Luciano José Pereira da Silva

Luciano José Pereira da Silva (born 16 March 1980 in Rio Branco) 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]

Luciano
Personal information
Full name Luciano José Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1980-03-16) 16 March 1980
Place of birth Rio Branco, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Tombense
Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20002007 Germinal Beerschot 179 (0)
20072014 FC Groningen 131 (0)
Total 310 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2014

On 24 February 2010, Luciano 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]

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