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Anderson Luíz de Souza, (born 27 August 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil), commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense

Deco is one of the few players to have won the UEFA Champions League with two different clubs -- Porto in 2004 and FC Barcelona in 2006. He was named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and UEFA Best Midfielder in Porto's UEFA Champions League winning season and was named Man of the Match in the 2003--04 Champions League final. Deco was the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two different clubs (Porto and Barcelona). He was awarded the FIFA World Club Cup Golden Ball and the Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to Internacional. Deco made his 100th appearance in the UEFA Champions League while playing for Chelsea against Atlético Madrid joining a group of only 13 players to have achieved the same milestone.

Deco received Portuguese citizenship in 2002 having completed six years of Portuguese residence, subsequently opting to choose to play internationally for the Portugal national football team over that of his country of birth.

Honours

Club

Porto
Portuguese Liga: 1998--99, 2002--03, 2003--04
Taça de Portugal: 2000, 2001, 2003
Portuguese Supercup: 1999, 2001, 2003
UEFA Champions League: 2004
UEFA Cup: 2003

Barcelona
La Liga: 2004--05, 2005--06
Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006
UEFA Champions League: 2006

Chelsea
Premier League: 2009--10
FA Cup: 2009, 2010
Community Shield: 2009


Individual
Portuguese League Footballer of the Year: 2003--04
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2003--04
UEFA Best Midfielder: 2003--04 , 2005--06
FIFA World Club Cup Golden Ball: 2006
Premier League Player of the Month: August 2008

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