Sergio Claudio dos Santos

Football player infobox
playername = Serginho


fullname = Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos
height = 1.81 m
nickname = Serginho
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|6|27
cityofbirth =Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Former Left winger, Left wing back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992–1993
1993–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
1996–1999
1999–2008
clubs = Itaperuna
Bahia
Flamengo
Cruzeiro
São Paulo
A.C. Milan
Total
caps(goals) = 007 0(0)
011 0(1)
017 0(3)
023 0(8)
058 (21)
185 (18)
301 (51)
nationalyears = 1998–2001
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 010 0(1)
pcupdate = May 18, 2008
ntupdate = September 24, 2006

Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos (Serginho for short; born June 27, 1971 in Nilópolis) is a Brazilian former footballer, who last played as a left winger and left back for A.C. Milan. His nickname is "Il Concorde", due to his quick and tireless pace on the pitch.

Career

He played for Cruzeiro EC and Bahia, and moved to AC Milan from São Paulo FC in 1999. At Milan, Serginho has always been a fringe player, starting on the bench but usually being the first substitute. He contributed to Milan's 2003 UEFA Champions League victory over Juventus FC, scoring the first of Milan's three penalty scores in the shootout. 2005 was a reversal of fortune as Milan made the CL final again but lost on penalties to Liverpool FC, with Serginho whistling his shot over the crossbar.

The apex of Serginho's Milan career was when he scored a goal and contributed three assists in a 6-0 thrashing of crosstown rival Internazionale on May 11, 2001.

He earned ten caps with the Brazilian national team, scoring one goal.

On May 16, 2008 it was announced that Serginho and compatriot Cafu will be leaving Milan at the end of the season. Serginho also immediately announced his retirement at the end of the season. On May 18 he played the final minutes of the match against Udinese and appeared quite moved in front of the journalist at the end of the game.

External links

* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/players/player=51474/index.html Profile] at UEFA.com