Deco
Sign in to saveAnderson Luís de Souza (born 27 August 1977), also known as Deco (), is a former professional footballer who primarily played as an attacking or central midfielder. Born and raised in Brazil, he played for the Portugal national team. He currently works as sporting director for Barcelona.
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Deco is a former professional footballer born in Brazil who played as a midfielder and represented Portugal internationally, later becoming notable for his career at top European clubs. He now works as sporting director for Barcelona, overseeing the club's player recruitment and team-building strategy.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1977-08-27
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Adviento nocturno. En anexo
- Adviento nocturno. En anexo
- Constelaciones.
- Constelaciones.
- Wah-wah
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- Listeners
- 24,796
- Total plays
- 206,046
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There is more than one artist by the name of Deco; - 1. Deco is a lounge/electronic/jazz band from Italy. The album on this profile is by this artist, for more info go to http://www.myspace.com/decomusicspace - 2. A band from Melbourne Australia, who released the album entitled "Move On" in 2004 and got casual airplay on ABC's youth radio station Triple J. - 3. Deco was Attala Zane Giles & Phillip Ingram The Deco album was recorded and completed <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
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20 sectionsContents
- Club career
- Early career
- Porto
- Barcelona
- Chelsea
- Fluminense
- International career
- 2006 World Cup
- Euro 2008
- 2010 World Cup
- Style of play
- Post-retirement
- Personal life
- Media
- Career statistics
- Club
- International
- Honours
- References
- External links
Anderson Luís de Souza (born 27 August 1977), also known as Deco (), is a former professional footballer who primarily played as an attacking or central midfielder. Born and raised in Brazil, he played for the Portugal national team. He currently works as sporting director for Barcelona.
Deco is one of the few players to have won the UEFA Champions League with two clubs, with Porto in 2004 and Barcelona in 2006. He was named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and UEFA Best Midfielder in Porto's Champions League-winning season and was named Man of the Match in the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final. Deco was the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two clubs, Porto and Barcelona. He was awarded the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball and the Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to Internacional.
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