Luciano da Silva (footballer)

Luciano José Pereira da Silva (born 16 March 1980) is a retired Brazilian football (soccer) goalkeeper.[1] He has previously played for Tombense and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot.[2] Having signed for Eredivisie club FC Groningen, the technical manager of the club, Henk Veldmate, described Luciano as "a spectacular keeper who, because of that, has a lot of risk in his game play".[3][4]

Luciano da Silva
Personal information
Full name Luciano José Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1980-03-16) 16 March 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Rio Branco, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Tombense
Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2007 Germinal Beerschot 179 (0)
2007–2014 FC Groningen 131 (0)
Total 310 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2014

On 24 February 2010, Luciano de Souza extended his contract with FC Groningen until 2012.[5] On 14 February 2014, Luciano and Groningen agreed to dissolve his contract so he could return to Brazil for a knee surgery.[6][7]

Honours

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Club

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Beerschot A.C.

References

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  1. ^ "Luciano da Silva - Stats and titles won".
  2. ^ Luciano da Silva heeft het leven dat we allemaal vice.com
  3. ^ The World Game Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Luciano Footballtop.com. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Groningen duo sign new deals". Ontheminute.com. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. ^ "FC Groningen en Luciano na ruim zeven jaar uit elkaar". Voetbalprimeur. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Luciano da Silva, Luciano José Pereira da silva - footballer (born )".
  8. ^ "28 MEI 2005: MET DEN BEERSCHOT NAAR DEN HEIZEL". beerschot.be. Retrieved 22 December 2021.