Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares (born 22 January 1979), commonly known as Lincoln, is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Career
Atlético Mineiro
Lincoln was born in
São Brás do Suaçuí
São Brás do Suaçuí is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conselheiro Lafaiete. As of 2020, the estimated population was ...
. He was a member of the 1999
Atlético Mineiro
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team, who were runners-up in
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, a team that also included
Marques,
Juliano Belletti
Juliano Haus Belletti (born 20 June 1976) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who mostly played as a right back. He is the current coach of São Paulo U21s.
Belletti began his career in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Cru ...
,
Caçapa
Cláudio Roberto da Silva (born 29 May 1976), commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Having made his senior debut in 1996 for Atlético Mineiro, Ca ...
,
Carlos Galván, and the 1999 top scorer
Guilherme
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Brazilian foot ...
, among others.
Kaiserslautern
Lincoln was signed in 2001 by
Kaiserslautern as a replacement for playmaker
Ciriaco Sforza, who was bought by
Bayern Munich. The slender, but technically gifted Lincoln made an immediate impact and contributed to a strong Kaiserslautern finish in that season. However, trouble was afoot within the club from
Rhineland-Palatinate
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: heavy internal friction was experienced and this was not helped by a large turnover of players. The last straw was when Lincoln disappeared in spring 2004; it turned out that he had headed back to his native Brazil as he felt it would be better for an injury he was apparently suffering from. This was not endorsed by the club and earned him a season-long suspension. Many of the club's fans, members of the board, and playing staff were left embittered by the fact that Lincoln left the club while they struggled against relegation.
Schalke 04
Lincoln's reputation had suffered and it was seen as a surprise when
Schalke 04
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signed the playmaker. However, his game flourished while at the
Ruhrgebiet
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club, and he was one of the strongest pillars in the surprising Schalke 2004–05 campaign that earned them second place in the
Bundesliga
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. Although Lincoln experienced a dip in form in 2005–06, he firmly established himself as one of the best playmakers in the Bundesliga.
Galatasaray
In June 2007, Lincoln signed a four-year contract for
Galatasaray
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, for a fee of around €5 million. He was greeted at the
Atatürk International Airport with a crowd of 5,000 Galatasaray supporters.
Lincoln scored five times in his first season in the
2007–08 Turkcell Süper Lig and he made a few important assists, showing great performances both in domestic play and
UEFA Cup
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games. He became a favorite of the Galatasaray fans. However, he was taken out of the squad of the seventh week clash against the arch-rivals
Beşiktaş.
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp (born 2 June 1934) is a German retired football manager and player.
Feldkamp started coaching in 1968. In Germany, he coached Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and Eintracht Frankfurt, among others. He previously coac ...
took Lincoln and teammate
Hakan Şükür
Hakan Şükür (; born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and ''Kral'' (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a ...
out of the match squad because they had broken the camp rules by bringing family and friends to training. After the 2–1 win, thanks to the goals of
Hakan Balta
Hakan Kadir Balta (; born 23 March 1983) is a retired Turkish professional footballer who played as a defender for Galatasaray in the Süper Lig. At the start of the 2018/19 season he was released from his contract after over 10 years with the ...
and
Shabani Nonda
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(penalty), some have called Feldkamp a braveheart and a hero, but many other supporters criticised him because of the decision.
He eventually had the opportunity to play against rivals
Fenerbahçe on 9 November 2008 and scored one of the quickest goals ever seen in a Fenerbahçe – Galatasaray derbies, exactly 1:30 after the opening kickoff; however, Galatasaray gave up four straight goals after this and lost the game 4–1.
As the playmaker of the team, Lincoln was selected as the team captain in a UEFA Cup game against
Hertha BSC on 3 December 2008.
In July 2009, Galatasaray put Lincoln on suspension due to his absence during pre-season training. He was later released from the Turkish side and his squad number 10 was issued to the newly appointed captain,
Arda Turan
Arda Turan (born 30 January 1987) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played most notably as a winger.
Turan is mostly known for his ball control, dribbling skills and vision. At age 21, prior to the 2009–10 season, he was named ...
.
Palmeiras
On 4 February 2010, Lincoln signed a two-year contract with
SE Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
.
On 8 May 2010, he scored the goal to beat
Vitoria
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* Steven Vitória (b ...
1–0 in opening round of the
2010 Campeonato Brasileiro. He made impressive appearances with Palmeiras in 2010.
In 2011, Lincoln was not in the plans of manager
Luiz Felipe Scolari
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Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and no ...
, and failed to make usual appearances. He stated that he would like to play more or leave the club.
Avaí
On 10 August 2011,
Avaí
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Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 milli ...
announced that Lincoln signed a loan contract with the club from Palmeiras.
Coritiba
In 2012,
Coritiba
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signed Lincoln on a two-year contract. He won with the club the
2012
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and
2013 Campeonato Paranaense
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.
Bahia
In 2014, he was loaned to
Bahia
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until the end of the year.
Career statistics
Honours
Schalke 04
*
UEFA Intertoto Cup:
2004
*
DFB-Ligapokal
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:
2005
* Bundesliga Player of the month: November 2004
* Schalke 04 Player of the year:
2004–05
* Nominated as one of the five best players in
Bundesliga
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2006, by
kicker
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.
Galatasaray
*
Turkish League
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* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
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*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
:
2007–08
*
Turkish Super Cup
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:
2008
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Coritiba
*
Campeonato Paranaense:
2012
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,
2013
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Bahia
*
Campeonato Baiano
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2020 format
First stage:
10 teams are included in one group, playing once only against all teams i ...
:
2014
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References
External links
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Living people
1979 births
Association football midfielders
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Bundesliga players
Süper Lig players
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
FC Schalke 04 players
Galatasaray S.K. footballers
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
Avaí FC players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Esporte Clube Bahia players
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Turkey