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Deco

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Anderson Luís de Souza (born 27 August 1977), also known as Deco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈdɛku]), is a Brazilian-born Portuguese former professional footballer who primarily played as an attacking or central midfielder. Born and raised in Brazil, he acquired Portuguese citizenship and played for Portugal. He currently works as sporting director for Barcelona. Deco is one of the few players to have won the UEFA Champions League with two clubs, with Porto in 2004 and Barcelona in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deco is the 446th most popular soccer player (down from 284th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 86th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Deco ranks 446 out of 21,273. Before him are Jupp Derwall, Ivo Viktor, Toninho Cerezo, Ferdinand Daučík, Pepe, and Lajos Tichy. After him are Takashi Mizuno, Marco Materazzi, Uli Stielike, Yumi Umeoka, Ally McCoist, and Alain Giresse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Deco ranks 16. Before him are Mike Shinoda, Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Tom Hardy, Matt Bomer, and Freddie Ljungberg. After him are Natalia Oreiro, Orlando Bloom, David Trezeguet, John Cena, Tarja Turunen, and Liv Tyler.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Deco ranks 102 out of 2,236. Before him are Telê Santana (1931), Thiago Silva (1984), Toninho Cerezo (1955), Chico Mendes (1944), Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928), and Pepe (1935). After him are Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), Machado de Assis (1839), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Cláudio Taffarel (1966), and Fernando Collor de Mello (1949).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Deco ranks 46. Before him are Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), Mauro Ramos (1930), Telê Santana (1931), Thiago Silva (1984), Toninho Cerezo (1955), and Pepe (1935). After him are Cláudio Taffarel (1966), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943), Juninho Pernambucano (1975), and Robinho (1984).

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