Fernando Lúcio da Costa

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Personal information
Fernandão
Full name	Fernando Lúcio da Costa
Date of birth	March 18, 1978
Place of birth	Goiânia, Brazil
Height	190 cm
Playing position	Centre Forward
Club information
Current club	Internacional
Number	9
Youth clubs
1995-1996	Goiás
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2000 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-present	Goiás Marseille Toulouse (loan) Internacional	63 (17) 61 (6) 16 (3) 136 (58)
National team²
2005-present	Brazil	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 december. ² National team caps and goals correct as of N/A. * Appearances (Goals)

Fernando Lúcio da Costa, also called Fernandão (born March 18, 1978 in Goiânia, Brazil), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Internacional.

Having started his career at Goiás of Goiânia, Fernandão had a four-year spell in France, initially moving to Marseille for £1.4 million, before returning to Brazil to play for Internacional . He helped the club finish as runners-up in the 2005 season of the Brazilian League. In the same year, he had his first cap against Guatemala and made an assist for forward Fred to score a goal.

2006 was arguably Fernandão's best year in football. He led Internacional to win the Copa Libertadores for the first time ever. Fernandão was joint top scorer of the competition and was voted Man of the Match in the final against São Paulo, match in which he scored one goal and made one assist. After the win, he extended his contract with Internacional and skippered the club to win the FIFA Club World Cup in December.

[edit] Honours

Campeonato Goiano: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Copa Centro-Oeste: 2000, 2001
Campeonato Gaúcho: 2005
Copa Libertadores de América: 2006
FIFA Club World Cup: 2006

[edit] External links

Fernandão - Official Web Site

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SC Internacional - Current Squad
1 Clemer \| 2 Ceará \| 3 Índio \| 4 Rafael Santos \| 5 Monteiro \| 6 Hidalgo \| 7 Alex \| 8 Edinho \| 9 Fernandão \| 10 Iarley \| 11 Pato \| 12 Renan \| 13 Granja \| 14 Ediglê \| 15 Cardoso \| 16 Adriano \| 17 Wilson \| 19 Christian \| 20 Vargas \| 21 Michel \| 22 Boeck \| 23 Jean \| 24 Perdigão \| 25 Maycon \| Manager: Braga