Luis Francisco Grando (born 2 February 1987), known as Chico, is a Brazilian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who most recently played as a

defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

or defender. He can also play as a

left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

. Chico made professional his debut with Atlético-PR in 2–3 home defeat to Grêmio in the Campeonato Brasileiro on 12 November 2006. He scored first professional goal with Atlético-PR in a 3–3 away draw with

Londrina Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná (state), Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is 388 km (241 miles) away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and f ...

in the

Campeonato Paranaense The Campeonato Paranaense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is run by the Paraná Football Federation (FPF). List of champions Notes * In 1924 Internacional and América merged in ...

on 1 February 2007.

Honours

Atlético Paranaense *

: 2009 Coritiba *Campeonato Paranaense:

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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1987 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Club Athletico Paranaense players SE Palmeiras players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Goiás Esporte Clube players FC Cascavel players Gaziantepspor footballers Antalyaspor footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Süper Lig players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey People from Pato Branco Footballers from Paraná (state) 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub