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Cicinho 
Personal information Full name Cícero João de Cézare Date of birth June 24, 1980 Place of birth Pradópolis, Brazil Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Playing position Right back Club information Current club Roma Number 2 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2000 Botafogo (SP) 2 (0) 2001–2003 Atlético Mineiro 59 (4) 2001 → Botafogo (loan) 9 (2) 2004–2005 São Paulo 70 (12) 2006–2007 Real Madrid 26 (2) 2007– Roma 61 (3) 2010 → São Paulo (loan) 6 (0) 2011 → Villarreal (loan) 6 (0) National team‡ 2005–2006 Brazil 15 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:58, 1 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 5 June 2009 (UTC)Cícero João de Cézare, nicknamed Cicinho, (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈsĩɲu]; (born 24 June 1980) in Pradópolis, São Paulo, Brazil), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Roma.
Currently married to longtime girlfriend, Reem Borriello; the two have one son, Heitor. He also holds Italian nationality and therefore did not occupy a slot in the non-EU quota during his tenure at Real Madrid.
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Club career
In 2005, he won the Club World Cup while playing for São Paulo. After that, he joined Real Madrid.
In the 2006–07 season, Cicinho suffered an extensive injury to his ACL and missed over six months.[1] His comeback, to not only the pitch, but also the starting lineup, was marked on Sunday, 29 April 2007, against Athletic Bilbao. He assisted Ruud van Nistelrooy's first goal with a cross, and played a part in van Nistelrooy's second goal as well. Real Madrid went on to win the game 4–1.[2]
In the 2007–08 pre-season, the full back received less playing time at Real Madrid under new coach Bernd Schuster. Michel Salgado and Sergio Ramos were used on the right during most of Real's pre-season, and Cicinho therefore requested a transfer to the Italian capital club who had been following him for some time.[3]
On 22 August 2007, Cicinho signed for Roma for a fee up to €11 million.[4] Cicinho signed a 5 year contract with the capital club worth from €3.6M in the first year up to €4 million in the last year (in gross salary, i.e. include tax), with additional bonuses.[5][6][7]
He made his official debut in a Roma jersey on the first matchday of Serie A against Palermo, as a substitute for Ludovic Giuly in the second half. Roma went on to win the game 2–0.[8]
On 9 February 2010, Cicinho joined São Paulo on loan until on 30 June 2010.[9] This loan came after a 2009–10 season in which Cicinho received less playing time under new manager Claudio Ranieri in favor of Marco Cassetti and Marco Motta.
On 13 January 2011, he returned to Spain; this time joining Villarreal on loan until the end of the season.[10]
In 2011-12 season he is back at Roma. He is currently a third choice for right back behind Marco Cassetti and Aleandro Rosi.
International career
He was part of the Brazil national team that won the 2005 Confederations Cup and was one of the 23 players chosen to represent Brazil in the 2006 World Cup.
Honours
- São Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 2005
- Libertadores Cup: 2005
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2005
- Real Madrid
- A.S. Roma
- Coppa Italia: 2008
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2007
- International
- Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2005
References
- ^ "Cicinho tears right knee ligament". CNN. 24 September 2006. http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/09/24/spain.cicinho/index.html?section=cnn_latest. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Report: Athletic Bilbao 1–4 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 29 April 2007. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=204088&cc=5739. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Cicinho set for Real exit". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11835_2389167,00.html. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ http://bo.asroma.it/UserFiles/907.pdf
- ^ "ACQUISIZIONE DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE DE CESARE CICERO JOAO" (in Italian) (in PDF). AS Roma. 22 August 2007. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=8037. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ AS Roma signs Cicinho from Real Madrid
- ^ Cicinho, traspasado al AS Roma
- ^ "Report: Palermo 0–2 Roma". ESPN Soccernet. 26 August 2007. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/224636?cc=5739. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ Roma defender joins Sao Paulo
- ^ "Cicinho jugará cedido en el Villarreal CF [Cicinho will play on loan at Villarreal CF]" (in Italian). Villarreal CF. 13 January 2011. http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=11229&idseccion=7&idmenu=90&idsubmenu=125. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
External links
Brazil squad Brazil squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (2nd Title) 1 Dida • 2 Maicon • 3 Lúcio • 4 Roque Júnior • 5 Emerson • 6 Gilberto • 7 Robinho • 8 Kaká • 9 Adriano • 10 Ronaldinho (c) • 11 Zé Roberto • 12 Marcos • 13 Cicinho • 14 Juan • 15 Luisão • 16 Léo • 17 Gilberto Silva • 18 Juninho • 19 Renato • 20 Júlio Baptista • 21 Oliveira • 22 Edu • 23 Gomes • Coach: Parreira
Brazil squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Dida • 2 Cafu (c) • 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: ParreiraA.S. Roma – current squad 1 Lobonţ · 2 Cicinho · 3 José Ángel · 4 Juan · 5 Heinze · 7 Pizarro · 8 Lamela · 9 Osvaldo · 10 Totti (c) · 11 Taddei · 14 Bojan · 15 Pjanić · 16 De Rossi · 18 Curci · 19 Gago · 20 Perrotta · 21 Nego · 22 Borriello · 23 Greco · 24 Stekelenburg · 29 Burdisso · 30 Simplício · 31 Borini · 44 Kjær · 47 Caprari · 77 Cassetti · 87 Rosi · 89 Okaka · 92 Viviani · 93 Pigliacelli · 94 Verre · Coach: Luis Enrique
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
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- A.S. Roma players
- Villarreal CF footballers
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- São Paulo FC players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
- People from São Paulo (state)
- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
- Brazil international footballers
- Brazilian expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- São Paulo
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