Carlos Luciano da Silva

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Carlos Luciano da Silva
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Luciano da Silva
Date of birth	August 2, 1975
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.69m
Nickname	Mineiro
Position	defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	São Paulo
Number	7
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006	Rio Branco Guarani Guarani Ponte Preta Ponte Preta Ponte Preta Ponte Preta Ponte Preta Ponte Preta São Caetano São Caetano São Paulo São Paulo	- (-) 24 (0) - (-) 21 (3) 23 (2) 24 (1) 25 (0) 9 (0) - (-) 38 (0) 41 (3) 30 (4) 26 (3)
National team**
2001-	Brazil	3 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ** National team caps and goals correct as of October 10, 2006.

Carlos Luciano da Silva, nicknamed Mineiro (born on August 2, 1975, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder for São Paulo.

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.

Mineiro was a late call-up for Brazil's 2006 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.

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• Sambafoot

	Brazil squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Dida | 2 Cafu | 3 Lúcio | 4 Juan | 5 Emerson | 6 Roberto Carlos | 7 Adriano | 8 Kaká | 9 Ronaldo | 10 Ronaldinho | 11 Zé Roberto | 12 Rogério Ceni | 13 Cicinho | 14 Luisão | 15 Cris | 16 Gilberto | 17 Gilberto Silva | 18 Mineiro | 19 Juninho | 20 Ricardinho | 21 Fred | 22 Júlio César | 23 Robinho | Coach: Parreira

São Paulo F.C. - Current Squad
1 Rogério Ceni | 2 André Dias | 3 Fabão | 4 Edcarlos | 5 Miranda | 6 Júnior | 7 Mineiro | 8 Josué | 9 Leandro | 10 Danilo | 11 Alex Dias | 13 Ramalho | 14 Aloísio | 16 Ilsinho | 18 Rodrigo Fabri | 19 Thiago | 20 Richarlyson | 21 Souza | 22 Bosco | 23 Lenílson | 25 Alex | 27 Reasco | 29 Edgar | 31 Alex Silva | 33 Lúcio | Manager: Muricy Ramalho