Lúcio

Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born May 8, 1978 in Brasília) more commonly known as Lúcio, is a Brazilian football defender (football) who plays for FC Bayern Munich.

He is known for being a part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup winning Brazil national football team. He is married to Dione with whom he has three children: Victoria, João Victor, and Valentinna and as a youngster he played as a striker.

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

In the 2002 World Cup quarterfinal match against England national football team, Lúcio made a mistake that allowed Michael Owen to score the opening goal. Luiz Felipe Scolari defended him, stating that he had made no other mistakes. In the final against Germany national football team, Lúcio 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 along with goalkeeper Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis and right back and captain, Cafu.

On the club level, Lúcio has previously played for Sport Club Internacional (1997-2000), Bayer Leverkusen (2000-2004), and Bayern Munich (2004-to present).

In the junior level, he played for Brazil in the Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 2000 Sydney Olympics where he played striker.

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 French national football team.

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

Honours

- Rio Grande do Sul State League: 1997
- FIFA World Cup: 2002
- German League Cup: 2004, 2007
- German League: 2005, 2006
- German Cup: 2005, 2006
- Confederations Cup: 2005
- Viña Del Mar Cup: 2001

Personal Honours

- Brazilian Bola de Prata (Placar): 2000