Profile Deco Souza

Personal information

Full name : Anderson Luís de Souza
Date of birth : 27 August 1977 (age 33)
Place of birth : São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder
Current club : Fluminense
Number : 20
Youth career :
1995–1996 Nacional (SP)
Senior career :
1996–1997 Corinthians
1997–1999 Benfica
1997–1998 → Alverca (loan)
1998–1999 → Salgueiros (loan)
1999–2004 Porto
2004–2008 Barcelona
2008–2010 Chelsea
2010– Fluminense
National team :
2003–2010 Portugal

Career

Early career

Deco commenced off his line of work at Nacional Atlético Clube in the habitation of São Paulo, where he was marked and noted by Corinthians. Deco came in Portugal in 1997 at the age of 19 along with person Brazilian competitor Caju after being procured by Lisbon boundary SL Benfica, along with the Corinthians Alagoano franchise.
Despite good showings in coaching, Benfica resolved to advance Deco to the Portuguese Liga de Honra boundary Alverca where he acted for a season. Deco played well and was close to transforming his bond with Benfica and uniting the principle squad. However, the Lisbon group and the player's envoy did not arrive at an accord, as the then director Graeme Souness did not trust that he would deduce into a competitor worth keeping. Subsequently, Deco was exchanged to Portuguese Liga boundary Salgueiros in the 1998–99 time of the year, playing 12 recreational activities and counting two goals. His performances snared the eye of the Porto personnel, and as long as the winter convey window, he was marketed to FC Porto.

Porto

Under the guidance of José Mourinho, Deco was bestowed the job of primary an motivated Porto team. A key diagram in the 2002–03 time of the year, he counted 10 goals in 30 recreational activities, but all the matching accepted 17 yellow cards and one red card. Deco was one of the key players in Porto's UEFA Cup terminal 3–2 win over Celtic that year. In the 2003–04 time of the year, Deco aided Porto recapture the countrywide label and commanded the assembly to the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final in which Porto won 3–0 over AS Monaco, counting the second objective of the match. He was the Champions League's apex give support provider and in addition tolerated the most fouls in the Champions League that season. That time of the year, Deco won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year as well as the reward for the best midfielder in the competition.

Barcelona

On 17 June 2004, Deco advised a Portuguese broadcasting place that he would virtually surely unite English boundary Chelsea (then trained by Mourinho) subsequent UEFA Euro 2004. He said that a convey deal between Porto and Chelsea had been all but completed, and that the only outstanding steps were temporary a bodily scrutiny and noting a schematic bond with Chelsea. However, on 26 June 2004, he advised the Portuguese sports once a day O Jogo that he would rather progress to FC Barcelona than chase Mourinho to Chelsea. While Bayern Munich granted up on Deco after the Chelsea deal looked like to have been deduced, it was still indecisive if the German boundary would make a new bid. The best offer at that time was a €21 million offer from Barça, but this diagram was still €4 million short of the appeal by Porto's board. Portuguese broadsheets then stated that Barça would a go to offer Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma as part of the exchange in rank to facilitate the deal.

Finally, a deal was realised between Porto and Barcelona the day after the UEFA Euro 2004 final. Barça accepted on a €15 million payment in currency, added to the whole privileges of Quaresma to Porto, which tagged Quaresma for €6M. Deco noted a four year deal with the Catalan boundary on 6 July 2004. In Barcelona, some put forward Deco would be fully completed eclipsed by Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho (a duo that as showed by Luiz Felipe Scolari "can make precipitation fall"). Indeed, more Barcelona buff joined the convey with lifted eyebrows, as Deco was deliberated an assaulting midfielder – a department which was now well covered. Instead, trainer Frank Rijkaard employed him in a wholesome midpoint midfield location, where his tactical learning, defensive proficiencies, and very large work rate astonished many. In December 2004, he came second in France Football's Ballon d'Or 2004 reward, suffer forfeit to Andriy Shevchenko and thrashing colleague Ronaldinho by six votes.

On 14 May 2005, Deco acted in the draw in resistance to Levante, which granted Barcelona their 17th La Liga title. He in addition was labelled Barcelona's competitor of the time of the year in the 05/06 season
Deco counted double in the Spanish Supercup 2006–07, which Barça won. Deco won the UEFA Best Midfielder Award yet over for his recital in Barça's Champions League victorious time of the year, empowering him to unite the exclusive gathering of players that have won the matching reward more than one time with divergent assemblies, having won the Champions League beforehand with Porto. Other components of this exclusive gathering embrace greats for instance Paulo Sousa (Borussia Dortmund and Juventus), Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, Real Madrid, and Milan (Twice)), Marcel Desailly (Marseille and Milan), Frank Rijkaard (Milan and Ajax), Samuel Eto'o (Real Madrid, FC Barcelona (Twice) and Internazionale), Didier Deschamps (Marseille and Juventus), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich and Manchester United) and Edwin van der Sar (Ajax and Manchester United). He was in addition rewarded the Golden Ball at the FIFA Club World Cup and the Man of the Match reward, in spite of suffer forfeit the terminal to Internacional.

