Editing Deco

{{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]].

==Club career==
===Early career===
Born in [[São Bernardo do Campo]], Deco spent time at [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] as a youngster, competing in the [[Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior]] for them. In the 1997 edition, [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] sent [[Toni (footballer, born 1946)|Toni]] to scout the tournament, and he soon noticed Deco, recommending his signing.<ref name=MF>{{cite news|title=Toni descobriu Deco: "Erro histórico do Benfica"|trans-title=Toni, who discovered Deco: "Historical mistake from Benfica"|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/toni-descobriu-deco-erro-historico-do-benfica|access-date=10 September 2015|work=Maisfutebol|date=26 August 2013|language=pt}}</ref> In June 1997, Benfica purchased his rights from [[Centro Sportivo Alagoano|CSA]] and immediately sent him on loan (along with fellow Brazilian Caju) to their [[farm team]], [[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]].<ref name=MF /><ref>{{cite news|title=Caju reforça FC Porto por troca com Duda|trans-title=Caju joins FC Porto in exchange for Duda|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/fc-porto/detalhe/caju-reforca-fc-porto-por-troca-com-duda.html|access-date=1 April 2016|work=Record|date=1 February 2000|language=pt}}</ref> After helping them win promotion to the [[Primeira Liga|top tier]] in [[1997–98 Segunda Divisão de Honra|1997–98 season]] by scoring 13 goals in 32 appearances, he returned to Benfica in July 1998. However, he left for [[S.C. Salgueiros|Salgueiros]] in exchange for [[Nandinho (footballer, born 1973)|Nandinho]], who went in the opposite direction.<ref name=MF /> When asked by [[Nuno Gomes]] in an interview for ''[[FourFourTwo]]'' why he did not stay and become a legend at Benfica, Deco said, "Benfica decided, it wasn't my decision. They didn't want me. The coach was [[Graeme Souness]] at the time. I was young and Benfica needed some players."<ref>{{cite web|title=Deco: 'At Chelsea, the players spoke directly to the directors over Scolari. That wasn't good'|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/deco-chelsea-players-spoke-directly-directors-over-scolari-wasnt-good|website=FourFourTwo|access-date=10 September 2015|date=11 March 2015}}</ref>

At Salgueiros, Deco was plagued by injuries and only made a few appearances, until [[FC Porto|Porto]] purchased him in March 1999, in time to win the [[1998–99 Primeira Liga|league]] title.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deco: "Contestam as nossas vitórias porque têm muita inveja"|trans-title=Deco: "They dispute our wins because they are jealous"|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/fc-porto/detalhe/deco-contestam-as-nossas-vitorias-porque-tem-muita-inveja.html|access-date=1 April 2016|work=Record|date=25 June 1999|language=pt}}</ref> His release from Benfica and subsequent success with Porto was considered by [[António Simões]] as an "historical mistake", while Toni stated he saw in Deco, a successor for [[Rui Costa]] the club needed since his departure.<ref name=MF />

===Porto===
In his first season with Porto, Deco scored a goal after just 30.08 seconds in a 1–0 away win against [[Molde FK|Molde]] in the [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/57101--molde-vs-porto/ |title=Molde 0–1 Porto |website=UEFA |date=15 September 1999 }}</ref>

Under the guidance of manager [[José Mourinho]] in the [[2002–03 in Portuguese football|2002–03 season]], Deco scored 10 goals in 30 matches and received 17 yellow cards and 1 red card. He was one of the key players in Porto's [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] final [[2003 UEFA Cup Final|3–2]] win over [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] that year. In the [[2003–04 in Portuguese football|2003–04 season]], Deco helped Porto recapture the national title and led the team to the [[2004 UEFA Champions League Final]], in which Porto won 3–0 over [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], scoring the second goal of the match. He was the [[UEFA Champions League]]'s top [[assist (football)|assist]] provider and also suffered the most fouls in the Champions League that season. That season, Deco also won the [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]] as well as the award for the [[UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder|best midfielder]] in the competition.

===Barcelona===
[[File:Deco 21dec2006.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Deco playing for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the 2006–07 season]]
A deal was achieved between Porto and Barcelona the day after the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|Euro 2004 final]]. Barcelona agreed on a €15&nbsp;million fee in cash, plus the complete rights of [[Ricardo Quaresma]] to Porto, which tagged Quaresma for €6&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcporto.pt/IncFCP/PDF/Investor_Relations/FactosRelevantes/VendaDeco060704.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205172904/http://www.fcporto.pt/IncFCP/PDF/Investor_Relations/FactosRelevantes/VendaDeco060704.pdf|archive-date=5 December 2010|title=FACTO RELEVANTE|publisher=FC Porto|date=6 July 2004|access-date=28 April 2014}}</ref> 

On 14 May 2005, Deco played in the draw against [[Levante UD|Levante]], which gave Barcelona their 17th [[La Liga]] title. He also was named Barcelona's player of the season in the [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06 season]].

Deco scored twice in the [[2006 Supercopa de España]], which Barça won.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/BarcelonaMR01.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211033243/http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/DecoCWCAward.htm|archive-date=11 December 2007|first=Sean|last=Gillen|title=Manuel Jose leads Al-Ahly to historic third place finish|publisher=portugoal.net|date=18 December 2006|access-date=28 April 2014}}</ref> Deco won the [[UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder|UEFA Best Midfielder Award]] yet again for his performance in Barça's [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League-winning season]], enabling him to join the exclusive group of players that have won the same award more than once with different teams, having won the Champions League previously with Porto. He was also awarded the [[FIFA Club World Cup#Honours|Golden Ball]] at the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] and the [[Man of the Match]] award, despite losing the final to [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/DecoCWCAward.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724022428/http://www.portugoal.net/Barcelona0607/BarcelonaMR01.htm|archive-date=24 July 2008|first=Marco|last=Pereira|title=Deco blasts brace as Barcelona win Spanish Supercopa|publisher=portugoal.net|date=21 August 2006|access-date=28 April 2014}}</ref>

===Chelsea===
[[File:Deco (Chelsea, 2008).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Deco taking a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2008]]
On 30 June 2008, [[Premier League]] team Chelsea signed Deco from Barcelona on a three-year contract for €10&nbsp;million (£8&nbsp;million).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/world-soccer-latest/chelsea-sign-deco-262537 |title=Chelsea sign Deco |date=1 July 2008 |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=World Soccer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fraser |first=Peter |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/3759279/chelsea-complete-deco-deal |title=Chelsea complete Deco deal |date=30 June 2008 |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=Sky Sports}}</ref> He was the first signing of new Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was formerly the head coach of the [[Portugal national football team|Portugal national team]].

Deco scored on his debut with a 30-yard goal in a 4–0 league victory over [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Goodhart |first=Benjie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/17/premierleague.chelsea |title=Deco inspires imperious Chelsea in Portsmouth rout |date=17 August 2008 |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Deco followed up his performance by scoring in his second game for Chelsea, a curling free-kick against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]. These performances led to him winning the Premier League Player of the Month award for August.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rutledge |first=Lewis |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/4136299/deco-and-southgate-net-awards |title=Deco and Southgate net awards |date=13 September 2008 |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=Sky Sports}}</ref> Deco made his Champions League debut for Chelsea on 16 September. Deco injured himself during a training session, but he returned from the thigh injury on 19 October and came on as a substitute against [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]. He was sent off in the 3–1 defeat by [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] on 4 November 2008. He then scored a [[bicycle kick]] against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on 6 December.

Deco eventually lost his place in the [[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09]] starting line up, due in part to some poor performances, but also to the sacking of Scolari. In a June interview, Deco said, "I do not want to stay. I have not liked my experience at Chelsea." This was soon followed by [[Inter Milan]], managed by former Chelsea manager José Mourinho, declaring Inter was attempting to sign Deco along with fellow countryman [[Ricardo Carvalho]], who had also declared his desire to leave and, like Deco, desired to link-up with Mourinho again. Both players previously played under Mourinho at Porto.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/5374893 | title=Deco seeks Blues exit | work=Sky Sports}}</ref> However, Inter club president [[Massimo Moratti]] ruled out signing either of the Portuguese internationals on the basis of their age, telling ''[[Gazzetta dello Sport]]'', "Deco and Carvalho? They are two champions but at this time I don't feel there's a need to buy them."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5416894,00.html | work=Sky Sports | title=Inter rule out Chelsea duo | date=6 July 2009}}</ref>

