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'{{About|the football player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2011}} {{Infobox football biography |image = [[File:Deconoflu.JPG|250px]] |fullname = Anderson Luís de Souza |dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|8|27}} |cityofbirth = [[São Bernardo do Campo]] |countryofbirth = [[Brazil]] |height = {{height|meters=1.74}}<ref name="chelsea profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.fluminense.com.br|title=Fluminense Football Club profile|publisher=Chelsea FC|date=16 July 2008|accessdate=16 July 2008}}</ref> |currentclub = [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] |clubnumber = 20 |position = [[Midfielder (football)#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] |youthyears1 = 1995–1996 |youthclubs1 = [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional-SP]] |years1 = 1996–1997 |clubs1 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] |caps1 = 2 |goals1 = 0 GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IM CALLED JACOB |years2 = 1997–1999 |clubs2 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 1997–1998 |clubs3 = → [[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]] (loan) |caps3 = 32 |goals3 = 13 |years4 = 1998–1999 |clubs4 = → [[S.C. Salgueiros|Salgueiros]] (loan) |caps4 = 12 |goals4 = 2 |years5 = 1999–2004 |clubs5 = [[F.C. Porto|Porto]] |caps5 = 154 |goals5 = 32 |years6 = 2004–2008 |clubs6 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] |caps6 = 113 |goals6 = 11 |years7 = 2008–2010 |clubs7 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |caps7 = 42 |goals7 = 6 |years8 = 2010– |clubs8 = [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] |caps8 = 53 |goals8 = 5 |nationalyears1 = 2003–2010 |nationalteam1 = [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] |nationalcaps1 = 75 |nationalgoals1 =5 |pcupdate = 6 December 2011 |ntupdate = 6 December 2011 }} '''Anderson Luís de Souza''', <small>[[Order of Prince Henry|OIH]]</small> (born 27 August 1977 in [[São Bernardo do Campo]], Brazil), commonly known as '''Deco''', is a Brazilian-born [[Portugal|Portuguese]] professional [[Association football|footballer]] who currently plays for [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]].<ref>[http://goal-arena.com/2010/08/playmaker-deco-moves-to-brazil/]</ref> Deco is one of the few players to have won the [[UEFA Champions League]] with two different clubs – [[F.C. Porto|FC Porto]] in 2004 and [[FC Barcelona]] in 2006. He was named [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]] and [[UEFA]] Best Midfielder in Porto's Champions League-winning season and was named [[Man of the Match]] in the [[UEFA Champions League 2003-04|2003–04 Champions League]] final. Deco was the first player to win the [[UEFA]] Best Midfielder Award with two different clubs, Porto and Barcelona. He was awarded the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] [[Golden Ball]] and the Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]. Deco received Portuguese [[citizenship]] in 2002 having completed six years of Portuguese residence, subsequently opting to play internationally for the [[Portugal national football team]]. ==Career== ===Early career=== Deco started off his career at [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional Atlético Clube]] in the city of [[São Paulo]], where he was spotted and signed by [[Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano|Corinthians]]. Deco arrived in Portugal in 1997 at the age of 19 along with fellow Brazilian player Caju after being acquired by [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] of [[Lisbon]]. Despite good showings in training, Benfica decided to loan Deco to the [[Liga de Honra]] club [[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]], where he played for a season. Deco performed well and was close to renewing his contract with Benfica and joining the main squad. Benfica and the player's representative did not reach an agreement, however, as the then manager [[Graeme Souness]] did not believe that he would develop into a player worth keeping. Subsequently, Deco was transferred [[S.C. Salgueiros|Salgueiros]] in the [[1998-99 in Portuguese football|1998–99 season]], playing 12 games and scoring two goals. His performances caught the eye of the [[F.C. Porto|FC Porto]] staff, and during the winter transfer window, he was sold to Porto. ===Porto=== Under the guidance of [[José Mourinho]], Deco was given the role of leading an ambitious Porto team. A key figure in the [[2002-03 in Portuguese football|2002–03 season]], 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 [[UEFA Cup 2002-03#Final|3–2]] win over [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] that year. In the [[2003-04 in Portuguese football|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 [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]], scoring the second goal of the match. He was the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League's]] top [[assist (football)|assist]] provider and also suffered the most fouls in the Champions League that season. That season, Deco won the [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]] as well