PORTUGAL LEGEND
Deco
Midfield
Portugal
About
Deco thrived as a creative playmaker, helping his respective clubs and the national team achieve significant success.
Deco made himself known to world football while playing for Porto, scoring in the 2003 - 2004 UEFA Champions League final alongside a Man of the Match performance to help the team win the competition.
He then moved to Barcelona and won the Champions League again during the 2005 - 2006 season, before moving to Chelsea and Fluminense.
For Portugal, Deco helped the team achieve a runner-up finish at the 2004 UEFA European Championship, as well as a fourth-place finish at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
International Level
Portugal
UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2004
FIFA World Cup fourth-place: 2006
Club Level
Porto
Primeira Divisão/Liga: 1998 - 1999, 2002 - 2003, 2003 - 2004
Taça de Portugal: 1999 - 2000, 2000 - 2001, 2002 - 2003
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2001, 2003
UEFA Champions League: 2003 - 2004
UEFA Cup: 2002 - 2003
Barcelona
La Liga: 2004 - 2005, 2005 - 2006
Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006
UEFA Champions League: 2005 - 2006
Chelsea
Premier League: 2009 - 2010
FA Cup: 2008 - 2009, 2009 - 2010
FA Community Shield: 2009
Fluminense
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010, 2012
Campeonato Carioca: 2012
Personal Honours
Ballon d'Or runner-up: 2004
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2003 - 2004
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: 2003 - 2004, 2005 - 2006
2004 UEFA Champions League Final: Man of the Match
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2006
Portuguese League Footballer of the Year: 2003 - 2004
CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad: 2006
Premier League Player of the Month: August 2008
Campeonato Carioca Best Player: 2012
Campeonato Carioca Best Midfielder: 2012
Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2013
Golden Foot: 2016, as football legend
Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)
INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Portugal (2003 - 2010)
75 apps, 5 goals
CLUB HISTORY
Corinthians (1996) 2 apps, 0 goals
CSA (1997) 1 app, 0 goals
Alverca (loan) (1997 - 1998) 33 apps, 13 goals
Salgueiros (1998 - 1999) 13 apps, 2 goals
Porto (1998 - 2004) 229 apps, 48 goals
Barcelona (2004 - 2008) 161 apps, 20 goals
Chelsea (2008 - 2010) 58 apps, 6 goals
Fluminense (2010 - 2013) 91 apps, 7 goals