Luciano da Silva (footballer) explained

Luciano da Silva
Fullname:	Luciano José Pereira da Silva
Birth Date:	16 March 1980
Years1:	2000 - 2007
Caps1:	179
Goals1:	0
Years2:	2007 - 2014
Caps2:	131
Goals2:	0
Totalcaps:	310
Totalgoals:	0
Pcupdate:	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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luciano da Silva - Stats and titles won.
2. https://www.vice.com/nl/article/9394wv/luciano-da-silva-fcgroiningen Luciano da Silva heeft het leven dat we allemaal
3. http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=89787 The World Game
4. http://www.footballtop.com/players/luciano-0 Luciano
5. Web site: Groningen duo sign new deals. 25 February 2010. Ontheminute.com. 2012-03-15.
6. Web site: FC Groningen en Luciano na ruim zeven jaar uit elkaar. Voetbalprimeur. 2014-02-14.
7. Web site: Luciano da Silva, Luciano José Pereira da silva - footballer (born).
8. News: 28 MEI 2005: MET DEN BEERSCHOT NAAR DEN HEIZEL. beerschot.be. 22 December 2021.