as the award for the [[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Midfielder|best midfielder]] in the competition. ===Barcelona=== [[File:Deco 21dec2006.jpg|thumb|190px|Deco with [[FC Barcelona]].]] On 17 June 2004, Deco told a Portuguese radio station that he would almost certainly join [[England|English]] side [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (then coached by [[José Mourinho]]) following [[UEFA Euro 2004]]. He said that a transfer deal between Porto and Chelsea had been all but finalised, and that the only remaining steps were passing a physical examination and signing a formal contract with Chelsea. On 26 June 2004, however, he told the Portuguese sports daily ''[[O Jogo]]'' that he would rather move to [[FC Barcelona]] than follow Mourinho to Chelsea. While [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] gave up on Deco after the Chelsea deal seemed to have been concluded, it was still uncertain whether the German side would make a new bid. The best offer at that time was a €21&nbsp;million bid from Barça, but this figure was still €4&nbsp;million short of the request by Porto's board. Portuguese newspapers then reported that Barça would try to offer Portuguese winger [[Ricardo Quaresma]] as part of the exchange in order to ease the deal. Finally, a deal was achieved between Porto and Barcelona the day after the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|Euro 2004 final]]. Barça agreed on a €15&nbsp;million fee in cash, plus the complete rights of Quaresma to Porto, which tagged Quaresma for €6 million.<ref>http://www.fcporto.pt/IncFCP/PDF/Investor_Relations/FactosRelevantes/VendaDeco060704.pdf</ref> Deco signed a four-year deal with the [[Catalonia|Catalan]] side on 6 July 2004. In Barcelona, some suggested Deco would be completely eclipsed by Brazilian star [[Ronaldinho]] (a duo that according to [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] "can make rain fall"). Indeed, many Barcelona fans met the transfer with raised eyebrows, as Deco was considered an attacking midfielder, a department which was already well covered. Instead, coach [[Frank Rijkaard]] used him in a three man midfield, where his tactical knowledge, passing abilities, and enormous [[work rate]] surprised many. In December 2004, he came second in [[France Football]]'s [[Ballon d'Or]] 2004 award, losing to [[Andriy Shevchenko]] and beating teammate [[Ronaldinho]] by six votes. On 14 May 2005, Deco played in the draw against [[Levante UD]], which gave Barcelona their 17th [[La Liga]] title. He also was named Barcelona's player of the season in the [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06 season]]. Deco scored twice in the Spanish Supercup 2006–07, which Barça won.<ref>[http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/BarcelonaMR01.htm portugoal.net]</ref> Deco won the [[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Midfielder|UEFA Best Midfielder Award]] yet again for his performance in Barça's [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|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. Other members of this exclusive group include greats such as [[Paulo Sousa]] ([[Borussia Dortmund]] and [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]), [[Clarence Seedorf]] ([[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], and [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] [2]), [[Marcel Desailly]] ([[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] and Milan), [[Frank Rijkaard]] (Milan and Ajax), [[Samuel Eto'o]] (Real Madrid, Barcelona [2], and [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]), [[Didier Deschamps]] (Marseille and Juventus), [[Owen Hargreaves]] ([[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]), [[Dejan Savičević]] ([[Red Star Belgrade|Red Star]] and Milan), [[Miodrag Belodedic]] ([[FC Steaua Bucureşti|Steaua Bucureşti]] and Red Star), [[Vladimir Jugović]] (Red Star and Juventus) and [[Edwin van der Sar]] (Ajax and Manchester United). He was also awarded the [[FIFA Club World Cup#Honours|Golden Ball]] at the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] and the [[Man of the Match]] award, despite losing the final to [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]].<ref>[http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/DecoCWCAward.htm Deco Award]</ref> ===Chelsea=== [[File:Deco Chelsea.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Deco with Chelsea.]] On 30 June 2008, [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] signed Deco from [[FC Barcelona]] on a three year contract for €10&nbsp;million (£8&nbsp;million).