About Mineiro (footballer, born 1975)
Carlos Luciano da Silva (born 2 August 1975), nicknamed Mineiro, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He began his career with Guarani, Ponte Preta and São Caetano, winning the Campeonato Paulista with the last of those clubs in 2004. He then moved to São Paulo, where he won the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Championship in 2005, scoring the only goal of the latter final against Liverpool. He moved to Europe in 2007, playing for Hertha BSC and Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, and making one appearance in the Premier League for Chelsea. Mineiro played 24 games for Brazil between 2001 and 2008. He was part of the squads at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2007 Copa América, winning the latter. He was part of the squad that won the 2004 Campeonato Paulista, the club's first state title, and scored in the 2–0 win over Paulista Futebol Clube in the second leg of the final (5–1 aggregate). He made his Schalke debut on 16 August 2009 in their first home game of the 2009–10 Bundesliga season, a 3–0 win against VfL Bochum, playing the entire match.
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