage
     Portuguese League: 1997-98, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04
     Taça de Portugal: 2000, 2001, 2003
     Portuguese Super Cup: 1999, 2001, 2003
     UEFA Champions League: 2004
     UEFA Cup: 2003

Barcelona
     La Liga: 2004-05, 2005-06
     Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006
     UEFA Champions League: 2006

Chelsea
     Premier League: 2009-10
     FA Cup: 2009, 2010
     Community Shield: 2009

Fluminense
     Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010
     Taça Guanabara: 2012
     Rio de Janeiro State League: 2012

Individual
     Portuguese League Footballer of the Year: 2003-04
     UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2003-04
     UEFA Best Midfielder: 2003-04, 2005-06
     FIFA World Club Cup Golden Ball: 2006
     Premier League Player of the Month: August 2008
     UEFA Team of the Tournament: 2004

Orders
     Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
    (House of Braganza)

Nilmar

Profile Football Stars | Nilmar | Nilmar was signed for Olympique Lyonnais in summer 2004, initially as cover for the now ex-Lyon player Giovane Élber. Nilmar made an impressive start during his stint at Lyon, scoring two goals debut as a substitute against Stade Rennes. Unfortunately, he did not score any more goals in the Ligue 1 season That.With the impending signing of Fred, Lyon chose to loan Nilmar out, this time to Corinthians in his native Brazil.

In the following month, Nilmar returned to Internacional for an undisclosed fee to Corinthians and third-party owners. Despite the interest of Several major clubs in Europe and Brazil. Internacional had sold 20% of economic rights for R $ 5.46 million to unknown parties in 2007. He made his new debut for the Porto Alegre team on 4 November 2007, when Inter beat CR Vasco da Gama 2-1. In January 2008, he scored an impressive goal against Internazionale of Italy in the Dubai Cup final, the which helped his side win the game.

Fernando Roig, the president of Villarreal CF confirmed the signing of Nilmar on 25 July 2009. Villarreal's Santi Cazorla scored only goal of the game and Nilmar played the full 90 minutes. On 17 September 2009, Nilmar scored the winning goal in the Europa League group stage clash against Bulgarian side Levski Sofia.

Nilmar made his international debut for Brazil in 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico on 13 July 2003. Although Brazil chose to send Brazil under-23 team to the tournament, all the international appearances in the tournament are Recognized by FIFA as full international caps. His first international goal against Haiti came on 18 August 2004, as Brazil won 6-0. On 21 May 2009, he was selected in Brazil squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. He made one substitute appearance in the tournament as Brazil went on to win the cup. On 9 September 2009, he scored a hat-trick for Brazil in a 4-2 win against Chile. On 14 November 2009, Nilmar scored the only goal of the match with a header in a friendly against England. He then scored again in a second friendly match on 17 November 2009 against Oman.

Personal information
Full name Honorato da Silva Nilmar
Date of birth 14 July 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth Bandeirantes, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Villareal
Number 7

Youth career
Internacional 1999-2001

Senior career
years Team
2002-2004 Internacional 42 (16)
2004-2005 Lyon 32 (2)
2005-2007 Corinthians 32 (8)
2007-2009 Internacional 36 (19)
2009 - Villarreal 83 (26)

National team
2004 Brazil U23 7 (0)
2003 - Brazil 23 (9)

Honours

Club
Internacional

     Campeonato Gaucho: 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009
     Copa Sudamericana: 2008

Lyon
     Trophée des champions: 2004
     Ligue 1: 2005

Corinthians
     Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2005

Brazil
     FIFA World Youth Championship: 2003
     FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009

Individual
     São Paulo State League Top Goalscorer: 2006
     Copa Sudamericana Top Goalscorer: 2008

Claudemir Jeronimo Barreto (Cacao)

 

Profile Football Stars | Claudemir Jeronimo Barreto (Cacao) | In only his second Bundesliga match, against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 8 December 2001, he scored two goals in Nuremberg's 4-2 defeat. He finished his first Bundesliga season with six goals in 17 appearances, but failed to repeat the success Following the season, when he scored only two goals in 27 appearances and Nuremberg were relegated.