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/06/n080630104778.html|title=Deco goes to Chelsea|date=30 June 2008|accessdate=7 April 2011|work=FC Barcelona}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1336411,00.html|title=CHELSEA SIGN DECO|date=30 June 2008|accessdate=7 April 2011|work=Chelsea FC}}</ref> He was the first signing of new Chelsea coach [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]], who was formerly the national coach of Portugal. Deco scored on his Chelsea debut and his [[Premier League]] debut, with a 30-yard goal, in a 4–0 victory over [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]. Deco followed up his performance by scoring in his second game for Chelsea, a curling free kick against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]. These performances led to him winning the Premier League Player of the Month award for August. Deco made his Champions League debut for Chelsea on 16 September. Deco injured himself during a training session, but he returned from the thigh injury on 19 October and came on as a substitute against Middlesbrough. He was sent off in the 3–1 defeat by [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] on 4 November 2008. He then scored a [[bicycle kick]] against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on 6 December. Deco eventually lost his place in the [[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09]] starting line up, due in part to some poor performances, but also to the sacking of Scolari. In a June interview, Deco stated, "I do not want to stay. I have not liked my experience at Chelsea." This was soon followed by [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]], managed by former Chelsea manager [[José Mourinho]], declaring that they were attempting to sign Deco along with fellow countryman [[Ricardo Carvalho]], who had also declared his desire to leave and like Deco desired to link up with Mourinho again. Both players were under Mourinho at [[F.C. Porto|FC Porto]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5374893,00.html | work=Sky Sports}}</ref> Inter President [[Massimo Moratti]], however, later ruled out signing either of the Portuguese internationals on the basis of their age, telling ''[[Gazzetta dello Sport]]'', "Deco and Carvalho? They are two champions but at this time I don't feel there's a need to buy them."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5416894,00.html | work=Sky Sports | title=Inter rule out Chelsea duo | date=6 July 2009}}</ref> Soon after this, Deco said that he would be willing to stay at Chelsea for at least the rest of his contract, but he said that things must change from his first season in [[West London]]. After talks with new Chelsea manager [[Carlo Ancelotti]], Deco said he was very happy at the club and wanted to show everyone what he could do, he started on the bench in the [[2009 FA Community Shield]] against Manchester United. Deco himself stepped up to take the winning penalty for Chelsea, but was not allowed as [[Salomon Kalou]] was placed before him on the list handed to the referee. Deco had an excellent start to the [[Premier League 2009-10|new campaign]]. He came on as a second half substitute in the first game of the new season for Chelsea against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]], and assisted [[Didier Drogba]] who scored in injury time. He scored in the next match with a 3–1 win over [[Sunderland A.F.C]] with a powerful right-footed shot which came off the inside of the post from outside of the penalty area. He made his 100th Champions League appearance against [[Atlético Madrid]], joining only 13 other players to have achieved as many appearances. Deco scored his second goal of the season in a [[League Cup]] tie against Bolton with a shot from 16 yards into the bottom right hand corner of the goal. He added to his goal tally the very next game, again against Bolton, with a curling left footer from inside the penalty box. Deco was a consistent player for Chelsea throughout the autumn period but injuries halted his season throughout the Christmas period. He returned in games against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], Hull City, and [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and played well, but then injury caught him again. Deco made his first start after injury in the 5–0 win away at Portsmouth, and his header forward (even though through an error from Portsmouth goalkeeper [[David James (footballer)|David James]]) set up Didier Drogba for Chelsea's first goal. Deco was sensational in Chelsea's 7–1 win over [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], creating chances for his teammates and helping Chelsea's midfield flow. He provided a key pass for Chelsea's third goal of the game, skilfully working past a Villa defender and playing a clever ball with the outside of his right foot to [[Yuri Zhirkov]] whose cross fell to [[Florent Malouda]] who scored. Deco started in Chelsea's potential title decider against Manchester United at [[Old Trafford]] alongside fellow midfielders [[Frank Lampard]] and [[Mikel John Obi]]. Deco made several accurate passes to advancing teammates and also provided a key delivery to Florent Malouda, who set up [[Joe Cole]] for the opening goal in Chelsea's 2–1 win. ===Fluminense=== On 6 August 2010, Deco signed a two-year contract with Brazilian club [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] on a free transfer,<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/08/07/2060454/official-fluminense-sign-deco-on-two-year-contract]</ref> joining former Chelsea and [[FC Barcelona]] player [[Juliano Belletti]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/14/juliano-belletti-fluminense-deco-chelsea | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Juliano Belletti heads for Fluminense