Carlos Luciano da Silva (born 2 August 1975), nicknamed Mineiro, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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. Despite being from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul his nickname "Mineiro" was given to him because of his shy and quiet personality, typical of someone from the state of

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Club career

Mineiro was born in

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, Rio Grande do Sul. He won the Campeonato Paulista in 2004 and 2005, playing for São Caetano and São Paulo, respectively, and also won, playing for São Paulo, the Copa Libertadores de América and the FIFA Club World Championship in 2005. On 18 December 2005, he scored the only goal in the final of the

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, Japan, against European champions

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. On 3 February 2007, he had his

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debut for Hertha BSC in a game against

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. He was brought on for the last 20 minutes in place of

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and scored his first goal for the Berlin club, a spectacular game-winning goal (2–1), shooting from more than 25 yards, in the last seconds of injury time. On 24 September 2008, it was announced that Mineiro had signed for

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as a backup for the injured Michael Essien until the end of the 2008–09 season. He made his Chelsea debut on 1 November 2008 against Sunderland in a league match. He came on for

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who had already scored a hat-trick leading Chelsea to a 5–0 victory. Despite already having played for Chelsea he was not formally revealed to the press until 7 November during a

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at Chelsea's

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in Cobham, Surrey. During the press conference it was confirmed that Mineiro was on a contract to play as Chelsea's third-choice

, behind Essien and

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. Mineiro played just twice for Chelsea, and his only start was against

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in the

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. On 11 August 2009, he returned to Germany for the medical check and later signed with

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. He made his Schalke debut on 16 August 2009 in their first home game of the 2009–10 Bundesliga season, a 3–0 win against

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, playing the entire match. At the end of the season, he left Schalke. On 6 September 2011,

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, playing in the fourth tier of

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, surprisingly announced his signing, giving him a contract until the end of the season.

International career

Mineiro made his international debut in April 2001 against

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. Mineiro was a late call-up for Brazil's

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squad. A knee injury sustained by

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midfielder

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in the run-up to the tournament forced him to withdraw, resulting in a call-up for Mineiro, but he did not receive any playing time in Germany. Mineiro was selected to participate in

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. He started every match as Brazil went on to win the tournament. He retired from the national team in 2008.

Honours

Club

São Caetano * São Paulo State Championship: 2004 São Paulo * São Paulo State Championship: 2005 * Copa Libertadores: 2005 * FIFA Club World Cup: 2005 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006

International

Brazil * Copa América: 2007

Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2006

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mineiro 1975 births Living people Footballers from Porto Alegre Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Brazil international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 Copa América players Guarani FC players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Rio Branco Esporte Clube players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players São Paulo FC players Hertha BSC players Chelsea F.C. players FC Schalke 04 players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Bundesliga players Premier League players TuS Koblenz players Copa América-winning players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Brazilian emigrants to Australia