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{{Infobox Football biography
| playername = Deco
| image = [[Image:Deco 21dec2006.jpg|260px]]
| fullname = Ánderson Luís de Souza
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1977|8|27}}
| cityofbirth = [[São Bernardo do Campo]]
| countryofbirth = [[Brazil]]
| height = 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m)
| currentclub = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| clubnumber = 19
| position = [[Midfielder|Attacking Midfielder]]<br />[[Midfielder|Central Midfielder]]
| youthyears = 1995–1996
| youthclubs = [[Nacional Atlético Clube|Nacional]]
| years = 1996–1997<br />1997<br />1997–1998<br />1998–1999<br />1999–2004<br />2004–2008<br>2008–
| clubs = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]<br />[[Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano|Corinthians (AL)]]<br />[[FC Alverca]]<br />[[Salgueiros]]<br />[[Futebol Clube do Porto|FC Porto]]<br />[[FC Barcelona]]<br> [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps(goals) = {{0}}{{0}}2 {{0}}(0)<br />{{0}}{{0}}0 {{0}}(0)<br />{{0}}32 (13)<br />{{0}}{{0}}9 {{0}}(2)<br />148 (32)<br />112 (13)<br />{{0}}{{0}}0 {{0}}(0)<!--LEAGUE APPS & GOALS ONLY -->
| nationalyears = 2003–
| nationalteam = [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}56 {{0}}(4)
| pcupdate = 18:38, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 16:09, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
}}
'''Anderson Luis de Souza''', <small>[[Order of Infante D. Henrique|OIH]]</small> (born [[August 27]] [[1977]] in [[São Bernardo do Campo]], [[Brazil]]) is a professional [[Portuguese Brazilian]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]] widely known as '''"Deco"'''. He plays internationally for [[Portuguese national football team|Portugal]] and has recently signed for English club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].
Deco is also one of the few players to win the [[UEFA Champions League]] with two different clubs, with [[FC Porto]] in 2004 and [[FC Barcelona]] in 2006. He was named [[Man of the Match]] in the [[UEFA Champions League 2003-04|2003-04 Champions League]] final. Deco is the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two different clubs, once each. He was awarded the FIFA World Club Cup Golden Ball and The Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to Internacional.
Chelsea's newly appointed manager "Big Phil" Scolari, a world cup winner with Brazil in 2002, has said one of his biggest regrets was never to have selected Deco as a Brazilian national player before he was granted Portuguese citizenship.
== Club career ==
=== Early career ===
Deco started off his career at [[Nacional Atlético Clube]] in the city of São Paulo, where he was spotted and signed by [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]. Despite making a couple of appearances for the Brazilian giant, he was deemed too feeble for professional football and was shipped off to Corinthians' franchise [[Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano|Corinthians Alagoano]].
Deco arrived in Portugal in [[1997 in sports|1997]] at the age of 19 along with fellow Brazilian player Caju, after being acquired by [[Lisbon]] side [[SL Benfica]] along with the Corinthians Alagoano franchise<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=368989 Goal.com]</ref>.
Despite good showings in training, [[SL Benfica|Benfica]] decided to loan Deco to the [[Liga de Honra|Portuguese Liga de Honra]] side [[FC Alverca]] where he played for a season. Deco performed well and was close to renewing his contract with [[SL Benfica|Benfica]] and joining the main squad. However, the [[Lisbon]] club and the player's representative did not reach an agreement, as the then manager [[Graeme Souness]] did not believe that he would develop into a player worth keeping. Subsequently Deco was traded to [[Porto]] side [[S.C. Salgueiros]] in the [[1998-99 in Portuguese football|1998-99 season]], playing 12 games and scoring two goals. His performances caught the eye of the [[FC Porto]] staff, and during the winter transfer window, he was sold to Porto.
=== Porto ===
Under the guidance of [[José Mourinho]], Deco was given the role of leading an ambitious Porto team. A key figure in the [[2002-03 in Portuguese football|2002-03 season]], he scored 10 goals in 30 games, but nevertheless received seventeen yellow cards and one red card. Deco was one of the key players in Porto's [[UEFA Cup]] final [[UEFA Cup 2002-03#Final|3-2]] win over [[Celtic F.C.]] that year. In the [[2003-04 in Portuguese football|2003-04 season]], Deco helped Porto recapture the national title and led the team to the [[2004 UEFA Champions League Final]] in which Porto won 3-0 over [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], scoring the second goal of the match. He was the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League's]] top assist provider and also suffered the most fouls in the Champions League that season. That season, Deco won the [[UEFA Club Football Awards#UEFA Club Footballer of the Year.07UNIQ5b96a0f368739827-nowiki-00000003-QINU1.07UNIQ5b96a0f368739827-nowiki-00000004-QINU|UEFA Most Valuable Player]], as well as the award for the [[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Midfielder|best midfielder]] in the competition.
