Lucimar Ferreira da Silva

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For other Brazilian player named Lúcio, see Lúcio Carlos Cajueiro Souza.

Personal information
Lúcio
Full name	Lucimar Ferreira da Silva
Date of birth	May 8, 1978
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.88m - 6'2"
Nickname	Lúcio
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bayern Munich
Number	3
Youth clubs
1997-2000	Internacional Porto Alegre
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2000 2000-2004 2004-	Internacional Porto Alegre Bayer Leverkusen FC Bayern Munich	168 (16) 92 (15) 83 (5)
National team²
2000-	Brazil	61 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 17, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Lúcio, full name Lucimar Ferreira da Silva, (born May 8, 1978 in Brasília) is a Brazilian football defender, a 2002 FIFA World Cup winner with the Brazilian national team. With his wife Dione he has two children: Victoria and Joao Victor. They are awaiting their third child.

He is widely considered as Brazil's best central defender and a key member of the Brazilian squad's defence. He also contributes in attack, frequently making runs into the opponent's half.

In the 2002 World Cup quarterfinal match against England, Lucio made a mistake that allowed Michael Owen to score the opening goal. Scolari defended him, stating that Lucio made no other mistakes. In the final against Germany, Lucio bore the full brunt of a free-kick, but managed to stay on his feet to complete playing all 630 minutes of the tournament. He was one of three players to do so (goalkeeper Marcos and defender Cafu were the others).

On the club level, Lúcio played for Internacional Porto Alegre (1997-2000), Bayer Leverkusen (2000-2004), and Bayern Munich (2004-present).

In the junior level, he played for Brazil in the football tournament in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

In the 2006 World Cup, he set a FIFA record by playing 386 consecutive minutes without committing a foul, a streak which was finally broken in Brazil's 1-0 quarterfinal loss to France.

In August 2006, Lúcio was appointed as captain by current Brazil coach Dunga.

In the UEFA Champions League 2006-07, Lúcio scored in both legs against Real Madrid giving Bayern a spot in the quarter-finals.

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	Brazil squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Champions (5th Title)
1 Marcos \| 2 Cafu \| 3 Lúcio \| 4 Roque Júnior \| 5 Edmílson \| 6 Roberto Carlos \| 7 Ricardinho \| 8 Gilberto Silva \| 9 Ronaldo \| 10 Rivaldo \| 11 Ronaldinho \| 12 Dida \| 13 Belletti \| 14 Anderson Polga \| 15 Kléberson \| 16 Júnior \| 17 Denílson \| 18 Vampeta \| 19 Juninho \| 20 Edílson \| 21 Luizão \| 22 Rogério Ceni \| 23 Kaká \| Coach: Scolari

	Brazil squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Dida \| 2 Cafu \| 3 Lúcio \| 4 Juan \| 5 Emerson \| 6 Roberto Carlos \| 7 Adriano \| 8 Kaká \| 9 Ronaldo \| 10 Ronaldinho \| 11 Zé Roberto \| 12 Rogério Ceni \| 13 Cicinho \| 14 Luisão \| 15 Cris \| 16 Gilberto \| 17 Gilberto Silva \| 18 Mineiro \| 19 Juninho \| 20 Ricardinho \| 21 Fred \| 22 Júlio César \| 23 Robinho \| Coach: Parreira

FC Bayern Munich - Current Squad
1 Kahn \| 2 Sagnol \| 3 Lúcio \| 5 Van Buyten \| 6 Demichelis \| 7 Scholl \| 8 Karimi \| 10 Makaay \| 11 Podolski \| 14 Pizarro \| 17 van Bommel \| 18 Görlitz \| 20 Salihamidžić \| 21 Lahm \| 22 Rensing \| 23 Hargreaves \| 24 Santa Cruz \| 25 Ismaël \| 29 Dreher \| 30 Lell \| 31 Schweinsteiger \| 32 Hummels \| 33 Kraft \| 36 Fürstner \| 37 Saba \| 39 Ottl \| Coach: Hitzfeld