from Chelsea and Deco may follow | date=14 July 2010}}</ref> Also in 2010, Deco has won his first [[Brazilian Championship]], participating in Fluminense's victorious campaign. ==International career== [[File:Portugal 2-3 Denmark, Deco.jpg|thumb|Deco playing for Portugal.]] Deco was never called up to the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]] and the Brazil squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup included other attacking midfielders such as Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, and Juninho. Having played six years of club football with [[F.C. Porto|Porto]] allowed Deco to gain Portuguese citizenship that made him eligible to play for Portugal. None of Deco's great grandparents, grandparents or parents were Portuguese and therefore under Fifa's player eligibility rules required Portuguese citizenship to be considered eligible. Deco was mentioned several times in the media as an option for the [[Portugal national football team|Portuguese national team]]. In 2002, having completed six years of Portuguese residence, he received Portuguese citizenship. After many months of public discussion which split Portuguese public opinion, and despite the opposition of a large number of Porto rivals' supporters, he was called up for his first international – coincidentally against Brazil. He scored the free kick that stunned Brazil, leading to a 2–1 win for Portugal. This was Portugal's first win over Brazil since the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]]. Since that game, he was a regular in the national team. Before the 2004 European championship [[Luís Figo]], criticized Deco's inclusion<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/portugal/3795885.stm | work=BBC News | title=Figo re-ignites Deco row | date=10 June 2004}}</ref> and said "If you're born Chinese, well, you have to play for China." However, Deco commented saying "I was born in Brazil and it would be a lie to say that I'm Portuguese now and not Brazilian. But I love Portugal and I love playing for the national team." Despite the early criticism, Deco was one of the highlights of the Portuguese national team. He scored five goals in 75 caps for Portugal by June 2010 and his international career ended after the second round defeat to Spain at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]]. ===2006 World Cup=== In the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], Deco scored the first goal in Portugal's second [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]] match against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] in the 63rd minute minute prior to [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'s 80th minute penalty. During the first knockout stage of the competition, Deco received two yellow cards in [[Battle_of_Nuremberg_(association_football)|the game]] against [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] with the first given for a rash tackle on [[John Heitinga]], suspending him from the quarterfinal win against [[England national football team|England]], as he already picked up a caution in the match with Iran. The win against [[England national football team|England]] in the quarterfinal stage led to [[Portugal National Football Team|Portugal's]] defeat in the semifinal, which Deco was able to participate in. ===Euro 2008=== On 11 June, Deco scored the opening goal in Portugal's second match of [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], a [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A|Group A]] clash with the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]. The game ended 3–1 to Portugal, with Deco aiding his team in their passage to the quarter-finals where Portugal's campaign came to an end against [[Germany national football team|Germany]], the eventual runners-up of the tournament. In February 2010 Deco announced that he would be retiring from international football after the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/8498817.stm |work=BBC News | title=Chelsea's Deco to quit Portugal | date=4 February 2010 | accessdate=1 May 2010}}</ref> ===2010 World Cup=== Deco played for Portugal in their opening game against [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]]. During the game he was injured and was ruled out of the remaining two group games, against [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. He was fit again for the Last 16 game against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] but Portugal coach [[Carlos Queiroz]] chose [[Tiago Mendes|Tiago]] over Deco. Deco retired from international football with 75 caps and 5 goals. ===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90% ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 29 March 2003 || [[Estádio das Antas]], [[Porto]], Portugal || {{fb|Brazil}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | 2. || 13 October 2004 || [[Estádio José Alvalade]], [[Lisboa]], Portugal || {{fb|Russia}} || '''4'''–0 || 7–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying]] |- | 3. || 17 June 2006 || [[Commerzbank-Arena]], Frankfurt, Germany || {{fb|Iran}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] |- | 4. || 11 June 2008 || [[Stade de Genève]], Geneva, Switzerland || {{fb|Czech Republic}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2008]] |- | 5. || 10 September 2008 || [[Estádio José Alvalade]], Lisbon, Portugal || {{fb|Denmark}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–3 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying]] |} ==Career statistics== {{updated|April 4, 2012}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]]/[[Conmebol|South America]] !colspan="2"|Other<ref>Includes other competitive competitions, including the [[FA Community Shield]], [[UEFA Super Cup]], [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]], [[FIFA Club World Cup]], [[Campeonato Carioca]]</ref> !