Flávio Conceição

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Personal information
Flavio Conceiçao
Full name	Flávio da Conceição
Date of birth	June 13, 1974 (1974-06-13) (age 34)
Place of birth	Santa Maria da Serra, Brazil
Height	1.77 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1994 1994-1996 1996-2000 2000-2004 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006	Rio Branco-SP Palmeiras Deportivo La Coruña Real Madrid → Borussia Dortmund (loan) Galatasaray Panathinaikos	32 (4) 103 (5) 97 (9) 45 (1) 14 (1) 27 (2) 14 (1)
National team²
1995-2000	Brazil	64 (9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Competitor for Brazil
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition

Flávio da Conceição (born 13 June 1974 in Santa Maria da Serra) is a former Brazilian footballer. Flávio has had a successful career for club and country. He has represented Brazil in the Copa América winning sides.

Flávio began his career with Rio Branco EC in 1992. He then joined Palmeiras a year later and racked up over 100 appearances in 3 years. This caught the attention of Deportivo La Coruña who paid €6.3m for him after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Flávio was a key force in Deportivo's rise in Spanish football. This was shown by Deportivo's 1999/2000 Primera División triumph. This lead on to a record €26m move to European giants Real Madrid. His stay in Madrid was successful and he was part of the 2001/02 Champions League win.

He moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2003 and then onto Galatasaray in 2004.

In his first season with Galatasaray, they won the Turkish Cup but failed to make the Champions League. This activated a clause in his contract which allowed him to leave and he joined Panathinaikos. Unfortunately, with Conceicao reaching his 30's he didn't manage to fulfill the Panathinaikos expectations and during the 2005-2006 winter transfer window, he was released for free by Panathinaikos.