Cícero Santos

For other people named Cicero, see Cicero (disambiguation).
Cícero
Personal information
Full nameCícero Santos
Date of birth26 August 1984
Place of birthCastelo, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Al Gharafa
Number10
Youth career
Bahia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005Bahia7(1)
2006–2015Tombense0(0)
2006→ Figueirense (loan)33(13)
2007–2008→ Fluminense (loan)80(20)
2008–2010Hertha BSC (loan)63(10)
2010–2011VfL Wolfsburg (loan)13(1)
2011–2012São Paulo (loan)57(9)
2013–2014Santos (loan)40(16)
2014–2015→ Fluminense (loan)20(6)
2015–Al-Gharafa0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Cícero Santos (born 26 August 1984), simply known as Cícero, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[1]

Career

Early career

During his time at Fluminense, Cícero proved himself to be a versatile player. He featured as an attacking midfielder, a defensive midfielder, a wide player and a striker. Cícero featured heavily in Fluminense's Copa Libertadores Campaign of 2008, scoring vital goals in the group stages, including a beautiful free kick in the 6–0 demolition of Arsenal de Sarandí at the Maracaña in Rio de Janeiro. Cícero was the only Flu player to convert his penalty kick during the shoot out in the final defeat against LDU Quito of Ecuador.

Hertha BSC

Cicero made his Bundesliga debut for Hertha on 17 August 2008 against Eintracht Frankfurt. He established himself as a regular, playing all but one game in the 2008–09 season.

São Paulo

After one and half year playing for São Paulo, on 1 January 2013, Brazilian press confirmed that Cícero will break his contract with the club for 2013 season.[2]

Santos

On 8 January 2013 Cícero signed a two-year deal with Santos.[3] Cícero finished the 2013 Campeonato Paulista as the club's second topscorer, only behind Neymar.

Fluminense

In July 2014, Cícero re-joined Fluminense for his third spell at the club.

Career statistics

(Correct as of April 27, 2014)
Club Season National League Cup[lower-roman 1] Continental[lower-roman 2] Other[lower-roman 3] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Figueirense 2006 34133413
Fluminense 2007 276276
2008 40143173
Subtotal 316143459
Hertha BSC 2008–09 33781418
2009–10 3032070393
Subtotal 6310201518011
VfL Wolfsburg 2010–11 21131242
São Paulo 2011 27641317
2012 3039120205619
Subtotal 57991612059216
Santos 2013 3715702296624
2014 2000169189
Subtotal 39157038188433
Total 22554212355582335984
  1. Including DFB-Pokal and Copa do Brasil.
  2. Including Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and UEFA Europa League.
  3. Including State Leagues.

Honours

Figueirense
Fluminense
São Paulo

References

  1. "Cicero" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. Lozetti, Alexandre (1 January 2013). "Cícero vai rescindir contrato e deve trocar o São Paulo pelo Santos" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. Cícero assina contrato de empréstimo por dois anos e realiza primeiro treino no Santos; UOL Esporte, 8 January 2013 (Portuguese)

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