After an unsuccessful season in 2005-06, in the which he only scored four goals for Stuttgart Bundesliga, he went on to be one of the key players in the club's run to the league title in 2007, once again Becoming Their second-best goalscorer with 13 goals, netting both goals crucially in their 2-0 win over Bayern Munich as well as the winning goal in a 3-2 away win over VfL Bochum in the final five rounds of the season. During the 2006-07 season, he also helped Stuttgart reach the final of the DFB-Pokal, scoring five goals in six matches, Including the opening goal in the final against his former team Nuremberg.

In February 2009, he Became eligible to play for Germany after he acquired a German passport having lived and played in Germany for over eight years. On 19 May 2009, Cacau was called up by the German national team's coach Joachim Low for Their friendly matches against China and the United Arab Emirates. He made his international debut on 29 May 2009 in Germany's 1-1 draw against China, playing 27 minutes as a substitute for Mario Gomez. In the third place World Cup game, Germany faced Uruguay on 10 July 2010. Cacau started for his German side, but was eventually subbed out. Defeated Germany 3-2 Uruguay, taking third place at the 2010 South African World Cup.

Personal information
Full name Claudemir Jeronimo Barreto
Date of birth 27 March 1981 (age 30)
Place of birth Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1/2 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club VfB Stuttgart
Number 18

Youth career
Palmeiras 1994-1997
an amateur club in Mogi das Cruzes

Senior career
years Team
Türk 1999-2001 Gücü München 31 (7)
2001-2003 1. FC Nuremberg 44 (8)
2003-VfB Stuttgart 230 (74)

National team
2009-Germany 22 (6)

Honours

VfB Stuttgart
     Fußball-Bundesliga: 2006-07

Germany
     FIFA World Cup 2010: Third place - Bronze medal

Adriano Correia

Profile Football Stars | Adriano Correia | Adriano struggled with some injuries during the 2009-10 season, but still Contributed with 27 games (no goals) as Sevilla finished fourth and returned to the UEFA Champions League. Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Adriano started professionally for his hometown club, Coritiba Foot Ball Club, making his first team debuts at not yet 18. In January 2005, he joined Sevilla FC in a four 1/2-year deal, his La Liga debut arriving on the 29th, a 0-4 home loss against eventual champions FC Barcelona. In the following seasons, Adriano continued to feature in Several positions for Sevilla with equal success, as it won back-to-back UEFA Cups, with the player contributing with 25 matches and four goals in both editions combined.

Adriano spent the vast majority of the his first season with Barça as a substitute. On 2 February 2011, in a rare start, he scored his first goal for the Catalans, netting in a 3-0 semifinal win at UD Almería for the season's Copa del Rey (8-0 on aggregate).  In 2011 - 12, Adriano was again mostly a reserve for the Josep Guardiola-led side.  Shortly after the U-20s Helping win the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Adriano made his full squad debuts in That year also.

Personal information
Full name Claro Adriano Correia
Date of birth 26 October 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Full back / Midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 21

Youth career
Coritiba

Senior career
years Team
Coritiba 2002-2004 81 (2)
Sevilla 2005-2010 157 (11)
2010-Barcelona 30 (1)

National team
2003 Brazil U20
2003-Brazil 13 (0)

Honours

Club
Coritiba
     Campeonato Paranaense: 2003, 2004

Sevilla
     UEFA Cup: 2005-06, 2006-07
     UEFA Super Cup: 2006: Runner-up 2007
     Copa del Rey: 2006-07, 2009-10
     Supercopa de España: 2007

Barcelona
     UEFA Champions League: 2010-11
     FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
     La Liga: 2010-11
     Supercopa de España: 2010, 2011
     UEFA Super Cup: 2011
     Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2010-11

