Sergio Claudio dos Santos
Serginho with Milan in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | June 27, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Itaperuna | 7 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Bahia | 11 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Flamengo | 17 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Cruzeiro | 23 | (8) |
| 1996–1999 | São Paulo | 58 | (21) |
| 1999–2008 | Milan | 185 | (18) |
| Total | 301 | (51) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2001 | Brazil | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos (Serginho for short; born June 27, 1971 in Nilópolis, Brazil) is a former association footballer, who last played as a left winger and left back for Italian club A.C. Milan in 2008. Prior to joining Milan in 1999, he played for several Brazilian clubs. With Milan he won the Champions League twice with the club, in 2003 and 2007, as well as the Serie A title in 2004, among other trophies. At international level, he also represented Brazil at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was part of the team that won the 1999 Copa América.
Serginho initially began his profesisonal footballing career in his home-country, and played for clubs Cruzeiro EC, Bahia, and São Paulo FC. He moved to Italian side A.C. Milan in 1999, where he was initially a fringe player, starting on the bench but often being the first-choice substitute. The apex of Serginho's Milan career was when he scored a goal and contributed three assists in a 6–0 thrashing of crosstown rivals Internazionale on May 11, 2001. He also contributed to Milan's 2003 UEFA Champions League victory over Juventus, scoring the first of Milan's three successful penalties in the shootout. The 2005 Champions League final was a reversal of fortune, however, as Milan surrendered a 3–0 lead at half-time and eventually lost on penalties to Liverpool, with Serginho whistling his shot over the crossbar. Serginho also won the 2003–04 Serie A title with Milan and the 2006–07 edition of the UEFA Champions League, amont other trophies.
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