Lucio

Lúcio

Lúcio playing for Inter in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Lucimar Ferreira da Silva
Date of birth	(1978-05-08) 8 May 1978 (age 38)
Place of birth	Planaltina, DF, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	FC Goa
Number	3
Youth career
1995–1997	Planaltina EC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997	→ Guará (loan)	0	(0)
1997–2000	Internacional	49	(6)
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–	FC Goa	14	(0)
National team
2000–2011	Brazil	105	(4)
Honours Representing FC Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2005 DFB-Pokal 2005 Bundesliga 2006 DFB-Pokal 2006 DFB-Ligapokal 2006 DFB-Ligapokal 2007 Bundesliga 2008 DFB-Pokal 2008 Representing Inter Milan UEFA Champions League 2010 FIFA Club World Cup 2010 Representing Juventus F.C. Supercoppa Italiana 2012 Representing Brazil FIFA World Cup 2002
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:06, 20 December 2015 (UTC).

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:06, 20 December 2015 (UTC).

Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 8 May 1978), commonly known as Lúcio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Goa of the Indian Super League as a central defender.

He is a strong defender with good aerial play, who also adds presence in the attack. Lúcio began his professional career in 1998 with Sport Club Internacional. After three years in the club, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he reached the 2002 Champions League final against Real Madrid of Spain. He scored a header in the final, which Real Madrid won with the score of 2–1. In 2004, he arrived at Bayern Munich, where he won one German Cup and three Bundesliga titles. Since coach Louis van Gaal did not have a place for him at Bayern, he decided to search for a new team. He moved to Inter in the summer of 2009, and helped Inter Milan win the 2010 Champions League against his former club Bayern Munich.

With Brazil, Lúcio has accumulated a number of significant accomplishments, winning the 2002 World Cup, 2005 Confederations Cup and 2009 Confederations Cup.

Born in Planaltina, in Brazil, Lúcio started playing football for his hometown club as a forward. In 1997, now playing as a defender, he was loaned to Guará, then current Campeonato Brasiliense champions, for their match against Internacional for 1997 Copa do Brasil. Despite a 0–7 home loss, he impressed the Porto Alegre club and was purchased.