Luciano Alexandre Silva (born 12 November 1978), known simply as Luciano, is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre back
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Defenders fall into four main categ ...
.
Club career
Born in
Anápolis
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,
Goiás
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, Luciano played mostly with modest clubs during his Brazilian career, appearing twice in the
2002 edition of the
Copa do Brasil
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with
Londrina Esporte Clube
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. He also briefly represented
Coritiba Football Club.
In 2006, aged nearly 28, Luciano signed with
C.D. Feirense of the Portuguese
second division, from
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul. 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 side returned to the
Primeira Liga
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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,
being again first choice as
the campaign ended in immediate relegation.
References
External links
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Futpédia profile
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1978 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's 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 men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Sportspeople from Anápolis
Footballers from Goiás