Luciano José Pereira da Silva (born 16 March 1980 in Rio Branco) is a retired

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ian

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. He has previously played for Tombense and

K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were ...

. Having signed for

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club FC Groningen, the technical manager of the club, Henk Veldmate, described Luciano as "a spectacular keeper who, because of that, has a lot of risk in his game play". On 24 February 2010, Luciano de Souza extended his contract with

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until 2012. On 14 February 2014, Luciano and Groningen agreed to dissolve his contract so he could return to Brazil for a knee surgery.

Honours

Club

;Beerschot A.C. * Belgian Cup: 2004–05

References

1980 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers CR Vasco da Gama players Beerschot A.C. players FC Groningen players Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) {{Brazil-footy-goalkeeper-stub