| Xavier Dirceu | |
| Fullname: | Dirceu Francisco Xavier |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Cabo Frio, Brazil |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | São Bernardo |
| Youthclubs1: | Fluminense |
| Years1: | 1996–1997 |
| Years2: | 1998–1999 |
| Years3: | 2000 |
| Years4: | 2000 |
| Years5: | 2001–2003 |
| Years6: | 2004 |
| Years7: | 2004–2007 |
| Years8: | 2007–2008 |
| Years9: | 2009 |
| Years10: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Fluminense |
| Clubs2: | Guarani |
| Clubs3: | Maia |
| Clubs4: | Fluminense |
| Clubs5: | Juventus |
| Clubs6: | Santo André |
| Clubs7: | Maccabi Haifa |
| Clubs8: | → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) |
| Clubs9: | Santo André |
| Clubs10: | São Bernardo |
| Caps7: | 91 |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 11:45, 24 October 2009 (UTC) |
Dirceu Francisco Xavier (born December 18, 1977, in Cabo Frio), nicknamed Xavier Dirceu or just Xavier, and sometimes misspelled Xavier Dirção, is a Brazilian football former player lastly played for São Bernardo.
He helped Maccabi Haifa to its tenth championship in 2005. Dirceu joined the club as an unknown (from Santo André of Brazil), but quickly became the top defensive midfielder in the Israeli Premier League.
In August 2007, he left Maccabi Haifa and signed for 3 years in Maccabi Petah Tikva, but he left the club after one season and returned to Brazil.