DecoAnderson Luis de Souza, OIH (born August 27, 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil).
He plays for English club Chelsea and internationally for Portugal. Deco is also one of the few players to win the UEFA Champions League with two different clubs, with FC Porto in 2004 and FC Barcelona in 2006. He was named Man of the Match in the 2003-04 Champions League final. Deco is the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two different clubs, once each. He was awarded the FIFA World Club Cup Golden Ball and The Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to Internazionale.
On June 30, 2008, Chelsea signed Deco from Barcelona on a three year contract for £8 million [1]. He is the first signing of new Chelsea coach Luis Felipe Scolari, who was the national coach of Portugal. Embattled Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended the fee of €10m garnered for Deco by saying that the Portuguese ace had been a main factor in his club's failures over the past two seasons.
Deco made his Premier League Debut for Chelsea in their 4-0 win against Portsmouth on August 17, 2008, where he scored in the 88th minute, from outside the box and was awarded Man of the Match.
ChelseaAugust 27, 1977
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