Luciano Alexandre Silva (born 12 November 1978), known simply as Luciano, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Anápolis Anápolis (, ) is a Brazilian city in the State of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 391,772 inhabitants according to an es ...

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

, Luciano played mostly with modest clubs during his Brazilian career, appearing twice in the 2002 edition of the

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with

Londrina Esporte Clube Londrina Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Londrina, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Londrina, Paraná which currently plays in Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, after being promoted from Sé ...

. He also briefly represented

Coritiba Football Club Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

. In 2006, aged nearly 28, Luciano signed with C.D. Feirense of the Portuguese

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, from

Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, commonly known as Caxias, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football lea ...

. He scored four goals in 27 games in his first season, with his team finishing in seventh position. Luciano contributed three goals from 25 matches in 2010–11 as the

Santa Maria da Feira Santa Maria da Feira () is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District in Portugal, 23 km from central Porto. The population in 2011 was 139,309,Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

after an absence of 22 years. He made his debut in the competition on 14 August 2011 in a 0–0 home draw against

C.D. Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portug ...

, being again first choice as the campaign ended in immediate relegation.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luciano 1978 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Londrina Esporte Clube players União São João Esporte Clube players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.D. Feirense players U.D. Oliveirense players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal People from Anápolis Sportspeople from Goiás