Cícero (footballer)

Cícero Santos (born 26 August 1984), simply known as Cícero, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a central or attacking midfielder.[1]

Cícero
Cícero in 2009
Personal information
Full name Cícero Santos
Date of birth (1984-08-26) 26 August 1984
Place of birth Castelo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2004 Tombense
2001–2004Bahia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Tombense 0 (0)
2004–2005Bahia (loan) 48 (13)
2006Figueirense (loan) 34 (13)
2007–2008Fluminense (loan) 70 (16)
2008–2010 Hertha BSC 83 (11)
2010–2011 VfL Wolfsburg 24 (2)
2011–2012 São Paulo 92 (16)
2013–2014 Santos 88 (35)
2014–2016 Fluminense 110 (29)
2015Al-Gharafa (loan) 9 (3)
2017 São Paulo 30 (4)
2017–2018 Grêmio 51 (7)
2019–2021 Botafogo 63 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

Early career

During his time at Fluminense, Cícero proved himself to be a versatile player. He featured as an attacking midfielder, a defensive midfielder, a wide player and a striker. Cícero featured heavily in Fluminense's Copa Libertadores Campaign of 2008, scoring vital goals in the group stages, including a beautiful free kick in the 6–0 demolition of Arsenal de Sarandí at the Maracaña in Rio de Janeiro. Cícero was the only Flu player to convert his penalty kick during the shoot out in the final defeat against LDU Quito of Ecuador.

Hertha BSC

Cicero made his Bundesliga debut for Hertha on 17 August 2008 against Eintracht Frankfurt. He established himself as a regular, playing all but one game in the 2008–09 season.

São Paulo

After one and half-year playing for São Paulo, on 1 January 2013, Brazilian press confirmed that Cícero would break his contract with the club for 2013 season.[2]

Santos

On 8 January 2013, Cícero signed a two-year deal with Santos.[3] Cícero finished the 2013 Campeonato Paulista as the club's second topscorer, only behind Neymar.

Fluminense

In July 2014, Cícero re-joined Fluminense for his third spell at the club.

Return to São Paulo

In December 2016, Cícero has returned to São Paulo.[4] After Cícero scored a hat-trick against PSTC, in a 4–2 winning match valid for 2017 Copa do Brasil, coach Rogério Ceni praised him as a key player of squad. According to Ceni: "He is a 32-year-old player, that adds experience, with a good head game and a good finalization from out of area."[5]

Grêmio

After the sacking of São Paulo manager Rogerio Ceni, Cícero received less playtime, eventually leading to a mutual contract termination. He soon after signed with Grêmio in order to bolster their squad for continental play.

Botafogo

In February 2019, Cícero joined Botafogo on a free transfer.[6]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahia 2003 Série A 8181
2004 Série B 25740297
2005 15512020295
Total 4813160206613
Figueirense 2006 Série A 341319105323
Fluminense 2007 Série A 2761141124912
2008 4017414[lower-alpha 1]3357
Total 3162881121438419
Hertha BSC 2008–09 Bundesliga 337208[lower-alpha 2]1438
2009–10 303207[lower-alpha 3]0393
Total 6310401518211
VfL Wolfsburg 2010–11 Bundesliga 21131242
São Paulo 2011 Série A 2764[lower-alpha 4]1317
2012 303205912[lower-alpha 4]0619
Total 57920591619216
Santos 2013 Série A 3715229706624
2014 2016900189
Total 39153818708433
Fluminense 2014 Série A 206232[lower-alpha 4]0249
2015 1930061254
2016 359196716116
Total 74181961552011029
Al-Gharafa 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 9393
São Paulo 2017 Série A 10014163304
Grêmio 2017 Série A 004[lower-alpha 1]141
2018 242712011[lower-alpha 1]32[lower-alpha 5]0466
Total 242712015420507
Botafogo 2019 Série A 29350314[lower-alpha 4]1415
Career total 4159116849601345820690161
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  5. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Figueirense

Fluminense

São Paulo

Grêmio

References

  1. "Apresentado, Cícero cita onde prefere atuar e brinca: 'Estou igual a vinho'" (in Portuguese). Lance!. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. Lozetti, Alexandre (1 January 2013). "Cícero vai rescindir contrato e deve trocar o São Paulo pelo Santos" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. Cícero assina contrato de empréstimo por dois anos e realiza primeiro treino no Santos; UOL Esporte, 8 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. São Paulo chega a acordo com meio-campista Cícero
  5. Homem-chave de Ceni, Cícero vira opção de ataque mesmo como volante
  6. "Cícero aparece regularizado no BID" (in Portuguese). lance.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. Cícero at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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