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Lucas Severino

Lucas Severino
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Personal information
Date of birth (1979-01-03) 3 January 1979 (age 38)
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Botafogo (SP) 12 (2)
1998–2000 Atlético Paranaense 48 (19)
2000–2003 Rennes 72 (6)
2002 Cruzeiro (loan) 7 (2)
2003 Corinthians (loan) 3 (1)
2004–2007 FC Tokyo 120 (48)
2008–2010 Gamba Osaka 80 (21)
2011 Atlético Paranaense 16 (4)
2011–2013 FC Tokyo 70 (24)
National team
2000 Brazil U-23 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2013.

Lucas Severino (born 3 January 1979 in Ribeirão Preto), commonly known as Lucas, is a former Brazilian football player. He played for the Brazilian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia.

After beginning his career in Brazil with Botafogo (SP) and then Atlético Paranaense, before transferring to Ligue 1 side Rennes for €21 million. He made 72 league appearances with the side over three seasons, scoring six goals.

On 1 January 2004, Lucas signed for J1 League FC Tokyo on a free transfer. He played four seasons for the club, winning the J.League Cup in 2004.

On 1 January 2008, after four years at FC Tokyo, Lucas moved to J1 League club Gamba Osaka on a free transfer.

After three years with Gamba Osaka and a short spell in Brazil for Atlético Paranaense in 2011 Lucas retired from the game. However, in July 2011, he returned to sign for his former club FC Tokyo in the J2 League. His return helped FC Tokyo to promotion from J2 League back to the J1 League.

Lucas made fourteen appearances for Brazil U23, appearing in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he played three matches.


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