Mineiro (footballer)

For footballer born 1981, see Huenes Marcelo Lemos.

Mineiro

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Luciano da Silva
Date of birth	2 August 1975 (1975-08-02) (age 36)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	TuS Koblenz
Number	12
Youth career
1996–1997	Rio Branco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1998	Guarani	24	(0)
1998–2003	Ponte Preta	104	(5)
2003–2004	São Caetano	80	(3)
2005–2007	São Paulo	57	(7)
2007–2008	Hertha BSC	36	(2)
2008–2009	Chelsea	1	(0)
2009–2010	Schalke 04	7	(0)
2011–	TuS Koblenz	8	(0)
National team
2001–2008	Brazil	24	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 06 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Luciano da Silva, nicknamed Mineiro (born on 2 August 1975, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is Brazilian footballer playing for German fourth division side TuS Koblenz.

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.^[2] 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 backup 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.^[3]

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 to play as Chelsea's third choice defensive midfielder.^[4] 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^[5] and later signed with Schalke 04.^[6] 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.^[7] At the end of the season, he left Schalke.^[8]

On 6 September 2011 TuS Koblenz, playing in the fourth tier of German football, surprisingly announced his signing, giving him a contract until the end of the season.^[9]

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. He retired from the national team in 2008.

Honours

São Caetano

• São Paulo State Championship: 2004

São Paulo

• São Paulo State Championship: 2005
• Copa Libertadores: 2005
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2005
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006

Brazil

• Copa América: 2007

References

1. ^ "Chelsea FC profile". Chelsea FC. 16 July 2008. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/PlayerProfileDetail/0,,10268~45087,00.html. Retrieved 16 July 2008. 
2. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3580.php. Retrieved 6 February 2007. 
3. ^ "Chelsea snap up Brazilian Mineiro". BBC Sport. 25 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7628308.stm. Retrieved 25 September 2008. 
4. ^ Brown, Oliver (7 November 2008). "Mineiro happy to be a stand-in for John Obi Mikel at Chelsea". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/chelsea/3401259/Mineiro-happy-to-be-a-stand-in-for-John-Obi-Mikel-at-Chelsea-Football.html. Retrieved 7 November 2008. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ Brasilianischer Nationalspieler Mineiro vor Wechsel zu den Knappen
6. ^ "Live Transfers" (in German). Eurosport. 11 August 2009. http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/fu-ball/multiplex/30940.html. Retrieved 11 August 2009. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Match report: FC Schalke 04 vs. VfL Bochum (Bundesliga 2009/2010)" (in German). Weltfussball.de. 16 August 2009. http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/bundesliga-2009-2010-fc-schalke-04-vfl-bochum/. Retrieved 22 August 2009. 
8. ^ "Dämpfer für Magath – Keine „Alleingänge“ erlaubt" (in German). Focus. 11 May 2010. http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/fussball-daempfer-fuer-magath-keine-und132alleingaengeund147-erlaubt_aid_507110.html. Retrieved 19 May 2010. 
9. ^ "Koblenz mit Transfer-Coup" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 6 September 2011. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/koblenz-mit-transfer-coup/news/anzeigen_71673.html. Retrieved 6 September 2011. 

External links

• Sambafoot
• Statistics at soccerbase.com

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Name	Mineiro
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Date of birth	2 August 1975
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
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