Country
     FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2003
     Copa América: 2004

Keirrison

Profile Football Stars | Keirrison | Keirrison Became a regular in Coritiba's playing squad in 2007, Helping the club win the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and being Promoted to the Following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He was the club's top goal scorer in That competition, with 12 goals. He was the top goal scorer of the Campeonato Paranaense in 2008, with 18 goals. He played his first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game on 11 May 2008, when his club beat Palmeiras 2-0, but That he got injured in the game. Keirrison joined Palmeiras in January 2009. Keirrison made his debut for Palmeiras on 24 January 2009 against Mogi Mirim, scoring twice in the 3-0 win. On 26 June, it said on the Official Website That Palmeiras FC Barcelona had made a proposed offer for the striker. Due to this Keirrison would not be taking part in next Palmeiras game

On July 23, 2009, FC Barcelona on their website Announced That They had Agreed to terms with Brazilian club Palmeiras to bring Keirrison to the Camp Nou. Keirrison signed on a five-year contract.  On arrival at the Spanish club Keirrison expressed his adulation he has for his new club and was quoted as saying in Barcelona's official website "I hope to break into Pep Guardiola's side, and join many other who famous Brazilians have played here "and he also said" I always Followed Barcelona and the Brazilian players here played WHO. Many teams throughout Europe were linked with Keirrison after They heard of Barcelona's plans of loaning the Brazilian out to get used to European football.

Keirrison scored his first goal for Benfica in a friendly against Celtic. With the Abundance of strikers in form at Benfica Keirrison had found it hard to find a place in the first team. While in Portugal, Keirrison started one game for Benfica and played a total of just 199 minutes. On January 31, 2010 Italian side Fiorentina Announced on their website That They had come to terms with FC Barcelona to take the Brazilian on loan for 1 ½ seasons.

Personal information
Full name Keirrison de Souza Carneiro
Date of birth 3 December 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Dourados, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Cruzeiro
Number 11

Youth career
2002-2005 CENE
Coritiba 2005-2006

Senior career
years Team
Coritiba 2006-2009 63 (33)
Palmeiras 2009 7 (5)
2009-Barcelona 0 (0)
2009-2010 Benfica (loan) 5 (0)
2010 Fiorentina (loan) 10 (3)
2010-2011 Santos (loan) 13 (4)
2011-Cruzeiro (loan) 8 (1)

Honours

Club
Coritiba
     Brazilian League Série B: 2007
     Paraná State League: 2008

Benfica
     Portuguese League: 2009/2010

Brazil Santos
     Campeonato Paulista: 2011
     Copa Libertadores: 2011

Individual
     Brazilian League Série A top scorer: 2008 (21 goals) (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Best Striker: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Best Player: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Paraná State League Golden Shoe: 2008 (Coritiba)
     Trófeu Mesa Redonda: 2008 (Coritiba)
     2008-Golden Shoe (Placar Magazine) - Campeonato Brasileiro 2008 Top scorer (Coritiba)
     2008-Top scorer (Coritiba)
     2008-Best Newcomer (Coritiba)
     Arthur Friedenreich Award (for being Brazil's season top scorer): 2008 (41 goals) (Coritiba)

Ronaldinho

Profile Football Stars | Ronaldinho | Ronaldinho, the term of endearment and diminutive for "Ronaldo," is accompanied in Brazilian usage by the nickname "Gaucho," in order to distinguish him from fellow footballer Ronaldo and Countryman, who was known as "Ronaldinho" in Brazil beforehand. Ronaldo simply went by his first name upon his move to Europe, thereby allowing Ronaldinho to drop the "Gaucho" and go by the name Ronaldinho abroad.

Ronaldinho's career began with the Gremio youth squad. In 2001, Ronaldinho signed a five-year contract with French side Paris Saint-Germain in a € 5 million transfer. Ronaldinho made his league debut for the club on 4 August 2001 Appearing as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Auxerre. Ronaldinho spent the majority of the 2001 portion of the season alternated Between the bench and starter's role.