Chelsea

Deco with Chelsea.
On 30 June 2008, Chelsea noted Deco from FC Barcelona on a three year bond for £8 million.[6] He was the first noting of new Chelsea trainer Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was at one time the countrywide trainer of Portugal. Deco counted on his Chelsea debut and his Premier League debut, with a 30-yard objective, in a 4–0 win over Portsmouth. Deco chased up his recital by counting in his second game for Chelsea, a curling free hit in resistance to Wigan Athletic. These performances commanded to him victorious the Premier League Player of the Month reward for August. Deco made his Champions League debut for Chelsea on September 16. Deco wounded himself as long as a coaching assembly, but he returned from the thigh damage on 19 October and came on as a replacement in resistance to Middlesbrough. He was conveyed off in the 3–1 overcome by AS Roma on 4 November 2008. He then counted a two wheel two wheel bicycle hit in resistance to Bolton Wanderers on 6 December.

Deco ultimately lost his position in the 2008–09 commencing line up, due in part to some poor performances, but in addition to the discharging of Scolari. In a June interview, Deco stated: "I perform not like to stay. I have not likeable my understanding at Chelsea." This was before long chased by Internazionale, supervised by first Chelsea director José Mourinho, resolving that they were endeavouring to indication Deco along with person countryman Ricardo Carvalho, who had in addition resolved his wish for to move out and like Deco wished for to bond up with Mourinho again. Both players were under Mourinho at Porto. However, Inter head Massimo Moratti afterwards led out noting either of the Portuguese internationals on the foundation of their age, telling Gazzetta dello Sport, "Deco and Carvalho? They are two champions but at this time I don't sense there's a want to pay for them." Soon after this Deco said that he would be keen to stay at Chelsea for a least remnant of his bond, but he said that things ought change from his first time of the year in West London.

After chats with new Chelsea director Carlo Ancelotti Deco said he was very cheerful at the group and desired to present all population what he could perform, he commenced on the bench in the 2009 FA Community Shield in resistance to Manchester United. Deco himself strode up to take the victorious retribution for Chelsea, but was not sanctioned as Salomon Kalou was left before him on the table given to the referee. Deco had an outstanding start to the new campaign. He came on as a second half replacement in the first game of the new time of the year for Chelsea in resistance to Hull City, and helped Didier Drogba who counted in damage time. He counted in the next correspond with a 3–1 win over Sunderland A.F.C with a strong right-footed shot which came off the indoors of the send from exterior of the retribution area. He made his 100th UEFA Champions League facade in resistance to Atlético Madrid uniting only 13 other players to have realised as more appearances. Deco counted his second objective of the time of the year in a League Cup fasten in resistance to Bolton Wanderers F.C., with a shot from 16 courtyards into the foundation right hand corner of the goal. He adjoined to his objective tally the very next game, over in resistance to Bolton Wanderers, with a curling left footer from indoors the retribution box. Deco was a dependable competitor for Chelsea right through the Autum interval but damage halted his time of the year right through the Christmas interval, he returned in recreational activities in resistance to Preston, Hull City and Birmingham and acted well, but then damage snared him again.

Deco made his first start after damage in the 5–0 win away at Portsmouth, and his header frontwards (even though through an wrongdoing from Portsmouth goalkeeper David James) set up Didier Drogba for Chelsea's first goal. Deco was sensational in Chelsea's 7–1 win over Aston Villa, bringing ahead risks for his assembly buddies and aiding Chelsea's midfield flow, he gave a key go beyond for Chelsea's third objective of the game, proficiently toiling past an Aston Villa guard and playing a adroit ball with the exterior of his right leg to Yuri Zhirkov who's pass over plunged to Florent Malouda who scored. Deco commenced in Chelsea's capability label decider in resistance to Manchester United at Old Trafford near person midfielders Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel. Deco made numerous very correct passes to proceeding colleagues and in addition gave a key deliverance to Florent Malouda who set up Joe Cole for the unclasping objective in Chelsea's 2–1 win.

Fluminense

On 6 August 2010, Deco noted a 2-year contract[9] with Brazilian group Fluminense on a free convey, uniting first Chelsea competitor Juliano Belletti.Also on 2010, Deco has won his first Brazilian Champioship, joining on Fluminense's victorious campaign.

International career

Never called up to the Brazilian countrywide assembly, Deco was appropriate to play for Portugal, with Deco playing group football with Porto his years in Portugal made him appropriate to play for the Portuguese. Deco has referred numerous times in the broadcasting as an pick for the Portuguese countrywide team. In 2002, having concluded six years of Portuguese dwelling, he accepted Portuguese citizenship. After more months of public debate which separate Portuguese public view, and in spite of the resistance of a large number of Porto rivals' supporters, he was called up for his first global — coincidentally in resistance to Brazil. He counted the free hit that astonished Brazil, primary to a 2–1 win for Portugal. This was Portugal's first win over Brazil since the 1966 World Cup. Since that game, he has been a standard in the countrywide assembly, in spite of first unfavorable judgment by players for instance Luís Figo, who afterwards acknowledged Deco's value. Despite the early unfavorable judgment, Deco was one of the climaxes of the Portuguese countrywide team. He counted five goals in 75 caps for Portugal by June 2010 and his global line of work finished after the second around overcome to Spain at the 2010 World Cup.