===Fluminense===
On 6 August 2010, Deco signed a two-year contract with Brazilian club [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] on a free transfer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/08/07/2060454/official-fluminense-sign-deco-on-two-year-contract |title=OFFICIAL: Fluminense Sign Deco On Two-Year Contract |publisher=Goal.com |date=7 August 2010 |access-date=28 June 2012}}</ref> joining former Chelsea and Barcelona teammate [[Juliano Belletti]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/14/juliano-belletti-fluminense-deco-chelsea | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Juliano Belletti heads for Fluminense from Chelsea and Deco may follow | date=18 July 2010}}</ref> Playing for Fluminense, Deco won the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Campeonato Brasileiro]] in [[2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2010]] and [[2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2012]].

On 26 August 2013, Deco retired, ending a 17-year career. The decision came on the day before his 36th birthday. His final match was four days prior, against [[Goiás Esporte Clube|Goiás]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1985711.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828043939/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1985711.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2013|title=Member associations - News – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=26 August 2013}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Portugal 2-3 Denmark, Deco.jpg|thumb|left|Deco playing for Portugal against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in 2008]]
Deco was never called up to the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]], as the Brazil squad for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] included other attacking midfielders such as [[Ronaldinho]], [[Rivaldo]] and [[Juninho Paulista|Juninho]]. After completing six years of residence in Portugal, he was able to gain Portuguese citizenship and play for [[Portugal national football team|their national team]]. As none of his great-grandparents, grandparents or parents were Portuguese, under [[FIFA]]'s player eligibility rules  his citizenship was the only factor to allow him to play for Portugal. He was subsequently mentioned several times in the media as an option for the Portugal national team.

After many months of public discussion which split Portuguese public opinion, and despite the opposition of a large number of Porto rivals' supporters, he was called up for his first international, coincidentally against Brazil. He came on as a substitute for [[Sérgio Conceição]] and scored the free-kick which won the match 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/soccer/report?gameId=90940|title=Portugal vs. Brazil - Football Match Report - March 29, 2003 - ESPN|website=ESPNFC.com}}</ref> This was Portugal's first win over Brazil since the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]. Since that match, he became a regular in the national team. Before [[UEFA Euro 2004]], [[Luís Figo]] criticised Deco's inclusion<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/portugal/3795885.stm | work=BBC News | title=Figo re-ignites Deco row | date=10 June 2004}}</ref> and said, "Se você nasceu chinês, bem, você tem que jogar pela China."
(English: "If you're born Chinese, well, you have to play for China.") Deco responded, "Eu nasci no Brasil e seria uma mentira dizer que sou português agora e não brasileiro. Mas amo Portugal e adoro jogar pela seleção." (English:"I was born in Brazil and it would be a lie to say that I'm Portuguese now and not Brazilian. But I love Portugal and I love playing for the national team.")

Despite the early criticism, Deco was one of the highlights of the Portugal national team. He scored 5 goals in 75 caps for Portugal by June 2010, when his international career ended after the second-round defeat to Spain at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]].

===2006 World Cup===
In the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], Deco scored the first goal in Portugal's second [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]] match against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] in the 63rd minute prior to [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'s 80th-minute penalty. During the first knockout stage of the competition, Deco received two yellow cards in [[Battle of Nuremberg (association football)|the match]] against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] with the first given for a rash tackle on [[John Heitinga]], suspending him from the quarter-final win against [[England national football team|England]], as he had already picked up a caution in the match with Iran. The win against [[England national football team|England]] in the quarter-final stage led to Portugal's defeat in the semi-final, which Deco was able to participate in.

===Euro 2008===
On 11 June, Deco scored the opening goal in Portugal's second match of [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], a [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A|Group A]] clash with the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]. The match ended 3–1 to Portugal, with Deco aiding his team in their passage to the quarter-finals where Portugal's campaign came to an end against [[Germany national football team|Germany]], the eventual runners-up of the tournament.

