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Deco

Also known as Anderson Luís de Souza

Anderson Luís de Souza (born 27 August 1977), also known as Deco (), is a former professional footballer who primarily played as an attacking or central midfielder. Born and raised in Brazil, he played for the Portugal national team. He currently works as sporting director for Barcelona.

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Anderson Luís de Souza, known as Deco or O Mágico, is a Portuguese-Brazilian former association football player born on August 27, 1977, in São Bernardo do Campo. He played as a midfielder, specifically as an attacking midfielder, and represented Portugal in international competition. His club career included stints with FC Barcelona, F.C. Alverca, S.C. Salgueiros, S.C. Corinthians Paulista, and Leicester City.

Deco participated in the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2004 and UEFA Euro 2008. He competed in the Premier League and had a professional career spanning from 1995 to 2013. During his time in the league, he played two matches and scored one goal. He speaks and writes in Portuguese, which is also his native language.

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Key facts

Football biography.image: Deco com o Fluminense em 2013 (cropped).jpg
Football biography.caption: Deco playing for Fluminense in 2013
Football biography.fullname: Anderson Luís de Souza
Football biography.birth_place: São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Football biography.height: 1.74 m
Football biography.position: Central Midfielder
Football biography.youthyears1: 1995–1996
Football biography.youthclubs1: Nacional (SP)
Football biography.youthyears2: 1996–1997
Football biography.youthclubs2: Corinthians
Football biography.years1: 1996–1997
Football biography.clubs1: Corinthians
Football biography.caps1: 2
Football biography.goals1: 1
Football biography.years2: 1997
Football biography.clubs2: CSA
Football biography.caps2: 0
Football biography.goals2: 0

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Leicester City
Position: Attacking Midfield

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Anderson
Gender: male
Citizenship: Brazil
Place of birth: São Bernardo do Campo
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Portuguese
Native language: Portuguese
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2008
Sport: association football
Member of team: Nacional Atlético Clube
Position played: midfielder
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Portugal
Mass: 73
Image: Deco 21dec2006.jpg
Height: 174

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Commons category: Deco
date of birth: 1977-08-27
end of work period: 2013-00-00
start of work period: 1995-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 1
pseudonym: O Mágico
birth name: Anderson Luís de Souza
name in native language: Deco

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Club career
Early career
Porto
Barcelona
Chelsea
Fluminense
International career
2006 World Cup
Euro 2008
2010 World Cup
Style of play
Post-retirement
Personal life
Media
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
References
External links

Deco is one of the few players to have won the UEFA Champions League with two clubs, with Porto in 2004 and Barcelona in 2006. He was named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and UEFA Best Midfielder in Porto's Champions League-winning season and was named Man of the Match in the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final. Deco was the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two clubs, Porto and Barcelona. He was awarded the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball and the Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to Internacional.

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