Ronaldinho and Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi each captained a team of international stars in an anti-racism exhibition match in Venezuela on 28 June, the which ended in a 7-7 draw. Ronaldinho finished with a pair of goals and two assists in what would be his last match as a Barcelona player. Ronaldinho ended the season scoring two goals against Juventus, Luca Antonini Milan opened the scoring and went on to win 3-0.

After being linked with a move Heavily back to his childhood club Gremio, Ronaldinho joined Flamengo on 11 January 2011 with a contract ending in 2014. On 27 February Ronaldinho converted a second-half free kick for Flamengo to beat Boavista 1-0 and win his first piece of Silverware with the team, the Taça Guanabara. The goal gave Flamengo Taça Guanabara its 19th title, the which earned the Campeonato Carioca title two months later, as the team also won the Taça Rio. On 27 July 2011, Ronaldinho scored a hat-trick in Flamengo's 4-5 away win against rivals Santos, after being 3-0 down inside the first 30 minutes.

Ronaldinho is one of few Brazilian players to have played at every international age level. Ronaldinho finished with two goals and was awarded the Bronze Ball award as Brazil scored a total of twenty-one goals while only conceding two. Brazil went on to win the match with a goal from Marcelo.

Personal information
Full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Date of birth 21 March 1980 (age 31)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1/2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Forward

Club information
Current club Flamengo
Number 10

Youth career
Gremio 1987-1998

Senior career
years Team
Gremio 1998-2001 52 (21)
2001-2003 Paris Saint-Germain 55 (17)
Barcelona 2003-2008 145 (70)
2008-2011 Milan 76 (20)
2011-Flamengo 31 (14)

National team
1996 Brazil U17 6 (2)
Brazil U20 1999 5 (3)
2000-2008 Brazil U23 10 (3)
1999-Brazil 94 (33)

Honours

Club
Gremio
     South Cup (1): 1999
     Rio Grande do Sul State Championship (1): 1999

Paris Saint-Germain
     UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2001

Barcelona
     La Liga (2): 2004-05, 2005-06
     Supercopa de España (2): 2005, 2006
     UEFA Champions League (1): 2005-06

AC Milan
     Serie A (1): 2010-11

Flamengo
     Taça Guanabara (1): 2011
     Taça Rio (1): 2011
     Campeonato Carioca (1): 2011

Brazil
     Copa América (1): 1999
     FIFA World Cup (1): 2002
     FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 2005
     Superclásico de las Américas (1): 2011


Individual
     FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 1999
     FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe: 1999
     Rio Grande do Sul State Championship top scorer: 1999
     FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002
     FIFA 100
     Don Balon Award (2): 2003-04, 2005-06
     La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year (1): 2004
     FIFA World Player of the Year (2): 2004, 2005
     Ballon d'Or (1): 2005
     FIFPro World Player of the Year (2): 2005, 2006
     UEFA Club Best Forward (1): 2004-05
     UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2005-06
     UEFA Team of the Year (3): 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06
     FIFPro World XI (3): 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
     Golden Foot (1): 2009

Givanildo Vieira de Souza ( Hulk )

Profile Football Stars |  Givanildo Vieira de Souza ( Hulk ) | Hulk was born in Campina Grande, Paraíba. After settling rarely as a youth, he started playing professionally with Esporte Clube Vitória in Salvador, Bahia, then emigrated on loan to Japan to play for Kawasaki Frontale. In 2007, the Hulk was loaned again to a second division team, Tokyo Verdy, where he was even more effective, scoring 37 goals in 42 matches and being the top goalscorer of the season.

Givanildo Vieira de Souza, Brazilian footballer is a who  plays for FC Porto in Portugal. As his nickname Suggests, Hulk's strength and stocky build are Considered his foremost attributes, along with speed, acceleration, and a powerful shot.