In February 2010, Deco announced he would be retiring from international football after the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/8498817.stm |work=BBC News  | title=Chelsea's Deco to quit Portugal | date=4 February 2010 | access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>

===2010 World Cup===
Deco played for Portugal in their opening game against the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]. During the match, he was injured and was ruled out of the remaining two group matches, against [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] and Brazil. He was fit again for the round of 16 match against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]], but Portugal head coach [[Carlos Queiroz]] chose [[Tiago Mendes|Tiago]] over him.

Deco retired from international football with 75 caps and 5 goals.

==Style of play==
As a player, Deco was a versatile, tactically intelligent and creative midfielder with excellent vision and technical ability.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2006/luglio/04/Deco_oro_Scolari_ga_10_060704001.shtml|title=È Deco l' oro di Scolari|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|last1=Boldrini|first1=Stefano|date=4 July 2006|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2004/ottobre/12/Deco_pole_per_premi_paura_ga_10_0410124742.shtml|title=Deco in pole per i premi "Ma ho paura di Sheva"|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|last1=Licari|first1=Fabio|date=12 October 2004|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> A generous and hard-working team-player capable of playing in several midfield positions. He was initially used as a [[central midfielder]] under manager José Mourinho during his time with Porto, although he was also capable of playing as an [[attacking midfielder]], as a [[deep-lying playmaker]] or as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] on either flank.<ref name="Deco's art dazzles but Germany prevail after Schweinsteiger's masterpiece">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/20/euro2008.portugal1|title=Deco's art dazzles but Germany prevail after Schweinsteiger's masterpiece|work=The Guardian|last1=Hytner|first1=David|date=20 June 2008|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> What he lacked in pace as well as physical, defensive and athletic attributes,<ref name="Deco's art dazzles but Germany prevail after Schweinsteiger's masterpiece"/><ref name="Deco: Understated Genius">{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/deco-understated-genius|title=Deco: Understated Genius|publisher=FourFourTwo|access-date=7 February 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044840/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/deco-understated-genius|url-status=dead}}</ref> he made up for in stamina, as well as excellent ball control, [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills, passing range and [[Cross (association football)|crossing]] ability, which allowed him to beat players, find space and create chances for teammates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2000/gennaio/22/Deco_valore_aggiunto_ga_0_0001227091.shtml|title=Deco, il valore aggiunto|website=gazzetta.it|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|last1=De Sà|first1=Manuel Martins|date=22 January 2000|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Anderson Luis de Souza Deco">{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/anderson-luis-de-souza-deco |title=Anderson Luis de Souza 'Deco' |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=7 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127082859/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/detail/card/anderson-luis-de-souza-deco |archive-date=27 January 2015  }}</ref><ref name="Deco: The master behind the magic of Barça">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/deco-the-master-behind-the-magic-of-barccedila-478470.html|title=Deco: The master behind the magic of Barça|work=The Independent|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> Deco was an excellent visionary with the ball, who opened up spaces for his teammates through finding passing lanes that no one else saw, and also had a notable ability to switch the tempo of play in rapid style.

A diminutive midfielder,<ref name="penpix">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-world-portugal-penpix/penpix-of-portugals-squad-idUSTRE64K4CY20100521?mod=related&channelName=sportsNews |title=Penpix of Portugal's squad |work=Reuters |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=26 May 2020 }}</ref> in later years, as he lost his acceleration, agility and mobility, he also went through a physical development, which, along with his balance, allowed him to protect the ball against larger opponents. He also contributed offensively with occasional goals due to his accurate mid-range shooting ability,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2004/settembre/15/Deco_Giuly_Larsson_Barca_scatenato_ga_10_0409155401.shtml|title=Deco-Giuly-Larsson Barça scatenato Il Celtic k.o in casa|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|last1=Galavotti|first1=Giancarlo|date=15 September 2004|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> and his adeptness at [[Free kick (association football)|free-kicks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2008/agosto/25/classe_Deco_volare_Chelsea_ga_10_080825103.shtml|title=La classe di Deco fa volare il Chelsea|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|last1=Galavotti|first1=Giancarlo|language=it|date=25 August 2008|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> Despite his talent, Deco was also known to be injury-prone and inconsistent at times, and was also accused of drifting in and out of matches. Furthermore, his work-rate and fitness were often brought into question in his later career.<ref name="Deco: Understated Genius"/><ref name="penpix"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/deco-struggles-to-shine-in-blues-rough-diamond-1817293.html|title=Deco struggles to shine in Blues' rough diamond|work=The Independent|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> Deco was also well known for his tendency to commit tactical fouls,<ref name="Anderson Luis de Souza Deco"/> and he was accused of [[Diving (association football)|diving]] throughout his career.<ref name="Deco: The master behind the magic of Barça"/>

