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Mineiro
Personal information
Full name Carlos Luciano da Silva
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team Schalke 04
Number 8
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:49, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Carlos Luciano da Silva, nicknamed Mineiro (born on 2 August 1975, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Schalke 04.

His nickname "Mineiro" means somebody from the state of Minas Gerais, even though he is actually from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. This nickname was given to him because of his shy and quiet personality, typical of someone from Minas Gerais.

Club career

Mineiro scored a famous goal against Liverpool in the final of the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in Yokohama, Japan, which eventually decided the title in favour São Paulo.

He won the Campeonato Paulista in 2004 and 2005, playing for São Caetano and São Paulo, respectively, and also won, playing for São Paulo, the Copa Libertadores de América and the FIFA Club World Championship in 2005.

On 3 February 2007, he had his Bundesliga debut for Hertha in a game against Hamburger SV. He was brought on for the last 20 minutes and scored his first goal for Berlin, a spectacular game-winning goal (2–1), shooting from more than 25 yards, in the last seconds of injury time.

On 24 September 2008, it was announced that Mineiro had signed for Chelsea as a back up for the injured Michael Essien until the end of the 2008–09 season.

Mineiro made his Chelsea debut on 1 November 2008 against Sunderland in a league match. He came on for Nicolas Anelka who had already scored a hat-trick leading Chelsea to a 5-0 victory.

Despite already having played for Chelsea he was not formally revealed to the press until 7 November during a press conference at Chelsea's training ground in Cobham, Surrey. During the press conference it was confirmed Mineiro was on a contract of £30,000 per week to play as Chelsea's third choice defensive midfielder. Mineiro played just twice for Chelsea, and his only start was against Burnley in the Carling Cup.

On 11 August 2009, he returned to Germany for the medical check and later eventually to sign with Schalke 04. He made his Schalke debut on 16 August 2009 in their first home game of the 2009–10 Bundesliga season, a 3-0 win against VfL Bochum, playing the entire match..

International career

Mineiro made his international debut in April 2001 against Peru.

Mineiro was a late call-up for Brazil's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. A knee injury sustained by Barcelona midfielder Edmílson in the run-up to the tournament forced him to withdraw, resulting in a call-up for Mineiro, but he did not receive any playing time in Germany.

Mineiro was selected to participate in Copa América 2007. He started every match as Brazil went on to win the tournament.

Honours

São Caetano

São Paulo

Brazil

References

  1. "Chelsea FC profile". Chelsea FC. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  2. "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 6 February 2007.
  3. "Chelsea snap up Brazilian Mineiro". BBC Sport. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September2008. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "Mineiro happy to be a stand-in for John Obi Mikel at Chelsea". Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  5. Brasilianischer Nationalspieler Mineiro vor Wechsel zu den Knappen
  6. "Live Transfers" (in German). Eurosport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  7. "Match report: FC Schalke 04 vs. VfL Bochum (Bundesliga 2009/2010)" (in German). Weltfussball.de. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.

External links

FC Schalke 04 – current squad
Brazil squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
Brazil
Brazil squad – 2007 Copa América winners (8th title)
Brazil
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