=== Barcelona ===
On [[June 17]] [[2004]], Deco told a Portuguese radio station that he would almost certainly join [[England|English]] side [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (then coached by [[José Mourinho|Mourinho]]) following [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]]. He said that a transfer deal between Porto and Chelsea had been all but finalized, and that the only remaining steps were passing a physical examination and signing a formal contract with Chelsea.
However, on [[June 26]] [[2004]] he told the Portuguese sports daily ''[[O Jogo]]'' that he would rather move to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] than follow Mourinho to Chelsea. While [[Bayern Munich]] gave up on Deco after the Chelsea deal seemed to have been concluded, it was still uncertain whether the German side would make a new bid. The best offer at that time was a [[Euro|€]]21m bid from Barça, but this figure was still €4m short of the request by Porto's board. Portuguese newspapers then reported that Barça would try to offer Portuguese winger [[Ricardo Quaresma]] as part of the exchange in order to ease the deal.
Finally, a deal was achieved between Porto and Barcelona the day after the [[Euro 2004]] final. Barça agreed on a [[Euro|€]]12m fee, plus the complete rights of [[Ricardo Quaresma]] to Porto. Deco signed a four year deal with the Catalan side on [[6 July]] [[2004]].
In Barcelona, some suggested Deco would be completely eclipsed by Brazilian star [[Ronaldinho]] (a duo that according to [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] "can make rain fall"). Indeed, many Barcelona fans met the transfer with raised eyebrows, as Deco was considered an attacking midfielder - a department which was already well covered. Instead, coach [[Frank Rijkaard]] used him in a pure central midfield position, where his tactical knowledge, defensive abilities, and enormous work rate surprised many. In [[December 2004]], he came second in [[France Football]]'s ''[[Ballon D'Or]]'' [[2004]] award, losing to [[Andriy Shevchenko]] and beating team mate [[Ronaldinho]] by six votes.
[[Image:Decobarca.jpg|thumb|300px|Deco in [[2005]]]]
On [[14 May]] [[2005]], Deco played in the draw against [[Levante UD]], which gave Barcelona their 17th [[La Liga]] title.
Deco scored twice in the Spanish Supercup 06-07, which Barça won.<ref>[http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/BarcelonaMR01.htm portugoal.net]</ref> Deco won the [[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Midfielder|UEFA Best Midfielder Award]] yet again for his performance in Barca's Champions League winning season, enabling him to join the exclusive group of players that have won the same award more than once with different teams, having won the Champions League previously with Porto. Other members of this exclusive group include greats such as [[Clarence Seedorf]] (Ajax, Real Madrid, and AC Milan), [[Marcel Desailly]] (Marseille and AC Milan), [[Frank Rijkaard]] (AC Milan and Ajax), [[Didier Deschamps]] (Marseille and Juventus) and [[Edwin Van Der Sar]] (Ajax and Manchester United). He was also awarded the [[FIFA Club World Cup#Honours|Golden Ball]] at the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] and the [[Man of the Match]] award despite losing the final to [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]].<ref>[http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/DecoCWCAward.htm Deco Award]</ref>
=== Chelsea ===
On [[June 30]], [[2008]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] signed Deco from [[F.C. Barcelona|Barcelona]] on a three year contract for €10 million/£8 million [http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/06/n080630104778.html]. He is the first signing of new Chelsea coach [[Luis Felipe Scolari]], who was the national coach of Portugal. Embattled Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended the fee of €10m garnered for Deco by saying that the Portuguese ace had been a main factor in his club's failures over the past two seasons.. Deco has been training under the number 19.
"It was a big piece of business," he said, adding that it was important not to "idealize" the Brazilian-born player's contribution.
"For the past two seasons, he was one of the players with the lowest yield on the pitch," he blasted.
For a 31-year-old in whom no other teams were seriously interested, then, Chelsea's fee of €10m is in Laporta's eyes not a failing at all.<ref> Embattled Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended the fee of €10m garnered for Deco by saying that the Portuguese ace had been a main factor in his club's failures over the past two seasons..
"It was a big piece of business," he said, adding that it was important not to "idealize" the Brazilian-born player's contribution.
"For the past two seasons, he was one of the players with the lowest yield on the pitch," he blasted.
For a 31-year-old in whom no other teams were seriously interested, then, Chelsea's fee of €10m is in Laporta's eyes not a failing at all.