==Post-retirement==
[[File:Турнір чемпіонів зірок Ліги чемпіонів УЄФА, Києв, 2018, 36 (cropped).jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Deco in 2018]]
On 16 August 2023, it was announced that Deco would become the sporting director of his former club [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] by signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/barcelona-deco-sporting-director-e24ad14e2b91fc3828d02b35cfd69b72 |title=Barcelona appoints former playmaker Deco as its new sporting director |publisher=AP News |date=16 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FC Barcelona - Organization Chart |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/fcbarcelona/photo/2023/11/20/82a04935-a6cb-4685-bb71-0273c794a0c5/organigrama_eng.PNG |access-date=2 October 2024 |website=fcbarcelona.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Deco is the brother-in-law of fellow former footballers [[Alecsandro]] and [[Richarlyson]]. Deco is an ambassador for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. He also has a charitable organisation, the Deco Institute, based in the Brazilian city of [[Indaiatuba]], near [[São Paulo]], where he grew up.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/chelsea/article5870937.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=I will show Chelsea the real Deco | first=Nick | last=Szczepanik | date=9 March 2009 | access-date=1 May 2010 | archive-date=29 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629142156/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/chelsea/article5870937.ece | url-status=dead }}</ref>

After retiring, Deco set up D20 Sports Management, a [[Sports agent|sports agency]] registered in [[Dublin]], Ireland. The agency, whose clients include Brazil international [[Fabinho (footballer, born 1993)|Fabinho]] and Burkina Faso international [[Edmond Tapsoba]], recorded €300,000 profit in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=D20 Sports Management posts profit of about €300,000 for 2017 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/d20-sports-management-posts-profit-of-about-300-000-for-2017-1.3704867 |access-date=17 September 2022 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=20 November 2018}}</ref>

