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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anderson Luís de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Nacional (SP) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1997 | Corinthians | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | Centro Sportivo Alagoano | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Alverca (loan) | 32 | (13) |
| 1998–1999 | Salgueiros | 12 | (2) |
| 1999–2004 | Porto | 148 | (32) |
| 2004–2008 | Barcelona | 113 | (11) |
| 2008–2010 | Chelsea | 43 | (5) |
| 2010–2013 | Fluminense | 56 | (2) |
| Total | 406 | (65) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2010 | Portugal | 75 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Anderson Luís de Souza (born 27 August 1977), commonly as Deco is a retired professional footballer. He played as a Midfielder. He has played for Porto, Barcelona, and the Portugal national team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 August 2013
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 1996 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Alverca (loan) | 1997–98 | 32 | 13 | – | – | 32 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 13 | ? | ? | – | – | 32 | 13 | |||
| Salgueiros | 1998–99 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| Porto | 1998–99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | – | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2000–01 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 47 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | – | 48 | 19 | ||
| 2002–03 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | 45 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| Total | 148 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 48 | |
| Barcelona | 2004–05 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | 42 | 8 | |
| 2005–06 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | – | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 6 | |
| 2007–08 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 113 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 20 | |
| Chelsea | 2008–09 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6 | |
| Fluminense | 2010 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 18 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 17 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 91 | 7 | |
| Career total | 406 | 65 | 42 | 7 | 113 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 586 | 96 | |
International
| Portugal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 9 | 1 |
| 2004 | 15 | 1 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 1 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 5 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 March 2003 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal |  Brazil |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 13 October 2004 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |  Russia |
3–0 | 7–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying |
| 3. | 17 June 2006 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany |  Iran |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 4. | 11 June 2008 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |  Czech Republic |
1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 5. | 10 September 2008 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |  Denmark |
2–1 | 2–3 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying |
Honours
Porto
- Primeira Divisão/Liga: 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04
- Taça de Portugal: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2001, 2003
- UEFA Champions League: 2003–04
- UEFA Cup: 2002–03
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06
- Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006
- UEFA Champions League: 2005–06
Chelsea
- Premier League: 2009–10
- FA Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10
- FA Community Shield: 2009
Fluminense
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010, 2012
- Campeonato Carioca: 2012
Individual
- Ballon D'or Silver Ball: 2004
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2003–04
- UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: 2003–04, 2005–06
- 2004 UEFA Champions League Final: Man of the Match
- ESM Team of the Year: 2004–05
- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2006
- Portuguese League Footballer of the Year: 2003–04
- CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad: 2006
- Premier League Player of the Month: August 2008
- Campeonato Carioca Best Player: 2012
- Campeonato Carioca Best Midfielder: 2012
- Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2013
- Golden Foot: 2016, as football legend
Orders
- Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)
- Deco – FIFA competition recordLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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Images for kids
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Deco playing for FC Barcelona at the 2005–2006 season
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Deco in action in August 2008
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Deco taking a penalty kick for Chelsea in 2008.
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Deco playing for Portugal against Denmark in 2008.
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