Lúcio Teófilo da Silva, better known as Lúcio Curió (born 2 July 1984) is a Brazilian football player. He is currently at the América Futebol Clube (RN). Previously he has represented a number of teams in the north–east of Brazil, and a number of teams in South Korea.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lúcio Teófilo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth |
Guarabira, Paraíba,  Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | America-RN | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | CSP | ||
| 2008 | → Novo Hamburgo (Loan) | ||
| 2008 | → Sport Recife (Loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → America-RN (Loan) | 33 | (15) |
| 2010 | → Gyeongnam FC (Loan) | 11 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Gyeongnam FC | 24 | (8) |
| 2011 | Ulsan Hyundai | 15 | (0) |
| 2012 | America-RN | 32 | (10) |
| 2013 | Gwangju FC | 32 | (13) |
| 2014 | ABC | 11 | (2) |
| 2014 | Botafogo-PB | 11 | (2) |
| 2016 | Treze | 6 | (3) |
| 2016 | America-RN | 5 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 22 May 2016 (UTC) | |||
Career
editLúcio Curió began his professional career at CSP in Paraíba state. Whilst a CSP player, he served loan spells with larger clubs, making two substitute appearances in Série A for Sport Recife in 2008. On 10 May 2009 he scored his first professional goal for America-RN in a 2–1 Série B defeat to Atlético Goianiense. He scored a total of 15 goals in the season, two behind the top scorer in the division.[1]
In 2010, he moved to South Korea to join K League side Gyeongnam FC. He was top scorer in the league season for the team with 13 goals. On 21 July 2011, he transferred to fellow K League side Ulsan Hyundai.[2] He failed to score in fifteen games.
On 29 February 2012 he returned to Brazil, and to America-RN for a second spell.[3] He scored a further 10 Série B goals during the season.
For the 2013 season Lúcio Curió started a second spell in South Korea, with K League Challenge side Gwangju FC. He again returned to Brazil on 12 February 2014, signing for ABC on a one-year contract.[4] However, after some criticism from the fans, he left after less than three months to join Botafogo-PB.[5]
Lúcio Curió left Botafogo-PB at the end of the Série C and didn't sign again for a professional side until the end of 2015. Amidst suggestions of a return to America-RN for a third spell,[6] he returned to Paraíba state, signing for Treze on 28 November 2015 for the duration of the 2016 Campeonato Paraibano.[7] He scored 3 goals in 6 games, but on 16 March 2016, with the club having won only two of its first 8 games in the competition, and not having secured a place in the second phase, he had his contract terminated, along with four other players.[8]
A day after leaving Treze, Lúcio Curió did sign for America-RN for a third spell.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Resumo, Série B 2009". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ 울산, 정대선 내주고 경남 공격수 루시오 영입 (in Korean). 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "América acerta retorno do centroavante Lúcio Curió" (in Portuguese). 29 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2016..
- ^ "ABC anuncia contratação de atacante Lúcio Curió, ex-América-RN" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Empresário confirma acerto entre o atacante Lúcio Curió e o Botafogo-PB" (in Portuguese). 30 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Empresário de Lúcio Curió confirma procura do atacante pelo América-RN" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Treze fecha contrato com o atacante Lúcio Curió" (in Portuguese). Portal Correio. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Treze dispensa cinco atletas do grupo que disputa o Campeonato Paraibano" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Dispensado pelo Treze, Lúcio Curió é anunciado pelo América-RN" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
External links
edit- Lúcio Curió – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Lúcio Curió at Soccerway