Deco has a reputation for diving.{{cite news
| title = Chelsea sign Portugal's Deco
| url = http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=820115.html?cid=rssfeed&att=
| publisher = FIFA
| date = [[2008-07-01]]
| accessdate = 2008-07-01}}</ref><ref name="Chelsea complete Deco deal">{{cite news
| title = Chelsea complete Deco deal
| url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11668_3759279,00.html
| publisher = Sky Sports
| date = [[2008-06-30]]
| accessdate = 2008-06-30}}</ref>
== International career ==
Never called up to the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]], Deco was mentioned several times in the media as an option for the [[Portugal national football team|Portuguese national team]]. In [[2002]], having completed six years of Portuguese residence, he received Portuguese citizenship. After many months of public discussion which split Portuguese public opinion, and despite the opposition of a large number of FC Porto rivals' supporters, he was called up for his first international — coincidentally against [[Brazil national football team|his birth country]] — played at the [[Estádio das Antas]], on [[March 29]] [[2003]]. He played only eight minutes in his debut, but in that time he managed to score the free kick that stunned Brazil, leading to a 2-1 win for Portugal. This was Portugal's first win over Brazil since the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]]. Since that game, he has been a regular in the national team, in spite of initial criticism by players such as [[Luís Figo]], who later recognized Deco's value. Despite the early criticism, Deco is today one the highlights of the Portuguese national team. He had scored 4 goals in 55 caps for Portugal by June 2008.
=== 2006 World Cup ===
During the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], he scored the first goal in Portugal's second [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]] match against [[Iran national football team|Iran]]. He scored in the 63rd minute minute prior to [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'s 80th minute penalty. During the first knockout stage of the competition Deco received two yellow cards in the game against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], the first for a rash tackle on [[Johnny Heitinga]] that put him out of the quarter final tie against [[England national football team|England]], having already picked up a caution in the aforementioned match with Iran.
=== Euro 2008 ===
On [[June 11]], Deco scored the opening goal in Portugal's second match of [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], a [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A|Group A]] clash with [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]. The game ended 3-1 to Portugal, with Deco aiding his team in their passage to the quarter-finals where Portugal's campaign came to an end against [[Germany national football team|Germany]], the eventual runners-up of the tournament.
=== International goals ===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || [[March 29]] [[2003]] || [[Estádio das Antas]], [[Porto]], [[Portugal]] || {{fb|Brazil}} || 2-1 || 2-1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || [[October 13]] [[2004]] || [[Estádio José Alvalade]], [[Lisboa]], [[Portugal]] || {{fb|Russia}} || 4-0 || 7-1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 3. || [[June 17]] [[2006]] || [[Commerzbank-Arena|Commerzbank-Arena/FIFA World Cup Stadium Frankfurt]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]] || {{fb|Iran}} || 1-0 || 2-0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]] [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410024/report.html Report]
|-
| 4. || [[June 11]] [[2008]] || [[Stade de Genève]], [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]] || {{fb|Czech Republic}} || 1-0 || 3-1 || [[UEFA Euro 2008]]
|}
==Career statistics==
{{Football player statistics 1|YY}}
{{Football player statistics 2|BRA|YY}}
|-
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1996|1996]]||[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]||[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]||17||2||||||||||||||||
{{Football player statistics 2|POR|YY}}
|-
|1996-97||[[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]]||||32||13||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[Portuguese Liga 1997-98|1997-98]]||[[F.C. Porto|Porto]]||[[Portuguese Liga]]||6||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[Portuguese Liga 1997-98|1997-98]]||[[S.C. Salgueiros|Salgueiros]]||[[Portuguese Liga]]||12||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[Portuguese Liga 1998-99|1998-99]]||rowspan="6"|[[F.C. Porto|Porto]]||rowspan="6"|[[Portuguese Liga]]||6||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[Portuguese Liga 1999-00|1999-00]]||23||1||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[Portuguese Liga 2000-01|2000-01]]||31||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[Portuguese Liga 2001-02|2001-02]]||30||13||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[Portuguese Liga 2002-03|2002-03]]||30||10||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[Portuguese Liga 2003-04|2003-04]]||28||2||||||||||||||||
{{Football player statistics 2|ESP|YY}}
|-