==Media==
Deco features in [[EA Sports]]' [[FIFA (video game series)|''FIFA'' football video game series]]. He was included in the Ultimate Team Legends in ''[[FIFA 16]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2015/fifa-16-ratings-new-legends|title=FIFA 16 Player Ratings - New Legends|publisher=EA Sports|date=5 September 2015|access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
''Appearances and goals by club, season and competition.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=197708270002|title=Deco|publisher=ForaDeJogo|access-date=27 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j142.html|title=Deco|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=27 August 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes the [[Copa do Brasil]], [[Taça de Portugal]], [[Copa del Rey]] and [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|Includes the [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
|[[1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1996]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[Centro Sportivo Alagoano|CSA]]
|[[1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C|1997]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série C|Série C]]
|0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]] (loan)
|[[1997–98 Segunda Divisão de Honra|1997–98]]
|[[Liga Portugal 2|Segunda Divisão]]
|32||12||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||13
|-
|[[S.C. Salgueiros|Salgueiros]]
|[[1998–99 Primeira Divisão|1998–99]]
|[[Primeira Liga|Primeira Divisão]]
|12||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||2
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[FC Porto|Porto]]
|[[1998–99 Primeira Divisão|1998–99]]
|Primeira Divisão
|6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|-
|[[1999–2000 FC Porto season|1999–2000]]
|Primeira Liga
|23||1||4||3||colspan="2"|—||11{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||3||colspan="2"|—||38||7
|-
|[[2000–01 Primeira Liga|2000–01]]
|Primeira Liga
|31||6||4||0||colspan="2"|—||10{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]}}||0||2{{efn|name=SCO|Appearance(s) in [[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]}}||0||47||6
|-
|[[2001–02 Primeira Liga|2001–02]]
|Primeira Liga
|30||13||2||0||colspan="2"|—||15{{efn|name=UCL}}||6||1{{efn|name=SCO}}||0||48||19
|-
|[[2002–03 Primeira Liga|2002–03]]
|Primeira Liga
|30||10||3||1||colspan="2"|—||12{{efn|name=UC}}||1||colspan="2"|—||45||12
|-
|[[2003–04 FC Porto season|2003–04]]
|Primeira Liga
|28||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||12{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||2{{efn|One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and one appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]]}}||0||45||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!148!!32!!16!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!60!!12!!5!!0!!229!!48
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[2004–05 FC Barcelona season|2004–05]]
|[[La Liga]]
|35||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||colspan="2"|—||42||9
|-
|[[2005–06 FC Barcelona season|2005–06]]
|La Liga
|29||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||11{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||2{{efn|name=SCE|Appearances in [[Supercopa de España]]}}||0||43||4
|-
|[[2006–07 FC Barcelona season|2006–07]]
|La Liga
|31||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||5{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in [[FIFA Club World Cup]], one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and two goals in Supercopa de España}}||3||47||6
|-
|[[2007–08 FC Barcelona season|2007–08]]
|La Liga
|18||1||5||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||29||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!113!!11!!9!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!32!!6!!7!!3!!161!!20
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season|2008–09]]
|[[Premier League]]
|24||3||1||0||1||0||4{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||30||3
|-
|[[2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season|2009–10]]
|Premier League
|19||2||2||0||2||1||4{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=CS|Appearance in [[FA Community Shield]]}}||0||28||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!5!!3!!0!!3!!1!!8!!0!!1!!0!!58!!6
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]
|[[2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2010]]
|Série A
|16||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||1
|-
|[[2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2011]]
|Série A
|18||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=CL|Appearances in [[Copa Libertadores]]}}||1||5{{efn|name=CC|Appearances in [[Campeonato Carioca]]}}||0||25||1
|-
|[[2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2012]]
|Série A
|17||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=CL}}||1||11{{efn|name=CC}}||3||36||5
|-
|[[2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2013]]
|Série A
|5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=CL}}||0||5{{efn|name=CC}}||0||14||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!2!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!13!!2!!21!!3!!91!!7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!406!!64!!32!!5!!3!!1!!113!!20!!33!!6!!588!!96
|}
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===International===
''Appearances and goals by national team and year''<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/port-deco-intl.html|title=Anderson Luis de Souza "Deco" - International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=EUF>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24768|title=National football team player - Deco|publisher=eu.football.info|access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!National team
!Year||Apps||Goals
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
|2003||9||1
|-
|2004||15||1
|-
|2005||8||0
|-
|2006||11||1
|-
|2007||8||0
|-
|2008||9||2
|-
|2009||11||0
|-
|2010||4||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total||75||5
|}
'''International goals'''

''Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.''<ref name="RSSSF"/><ref name="EUF"/>
{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:100%
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 29 March 2003 || [[Estádio das Antas]], [[Porto]], Portugal || {{fb|Brazil}} || 2–1 || 2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 13 October 2004 || [[Estádio José Alvalade]], [[Lisbon]], Portugal || {{fb|Russia}} || 3–0 || 7–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|-
| 3. || 17 June 2006 || [[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Commerzbank-Arena]], [[Frankfurt]], Germany || {{fb|Iran}} || 1–0 || 2–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| 4. || 11 June 2008 || [[Stade de Genève]], [[Geneva]], Switzerland || {{fb|Czech Republic}} || 1–0 || 3–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2008]]
|-
| 5. || 10 September 2008 || Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal || {{fb|Denmark}} || 2–1 || 2–3 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Porto'''<ref name="UEFA">{{cite news |title=Former Portugal midfielder Deco retires |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1985711.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828043939/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1985711.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 August 2013 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=26 August 2013 |access-date=11 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[Primeira Liga|Primeira Divisão/Liga]]: [[1998–99 Primeira Divisão|1998–99]], [[2002–03 Primeira Liga|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Primeira Liga|2003–04]]
*[[Taça de Portugal]]: [[1999–2000 Taça de Portugal|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Taça de Portugal|2000–01]], [[2002–03 Taça de Portugal|2002–03]]
*[[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]: [[2001 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|2001]], [[2003 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|2003]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League|2003–04]]
*[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[2002–03 UEFA Cup|2002–03]]

