Carlos Luciano da Silva

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Carlos Luciano da Silva
Personal information
Full name Carlos Luciano da Silva
Date of birth August 2, 1975 (1975-08-02) (age 32)
Place of birth    Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hertha BSC Berlin
Number 7
Youth clubs
1997
1997		 Rio Branco
Guarani
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–2003
2003–2004
2005–2006
2007–		 Ponte Preta
São Caetano
São Paulo
Hertha BSC Berlin		 102 (6)
079 (3)
057 (7)
026 (1)   
National team2
2001– Brazil 023 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14 March 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 6, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Carlos Luciano da Silva, nicknamed Mineiro (born on August 2, 1975, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin.

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.

Mineiro was a late call-up for Brazil's 2006 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.

On February 3, 2007, he had his Bundesliga debut for Hertha in a game against Hamburger SV.[1] 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.

He played for Brazil in Copa América 2007.

[edit] Trivia

His nickname "Mineiro" means somebody from the state of Minas Gerais. Even though he's from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. This nickname was given to him because he resembles a former player of Corinthians called Mineiro.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.

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Brazil squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Dida • 2 Cafu • 3 Lúcio • 4 Juan • 5 Emerson • 6 Roberto Carlos • 7 Adriano • 8 Kaká • 9 Ronaldo • 10 Ronaldinho • 11 Zé Roberto • 12 Rogério Ceni • 13 Cicinho • 14 Luisão • 15 Cris • 16 Gilberto • 17 Gilberto Silva • 18 Mineiro • 19 Juninho • 20 Ricardinho • 21 Fred • 22 Júlio César • 23 Robinho • Coach: Parreira
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Brazil squad - CONEMBOL Copa América 2007 Winners (8th Title)
1 Helton • 2 Maicon • 3 Alex • 4 Juan • 5 Mineiro • 6 Gilberto • 7 Elano • 8 Gilberto Silva • 9 Vágner Love • 10 Diego • 11 Robinho • 12 Doni • 13 Daniel Alves • 14 Alex Silva • 15 Naldo • 16 Kléber • 17 Josué • 18 Fernando • 19 Júlio Baptista • 20 Anderson • 21 Afonso Alves • 22 Fred • Coach: Dunga
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Hertha BSC Berlin – current squad

1 Drobný • 3 Friedrich • 4 von Bergen • 5 Chahed • 6 Skácel • 7 Mineiro • 8 Dárdai • 9 Pantelić • 10 Raffael • 12 Fiedler • 14 Šimunić • 16 Lucio • 17 Arguez • 19 Schmidt • 20 Ebert • 21 Okoronkwo • 22 Grahn • 23 Domovchiyski • 24 Çubukçu • 26 Piszczek • 27 Wallschläger • 28 Lustenberger • 29 Fathi • 30 Gäng • 33 André Lima • 36 Bieler • 37 Müller • 38 Traoré • 39 Ede • 44 Kačar • Manager: Favre