Hulk started the 2010-11 season in impressive fashion, scoring sixteen sixteen times in his first official matches, Including a hat-trick against KRC Genk for the UEFA Europa League's play-off stage, on 26 August 2010 (4-2 home win, 7-2 on aggregate). From September to January he won the Portuguese Championship Player of the Year, making him the only player to have won the award six times; on 7 November 2010, he scored the last two goals as Benfica Porto trounced 5-0 at home, creating a 10-point difference Between the two teams, with the northerners leading the league, and eventually winning it, with the player leading the goalscoring charts.  On 27 October 2009, the Hulk was called up for the first time to the Brazilian national team, for friendly matches against England and Oman.

Personal information
Full name Givanildo Vieira de Souza
Date of birth 25 July 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth Campina Grande, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker / Winger

Club information
Current club Porto
Number 12

Youth career
2001-2002 Vilanovense
2002 São Paulo
Vitória 2003-2004

Senior career
years Team
2004-2005 Vitória 1 (0)
2005 Kawasaki Frontale (loan) 9 (1)
2006-2008 Kawasaki Frontale 2 (0)
2006 Consadole (loan) 38 (25)
Tokyo Verdy 2007 (loan) 42 (37)
Tokyo Verdy 2008 11 (7)
2008 - Porto 89 (45)

National team
2009 - Brazil 9 (2)

Honours

Club
Porto
     Primeira League (2): 2008-09, 2010-11
     Taça de Portugal (3): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Supertaça Candido de Oliveira (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Europa League (1): 2010-11

Individual
     J. League Division 2 Top scorer (1): 2007
     Peace Cup Golden Shoe (1): 2009
     Peace Cup Silver Ball (1): 2009
     Primeira League Top scorer (1): 2010-11
     Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player (1): 2008-09
     Portuguese League Player of the Month (5): February 2009,
     September 2010, October 2010, December      2010, January 2011 (record)
     Primeira League Player of the Year (1): 2010-11

Brazil Football Team

Brazil football team world cup 2010

Brazil football team photo

Brazil football team wallpaper

Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva

Profile Football Stars | Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva | Lucas scored his first goal for Atletico Mineiro against São Paulo, the game ended a 2-3 win for São Paulo. Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva, known as Lucas, is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder. He currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national team. Lucas is in the list of FIFA's players to watch in 2011. On 5 September 2010

In the 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Lucas scored nine goals tied with Dagoberto as Top scorer for São Paulo.  The 19-year-old Brazilian midfielder is Widely regarded as one of the hottest prospects in South America, and has been attracting attention from clubs Such as Milan and Internazionale.

Lucas is a frequent member of Brazil's Under-20 international side. Lucas made his international debut for Brazil national football team in friendly match against Scotland on 27 March 2011. Recently, Lucas was called for the Brazilian team, in two friendlies against Netherlands and Romania. He was named in 23 man Mano Menezes 2011 Copa America squad. On the 28th of September, 2011, Lucas scored his first goal for the Brazilian team against Argentina.

Personal information
Full name Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva.
Date of birth August 13, 1992 (age 19)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1/2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club São Paulo
Number 7

Youth career
2002 - 2005 Corinthians
2005 - 2010 Sao Paulo

Senior career
years Team
2010 - São Paulo 53 (13)

National team
2011 - Brazil U20 9 (4)
2011 - Brazil 11 (1)

Honours

São Paulo
     Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2010

National Team
     2011 South American Youth Championship
     Superclásico de las Américas 2011

Individual
     Revelation to Campeonato Paulista: 2011
     Best midfielder Campeonato Paulista to (Mesa Redonda): 2011
     Best midfielder Campeonato Paulista to (Diario de São Paulo): 2011
     Best midfielder to 2011 South American Youth Championship: 2011
     Best player in finals to 2011 South American Youth Championship: 2011
     Revelation to Campeonato Brasileiro: 2010