Luciano da Silva (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Luciano da Silva

Personal information
Full name	Luciano José Pereira da Silva
Date of birth	(1980-03-16) 16 March 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Rio Branco, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Tombense
	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2007	Germinal Beerschot	179	(0)
2007–2014	FC Groningen	131	(0)
Total		310	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2014

Luciano José Pereira da Silva (born 16 March 1980) is a retired Brazilian football (soccer) goalkeeper.^[1] He has previously played for Tombense and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot.^[2] Having signed for Eredivisie club FC Groningen, the technical manager of the club, Henk Veldmate, described Luciano as "a spectacular keeper who, because of that, has a lot of risk in his game play".^[3][4]

On 24 February 2010, Luciano de Souza extended his contract with FC Groningen until 2012.^[5] On 14 February 2014, Luciano and Groningen agreed to dissolve his contract so he could return to Brazil for a knee surgery.^[6][7]

Honours

Club

Beerschot A.C.

• Belgian Cup: 2004–05^[8]

References

1. "Luciano da Silva - Stats and titles won".
2. Luciano da Silva heeft het leven dat we allemaal vice.com
3. The World Game Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
4. Luciano Footballtop.com. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
5. "Groningen duo sign new deals". Ontheminute.com. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
6. "FC Groningen en Luciano na ruim zeven jaar uit elkaar". Voetbalprimeur. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
7. "Luciano da Silva, Luciano José Pereira da silva - footballer (born )".
8. "28 MEI 2005: MET DEN BEERSCHOT NAAR DEN HEIZEL". beerschot.be. Retrieved 22 December 2021.