'''Barcelona'''<ref name="UEFA"/>
*[[La Liga]]: [[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]], [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[2005 Supercopa de España|2005]], [[2006 Supercopa de España|2006]]
*UEFA Champions League: [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|2005–06]]

'''Chelsea'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]]<ref name=PremProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3592/Deco/overview |title=Deco: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2008–09 FA Cup|2008–09]], [[2009–10 FA Cup|2009–10]]<ref name="UEFA"/>
*[[FA Community Shield]]: [[2009 FA Community Shield|2009]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8190061.stm |title=Chelsea 2–2 Man Utd |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 August 2009 |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>

'''Fluminense'''
*[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: [[2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2010]], [[2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2012]]
*[[Campeonato Carioca]]: [[2012 Campeonato Carioca|2012]]

'''Portugal'''
*[[UEFA European Championship]] runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Ballon d'Or]] runner-up: [[2004 Ballon d'Or|2004]]<ref name="UEFA2">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/teams/player=51643/profile/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331010446/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/teams/player=51643/profile/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 March 2017 |title=FIFA World Cup - Deco – UEFA.com|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]]: 2003–04<ref name="RSSSF"/>
*[[UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder|UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year]]: 2003–04,<ref name="RSSSF"/> 2005–06<ref name="RSSSF"/>
*[[2004 UEFA Champions League Final]]: Man of the Match
*[[European Sports Magazines#ESM Team of the Year|ESM Team of the Year]]: 2004–05<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |title=ESM Season XI |author1=Karel Stokkermans |date=14 March 2007 |access-date=9 February 2016 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207144925/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |archive-date=7 February 2016  }}</ref>
*[[FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball]]: [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup#Awards|2006]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/archive/japan2006/awards/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905220649/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/archive/japan2006/awards/index.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=5 September 2015 | title=2006 FIFA Club World Cup awards |work=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] | access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[CNID Footballer of the Year#Portuguese League Footballer of the Year (2001–present)|Portuguese League Footballer of the Year]]: 2003–04<ref name="UEFA2"/>
*[[CNID Footballer of the Year#CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad (2006–)|CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad]]: 2006
*[[Premier League Player of the Month]]: [[2008–09 Premier League#Monthly awards|August 2008]]<ref name=PremProfile/>
*Campeonato Carioca Best Player: 2012<ref name="rj.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.rj.gov.br/web/imprensa/exibeconteudo?article-id=923538 |title=PREMIAÇÃO DO CAMPEONATO CARIOCA 2012 TEVE SETE NOVAS CATEGORIAS|publisher=rj.gov.br|access-date=14 February 2016}}</ref>
*Campeonato Carioca Best Midfielder: 2012<ref name="rj.gov"/>
*[[Globe Soccer Awards|Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award]]: 2013<ref name=GSA>{{cite web|url=http://www.globesoccer.com/awards/walloffame/|title=Wall of Fame|publisher=Globe Soccer.com|access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[Golden Foot]]: 2016, as [[Golden Foot#Award legends|football legend]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goldenfoot.com/legends/|title=LEGENDS – GoldenFoot|publisher=Golden Foot|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref>

'''Orders'''
*[[File:PRT Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao de Vila Vicosa Cavaleiro ribbon.svg|60px]] Medal of Merit, [[Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa]] ([[Duke of Braganza|House of Braganza]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/barca-legends/players/1196619/deco Profile] at the FC Barcelona website
* {{FPF national player}}
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* {{UEFA player}}
* {{ForaDeJogo|197708270002}}
* {{NFT player|5306}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{WorldFootball.net}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154748/http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=1350&b=true&pn=Anderson_Lu& |date=24 December 2008 |title=FootballDatabase provides Deco's profile and stats}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319021156/http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/soccerprofiles/p/deco.htm |date=19 March 2009 |title=Deco profile from About.com}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110507234215/http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/08/07/2060454/official-fluminense-sign-deco-on-two-year-contract goal.com]

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