| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dirceu Francisco Xavier | ||
| Date of birth | December 18, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | São Bernardo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fluminense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996-1997 | Fluminense | ? | (?) |
| 1998-1999 | Guarani | ? | (?) |
| 2000 | Maia | ? | (?) |
| 2000 | Fluminense | ? | (?) |
| 2001-2003 | Juventus | ? | (?) |
| 2004 | Santo André | ? | (?) |
| 2004-2007 | Maccabi Haifa | 91 | (3) |
| 2007-2008 | → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Santo André | 9 | (0) |
| 2009- | São Bernardo | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:45, 24 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Dirceu Francisco Xavier (born on December 18, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro), nicknamed Xavier Dirceu or just Xavier, and sometimes misspelled Xavier Dirção, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player currently playing for São Bernardo.
He helped Maccabi Haifa to its tenth championship in 2005. Dirceu joined the club as an unknown (from Santo André of Brazil), but quickly became the top defensive midfielder in the Israeli Premier League.
In August 2007, he left Maccabi Haifa and signed for 3 years in Maccabi Petah Tikva, but he left the club after one season and returned to Brazil.