Deco

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Deco is a retired Brazilian-born Portuguese attacking midfielder renowned for his playmaking brilliance at clubs like Porto, Barcelona, and Chelsea, as well as for his key role in Portugal’s national team.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player
human
midfielder
clubNumberAtBarcelona 20
clubNumberAtChelsea 20
clubNumberAtPorto 10
countryOfBirth Brazil NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
Portugal
dateOfBirth 1977-08-27
familyName de Souza NERFINISHED
fullName Anderson Luís de Souza NERFINISHED
givenName Anderson NERFINISHED
individualAward Portuguese Golden Ball (Ballon d'Or Português) NERFINISHED
UEFA Best Midfielder 2003–04 NERFINISHED
UEFA Best Midfielder 2005–06 NERFINISHED
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2003–04 NERFINISHED
laterOccupation football agent
sporting director
nationalTeam Portugal national football team NERFINISHED
nationalTeamDebut 2003
nickname Deco NERFINISHED
numberOfCaps 75
numberOfInternationalGoals 5
participatedIn 2006 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
UEFA Euro 2004 NERFINISHED
UEFA Euro 2008 NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth São Bernardo do Campo NERFINISHED
playedFor Alverca NERFINISHED
Barcelona NERFINISHED
Chelsea NERFINISHED
Corinthians NERFINISHED
Fluminense NERFINISHED
Nacional (Brazil) NERFINISHED
Porto NERFINISHED
Salgueiros NERFINISHED
positionPlayed attacking midfielder
central midfielder
retiredFromPlaying 2013
sexOrGender male
styleOfPlay creative midfielder
playmaker
wonCompetition Copa do Brasil NERFINISHED
La Liga NERFINISHED
Premier League NERFINISHED
Primeira Liga NERFINISHED
Taça de Portugal NERFINISHED
UEFA Champions League 2003–04 NERFINISHED
UEFA Champions League 2005–06 NERFINISHED
UEFA Cup 2002–03 NERFINISHED
workedFor Barcelona (sporting director)

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