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1996|1995–1996]] |2||0||||||colspan="2"|–|| colspan="2"|–|| colspan="2"|–|||| |- !Total !2!!0!!?!!?!!colspan="2"|–!! colspan="2"|–!! colspan="2"|–!!?!!? |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]] |[[Portuguese Liga 1996-97|1996–97]] |32||13||||||colspan="2"|–|| colspan="2"|–|| colspan="2"|–|||| |- !Total !32!!13!!?!!?!!colspan="2"|–!! colspan="2"|–!! colspan="2"|–!!?!!? |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[F.C. Porto|Porto]] |[[Portuguese Liga 1997-98|1997–98]] |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|-||6||0 |- !Total !6!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!6!!0 |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[S.C. Salgueiros|Salgueiros]] |[[Portuguese Liga 1997-98|1997–98]] |12||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|-||12||2 |- !Total !12!!2!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!! colspan="2"|–!!12!!2 |- |rowspan="7" valign="center"|[[F.C. Porto|Porto]] |[[Portuguese Liga 1998-99|1998–99]] |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0|| colspan="2"|-||6||0 |- |[[Portuguese Liga 1999-00|1999–00]] |23||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0|| colspan="2"|-||23||1 |- |[[Portuguese Liga 2000-01|2000–01]] |31||6||||||colspan="2"|–||10||6|| colspan="2"|-||41||12 |- |[[Portuguese Liga 2001-02|2001–02]] |30||13||||||colspan="2"|–||12||2|| colspan="2"|-||42||15 |- |[[Portuguese Liga 2002-03|2002–03]] |30||10||||||colspan="2"|–||5||0|| colspan="2"|-||35||10 |- |[[Portuguese Liga 2003-04|2003–04]] |28||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||12||2||1||0 ||43||4 |- !Total !148!!32!!?!!?!!colspan="2"|–!!39!!10!!1!!0!!190!!42 |- |rowspan="5" valign="center"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] |[[La Liga 2004-05|2004–05]] |35||7||1||0||colspan="2"|–||7||2|| colspan="2"|–||42||9 |- |[[La Liga 2005-06|2005–06]] |29||3||4||0||colspan="2"|–||11||2|| colspan="2"|–||44||5 |- |[[La Liga 2006-07|2006–07]] |31||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||8||2||1||0||47||6 |- |[[La Liga 2007-08|2007–08]] |18||1||5||0|| colspan="2"|–||6||0|| colspan="2"|–||28||1 |- !Total !113!!11!!13!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!32!!6!!1!!0!!161!!21 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |[[Premier League 2008–09|2008–09]] |24||3||1||0||1||0||4||0|| colspan="2"|–||30||3 |- |[[Premier League 2009–10|2009–10]] |18||2||1||0||2||1||4||0|| colspan="2"|–||25||3 |- !Total !42!!5!!2!!0!!3!!1!!8!!0!! colspan="2"|–!!55!!6 |- |rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2010|2010]] |16||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–|| colspan="2"|–||16||1 |- |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2011|2011]] |18||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||1||5||0||25||1 |- |[[2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2012]] |0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||1||8||2||12||3 |- !Total !34!!1!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!6!!2!!13!!2!!53!!5 |- !colspan="2"|Career total !389!!66!!17!!0!!3!!1!!85!!18!!15!!2!!487!!86 |} ==Honours== ===Club=== '''[[F.C. Porto|Porto]]''' * [[Portuguese Liga]]: [[1998–99 Portuguese Liga|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Portuguese Liga|1998–99]], [[2002–03 Portuguese Liga|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Portuguese Liga|2003–04]] * [[Taça de Portugal]]: 2000, 2001, 2003 * [[Portuguese Supercup]]: 1999, 2001, 2003 * [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2004 UEFA Champions League Final|2004]] * [[UEFA Cup]]: [[2003 UEFA Cup Final|2003]] '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]''' * [[La Liga]]: [[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]], [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]] * [[Supercopa de España]]: [[2005 Supercopa de España|2005]], [[2006 Supercopa de España|2006]] * [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2006 UEFA Champions League Final|2006]] '''[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]''' * [[Premier League]]: [[2009-10 FA Premier League|2009–10]] * [[FA Cup]]: [[2009 FA Cup Final|2009]], [[2010 FA Cup Final|2010]] * [[Community Shield]]: [[2009 FA Community Shield|2009]] '''[[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]''' * [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: [[2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2010]] *[[Campeonato Carioca]]: [[2012 Campeonato Carioca|2012]] *[[Taça Guanabara]]: 2012 ===Individual=== *[[European Footballer of the Year]] (Silver Ball): 2004 *[[CNID Footballer of the Year#Portuguese League Footballer of the Year (2001–present)|Portuguese League Footballer of the Year]]: 2003–04 *[[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]]: 2003–04 *[[UEFA Club Football Awards|UEFA Best Midfielder]]: 2003–04, 2005–06 *[[FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA World Club Cup Golden Ball]]: [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup|2006]] *[[Premier League Player of the Month]]: August 2008 *[[UEFA European Football Championship Teams of the Tournament|UEFA Team of the Tournament]]: 2004 * Melhor [[Meio|Meio Campo]] [[Direito]] do [[Campeonato Carioca de Futebol|Campeonato Carioca]]: [[Campeonato Carioca de Futebol de 2012|2012]] *Melhor jogador do [[Campeonato Carioca de Futebol|Campeonato Carioca]]: [[Campeonato Carioca de Futebol de 2012|2012]] ====Orders==== * Medal of Merit, [[Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa]] ([[Duke of Braganza|House of Braganza]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança |url=http://cristianosantosronaldo.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_archive.html |publisher=Cristiano Ronaldo News |date=30 August 2006 |accessdate=30 August 2006 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> ==Personal life== When Deco started his European career in 1997, his first wife Cila, whom he had met three years earlier, moved to Portugal with him. Deco and Cila have two sons, João Henrique and Pedro Gabriel, who now live in Brazil with their mother. A few years later, Deco met Jaciara at a party in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]] (Brazil) and divorced Cila to live with Jaciara in [[Porto]]. They married in April 2005 and now have a son, David, and a daughter, Yasmin. They announced their divorce in March 2008. In 2009 his ex-girlfriend gave birth to his fifth child, a daughter, Sofia. Deco is the brother-in-law of fellow footballer [[Alecsandro]], who plays for [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil international]] [[Richarlyson]]. Deco is an ambassador for the [[Laureus Sport for Good Foundation]]. He has a charitable organisation, Deco Institute, in the Brazilian city of [[Indaiatuba]], near [[São Paulo]], where he grew up.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/chelsea/article5870937.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=I will show Chelsea the real Deco | first=Nick | last=Szczepanik | date=9 March 2009 | accessdate=1 May 2010}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{FIFA player|199026}} *{{Nfteams|5430}} * {{soccerbase|id=17648|name=Deco}} * [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/deco/ Match stats, Player Profil and News] * [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=1350 FootballDatabase provides Deco's profile and stats] * [http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_07-08/plantilla/jugadors/deco.html FC Barcelona profile] * [http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/soccerprofiles/p/deco.htm Deco profile from About.com] * [http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/08/07/2060454/official-fluminense-sign-deco-on-two-year-contract] {{Navboxes colour |title=Awards |bg=gold |fg=navy |list1= {{FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball}} {{Portuguese Footballer of the Year}} {{UEFA Club Footballer of the Year}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box|title=[[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Midfielder|UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder]]|before=[[Pavel Nedvěd]]|after=[[Kaká]]|years=2003–04}} {{succession box|title=[[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Midfielder|UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder]]|before=[[Kaká]] |after=[[Clarence Seedorf]] |years=2005–06}} {{s-end}} }} {{Navboxes colour |title=Portugal squads |bg=#900020 |fg=gold |bordercolor= |list1= {{Portugal Squad 2004 Euro Cup}} {{Portugal Squad 2006 World Cup}} {{Portugal Squad 2008 Euro Cup}} {{Portugal Squad 2010 World Cup}} }} {{Current Fluminense Football Club Squad}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Deco | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Brazilian footballer and manager | DATE OF BIRTH = 27 August 1977 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[São Bernardo do Campo]], Brazil | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Deco}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Brazilian emigrants to Portugal]] [[Category:Brazilian footballers]] [[Category:People from São Bernardo do Campo]] [[Category:Naturalised citizens of Portugal]] [[Category:Portuguese footballers]] [[Category:Portugal international footballers]] [[Category:UEFA Euro 2004 players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:UEFA Euro 2008 players]] [[Category:2010 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Portuguese expatriate footballers]] [[Category:Portuguese expatriates in Brazil]] [[Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players]] [[Category:FC Alverca players]] [[Category:Primeira Liga players]] [[Category:S.C. 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