Editing Deco (section)

{{Short description|Footballer (born 1977)}}
{{About|the football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image = Deco com o Fluminense em 2013 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Deco playing for [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] in 2013
| fullname = Anderson Luís de Souza<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Portugal |publisher=FIFA |page=22 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|8|27}}<ref name="fluminense profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.fluminense.com.br/site/futebol/o-time/elenco/jogador/deco/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522045203/http://www.fluminense.com.br/site/futebol/o-time/elenco/jogador/deco/ |archive-date=22 May 2012 |title=Fluminense Football Club &#124; Futebol &#124; Deco |publisher=Fluminense.com.br |date=27 August 1977 |access-date=28 June 2012}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[São Bernardo do Campo]], Brazil<ref name="FCBProfile"/>
| height = 1.74 m<ref name="FCBProfile">{{cite web|title=Deco|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/catala/futbol/temporada_06-07/plantilla/jugadors/deco.html|language=Catalan|access-date=5 June 2022|publisher=FC Barcelona|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822090102/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/catala/futbol/temporada_06-07/plantilla/jugadors/deco.html|archive-date=22 August 2007 }}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1995–1996 | youthclubs1 = [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional (SP)]]
| youthyears2 = 1996–1997 | youthclubs2 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
| years1 = 1996–1997 | clubs1 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] | caps1 = 2   | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1997      | clubs2 = [[Centro Sportivo Alagoano|CSA]]                | caps2 = 0   | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1997–1998 | clubs3 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]                        | caps3 = 0   | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1997–1998 | clubs4 = → [[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]] (loan)               | caps4 = 32  | goals4 = 12
| years5 = 1998–1999 | clubs5 = [[S.C. Salgueiros|Salgueiros]]                  | caps5 = 12  | goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1999–2004 | clubs6 = [[FC Porto|Porto]]                              | caps6 = 148 | goals6 = 32
| years7 = 2004–2008 | clubs7 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]                      | caps7 = 113 | goals7 = 11
| years8 = 2008–2010 | clubs8 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]                        | caps8 = 43  | goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2010–2013 | clubs9 = [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]                    | caps9 = 56  | goals9 = 2
| totalcaps = 406    | totalgoals = 65
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2010 | nationalteam1 = [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] | nationalcaps1 = 75 | nationalgoals1 = 5
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|POR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Euro 2004|2004 Portugal]]|}}
}}

'''Anderson Luís de Souza''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Infante D. Henrique|OIH]]}} (born 27 August 1977), also known as '''Deco''' ({{IPA|pt|ˈdɛku}}), is a Brazilian-born Portuguese former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who primarily played as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking]] or [[central midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2020/05/27/deco-the-understated-master-of-his-time/ |title=AN ODE TO DECO |publisher=footballtimes  |date=27 May 2020}}</ref> Born and raised in Brazil, he acquired [[Portuguese nationality law|Portuguese citizenship]] and played for [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]. He currently works as sporting director for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]].

Deco is one of the few players to have won the [[UEFA Champions League]] with two clubs, with [[FC Porto|Porto]] in 2004 and [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in 2006. He was named [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]] and [[UEFA]] Best Midfielder in Porto's Champions League-winning season and was named [[Man of the Match]] in the [[2004 UEFA Champions League Final]]. Deco was the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two clubs, Porto and Barcelona. He was awarded the [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup]] Golden Ball and the Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]].

Deco received Portuguese [[citizenship]] in 2002 having completed five years of Portuguese residence, and subsequently opted to play internationally for the [[Portugal national football team|Portugal national team]]. He earned 75 caps for them, playing at two [[UEFA European Championships]] and two [[FIFA World Cup]]s, reaching [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|the final]] of [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], and achieving a fourth-place finish at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]].