Mineiro (footballer, born 1975)
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Mineiro after a match for Hertha BSC in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Luciano da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2012 | TuS Koblenz | 30 | (1) |
| Total | 342 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Brazil | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Luciano da Silva (born 2 August 1975), nicknamed Mineiro, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He began his career with Guarani, Ponte Preta and São Caetano, winning the Campeonato Paulista with the last of those clubs in 2004. He then moved to São Paulo, where he won the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Championship in 2005, scoring the only goal of the latter final against Liverpool. He moved to Europe in 2007, playing for Hertha BSC and Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, and making one appearance in the Premier League for Chelsea.
Mineiro played 24 games for Brazil between 2001 and 2008. He was part of the squads at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2007 Copa América, winning the latter.