Flávio Sérgio Viana known as Schumacher (born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, 31 August 1975) is a Brazilian

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

player. He was elected as the 2008 World's Best Futsal Player. His nickname is a reference to German football goalkeeper

Harald Schumacher Harald Anton "Toni" Schumacher (born 6 March 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he won a Bundesliga title and three DFB-Pokal titles with 1. FC Köln. At international level, he represen ...

.Schumacher - Pan 2007
- UOL (in Portuguese)

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Profile at Inter Movistar homepage
1975 births Living people Brazilian men's futsal players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Futsal defenders Inter FS players {{Brazil-sport-bio-stub