Dirceu Francisco Xavier (born December 18, 1977 in
Cabo Frio
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), nicknamed Xavier Dirceu or just Xavier, and sometimes misspelled Xavier Dirção, is a Brazilian
football
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former player lastly played for
São Bernardo.
Playing career
He helped
Maccabi Haifa to its tenth championship in 2005. Dirceu joined the club as an unknown (from
Santo André of Brazil), but quickly became the top
defensive midfielder in the
Israeli Premier League.
In August 2007, he left
Maccabi Haifa and signed for 3 years in
Maccabi Petah Tikva, but he left the club after one season and returned to Brazil.
External links
Xavier Dirceu's birthdate
1977 births
Living people
People from Cabo Frio
Brazilian footballers
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Israeli Premier League players
Association football midfielders
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state)
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