|[[La Liga 2004-05|2004-05]]||rowspan="4"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]||rowspan="4"|[[La Liga]]||35||8||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[La Liga 2005-06|2005-06]]||29||3||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[La Liga 2006-07|2006-07]]||31||1||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[La Liga 2007-08|2007-08]]||18||1||||||||||||||||
{{Football player statistics 2|ENG|YY}}
|-
|[[Premier League 2008–09|2008-09]]||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||[[Premier League]]||0||0||||||||||||||||
{{Football player statistics 3|4|BRA}}17||2||||||||||||||||
{{Football player statistics 4|POR}}198||47||||||||||||||||
{{Football player statistics 4|ESP}}113||13||||||||||||||||
{{Football player statistics 4|ENG}}0||0||||||||||||||||
{{Football player statistics 5}}328||62||||||||||||||||
|}
== Honours ==
===Individual===
* [[FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA World Club Cup Golden Ball]]: 2006
* [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year|UEFA Champions League MVP]]: 2004
* [[UEFA Club Football Awards|UEFA Best Midfielder Award]]: 2004, 2006
* [[European Footballer of the Year|European Silver Ball (Second position of the European Player of the Year Award)]]: 2003/04
* [[Portuguese Footballer of the Year]]: 2004
* [[Portuguese Golden Ball]]: 2003
===Club===
'''[[F.C. Porto|FC Porto]]'''
*[[UEFA Champions League]] Winner: 2004
*[[UEFA Cup]] Winner: 2003
*[[Portuguese Liga]] Winner: 1999, 2003, 2004, Runner-up: 2000, 2001
*[[Cup of Portugal|Portuguese Cup]] Winner: 2000, 2001, 2003, Runner-up: 2004
*[[Portuguese Supercup]] Winner: 1999, 2001, 2003, Runner-up: 2000
*[[UEFA Supercup]] Runner-up: 2003
'''[[FC Barcelona]]'''
*[[UEFA Champions League]] Winner: 2006
*[[La Liga|Spanish Liga]] Winner: 2005, 2006, Runner-up: 2007
*[[Supercopa de España|Spanish Supercup]] Winner: 2005, 2006
*[[UEFA Supercup]] Runner-up: 2006
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] Runner-up: 2006
===Portugal===
*[[European Football Championship]] Runner-up: 2004
== Personal life ==
His father is Brazilian, his mother Brazilian with Japanese heritage.
When Deco started his European career in [[1997]], his first wife Cila, whom he had met three years earlier, moved to Portugal with him. Deco and Cila have two sons, João Henrique and Pedro Gabriel, who now live in Brazil with their mother. A few years later, Deco met Jaciara at a party in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]] (Brazil), and divorced Cila to live with Jaciara in Porto. They married in [[April 2005]] and now have a son and a daughter. They announced their divorce in March 2008.
Deco is the brother-in-law of fellow footballer [[Alecsandro]], who plays for [[Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda FC]]. Alecsandro is the brother of [[Brazil national football team|Brazil international]] [[Richarlyson]].
== Quotes ==
{{Unreferencedsection|date=July 2008}}
* "Deco doesn't talk a lot, but when he does everybody listens" - [[Lionel Messi]]
* "World class" - [[José Mourinho]]
* "I think one of my bigger mistakes when in Brazil was not signing Deco. Now that we are with Portugal, I am glad I did not." [[Luiz Felipe Scolari|Felipão]] on not inviting Deco to the [[Brazil national football team|Seleção]] during his tenure as head Brazilian coach.
* "My choice of Deco had to do with his technical and professional qualities and his strong determination in reaching the objectives," - [[Luiz Felipe Scolari|Felipão]] on the inclusion of Deco in the [[Portugal national football team|Portuguese national team]].
* "Deco is the barometer of our season, when he is in form the quality of the game rises, when he is not so good the team as a whole performs less well" -Former Barça Coach [[Frank Rijkaard]]
* "He's a great player. It would be foolish to underestimate him" - [[Celtic F.C.|Ex-Celtic]] coach [[Martin O'Neill]] on Deco during the [[UEFA Cup 2002-03|2002-03 UEFA Cup Final]].
* "He may look like a lost boy in a Japanese comic but Deco is intelligent, focused, hard, arrogant and a superb passer." - British football magazine [[FourFourTwo]] on Deco's abilities.
* "Deco looks constantly worried, poor guy, someone should tell him he's good." Sam Potter in an interview with BBC Sport.
* "For the past two seasons, he was one of the players with the lowest yield on the pitch" [[Joan Laporta]], Barcelona President <ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=772957]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
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* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=1350 FootballDatabase provides Deco's profile and stats]
* [http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_07-08/plantilla/jugadors/deco.html FC Barcelona profile]
* [http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/soccerprofiles/p/deco.htm Deco profile from About.com]
*[http://www.portugoal.net www.PortuGOAL.net Portuguese football site] (Player Profile Section)
* [http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/BarcelonaMR01.htm Deco blasts brace as Barcelona win Spanish Supercopa]
* [http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/DecoCWCAward.htm Barcelona beaten but Deco voted player of tournament]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7453834.stm Recent news of Deco moving to Chelsea]
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