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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1984)}}
{{for|other people named Cicero|Cicero (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|           name = Cícero
|          image = Cícero Santos - Hertha BSC Berlin (2).jpg
|     image_size = 280
|        caption = Cícero in 2009
|       fullname = Cícero Santos
|     birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|26|df=y}}
|    birth_place = [[Castelo, Espírito Santo|Castelo]], Brazil
|         height = 1.80 m
|       position = [[Midfielder]]
|    currentclub =
|     clubnumber =
|    youthyears1 = 2000–2004 |youthclubs1 = [[Tombense Futebol Clube|Tombense]]
|    youthyears2 = 2001–2004 |youthclubs2 = → [[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]] (loan)
|         years1 = 2004–2008 |clubs1 = [[Tombense Futebol Clube|Tombense]]             |caps1  = 0   | goals1 = 0
|         years2 = 2004–2005 |clubs2 = → [[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]] (loan)          |caps2  = 48  | goals2 = 13
|         years3 = 2006      |clubs3 = → [[Figueirense FC|Figueirense]] (loan)         |caps3  = 34  | goals3 = 13
|         years4 = 2007–2008 |clubs4 = → [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] (loan)           |caps4  = 70  | goals4 = 16
|         years5 = 2008–2010 |clubs5 = [[Hertha BSC]]                                  |caps5  = 83  | goals5 = 11
|         years6 = 2010–2011 |clubs6 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]]                               |caps6  = 24  | goals6 = 2
|         years7 = 2011–2012 |clubs7 = [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]                      |caps7  = 92  | goals7 = 16
|         years8 = 2013–2014 |clubs8 = [[Santos FC|Santos]]                            |caps8  = 88  | goals8 = 35
|         years9 = 2014–2016 |clubs9 = [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]                    |caps9  = 110 | goals9 = 29
|        years10 = 2015      |clubs10 = → [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al-Gharafa]] (loan) |caps10 = 9   | goals10 = 3
|        years11 = 2017      |clubs11 = [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]                     |caps11 = 30  | goals11 = 4
|        years12 = 2017–2018 |clubs12 = [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]    |caps12 = 51  | goals12 = 7
|        years13 = 2019–2021 |clubs13 = [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]     |caps13 = 63  | goals13 = 6
|    club-update =
}}
'''Cícero Santos''' (born 26 August 1984), simply known as '''Cícero''', is a former Brazilian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central]] or [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.lance.com.br/botafogo/apresentado-cicero-cita-onde-prefere-atuar-brinca-estou-igual-vinho.html | title = Apresentado, Cícero cita onde prefere atuar e brinca: 'Estou igual a vinho' | date = 18 February 2019 | language = pt | publisher = [[Lance!]] | access-date = 21 February 2019}}</ref>
==Career==
===Early career===
During his time at Fluminense, Cícero proved himself to be a versatile player. He featured as an attacking midfielder, a defensive midfielder, a wide player and a striker. Cícero featured heavily in [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]'s [[Copa Libertadores]] Campaign of 2008, scoring vital goals in the group stages, including a beautiful free kick in the 6–0 demolition of [[Arsenal de Sarandí]] at the [[Estádio do Maracanã|Maracaña]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. Cícero was the only ''Flu'' player to convert his penalty kick during the shoot out in the final defeat against [[L.D.U. Quito|LDU Quito]] of Ecuador.
===Hertha BSC===
Cicero made his [[Bundesliga]] debut for [[Hertha BSC Berlin|Hertha]] on 17 August 2008 against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]. He established himself as a regular, playing all but one game in the 2008–09 season.
===São Paulo===
After one and half-year playing for [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]], on 1 January 2013, Brazilian press confirmed that Cícero would break his contract with the club for 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2013/01/cicero-vai-rescindir-contrato-e-deve-trocar-o-sao-paulo-pelo-santos.html | title = Cícero vai rescindir contrato e deve trocar o São Paulo pelo Santos | language = pt | publisher =globoesporte.globo.com | date = 1 January 2013 | access-date = 1 February 2013 | first = Alexandre | last = Lozetti}}</ref>
=== Santos ===
On 8 January 2013, Cícero signed a two-year deal with [[Santos FC|Santos]].<ref>[http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2013/01/08/cicero-assina-contrato-de-emprestimo-por-dois-anos-e-realiza-primeiro-treino-no-santos.htm Cícero assina contrato de empréstimo por dois anos e realiza primeiro treino no Santos]; UOL Esporte, 8 January 2013 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> Cícero finished the [[2013 Campeonato Paulista]] as the club's second topscorer, only behind [[Neymar]].
=== Fluminense ===
In July 2014, Cícero re-joined [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] for his third spell at the club.
=== Return to São Paulo ===
In December 2016, Cícero has returned to [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]].<ref>[http://www.saopaulofc.net/noticias/noticias/futebol/2016/12/29/sao-paulo-chega-a-acordo-com-meio-campista-cicero/ São Paulo chega a acordo com meio-campista Cícero]</ref> After Cícero scored a [[hat-trick]] against [[Paraná Soccer Technical Center|PSTC]], in a 4–2 winning match valid for [[2017 Copa do Brasil]], coach [[Rogério Ceni]] praised him as a key player of squad. According to Ceni: "He is a 32-year-old player, that adds experience, with a good head game and a good finalization from out of area."<ref>[https://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2017/03/02/xodo-de-ceni-cicero-vira-opcao-de-ataque-do-sao-paulo-mesmo-como-volante.htm Homem-chave de Ceni, Cícero vira opção de ataque mesmo como volante]</ref>
=== Grêmio ===
After the sacking of São Paulo manager Rogerio Ceni, Cícero received less playtime, eventually leading to a mutual contract termination. He soon after signed with [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] in order to bolster their squad for continental play.
=== Botafogo ===
In February 2019, Cícero joined [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lance.com.br/botafogo/cicero-aparece-bid-mais-reforco-temporada.html|title= Cícero aparece regularizado no BID |date=4 February 2019|publisher=lance.com|access-date=11 March 2019|language=pt}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|8 November 2023}}<ref>{{Soccerway|cicero-santos/9138|Cícero|accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|State League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]]
|[[2003 in Brazilian football|2003]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|8||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||1
|-
|[[2004 in Brazilian football|2004]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]]
|25||7||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||7
|-
|[[2005 in Brazilian football|2005]]
|15||5||12||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48!!13!!16!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!66!!13
|-
|[[Figueirense Futebol Clube|Figueirense]]
|[[2006 in Brazilian football|2006]]
|Série A
|34||13||19||10||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||53||23
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]
|[[2007 in Brazilian football|2007]]
|rowspan="2"|Série A
|27||6||11||4||11||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||49||12
|-
|[[2008 in Brazilian football|2008]]
|4||0||17||4||colspan="2"|—||14<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COL">Appearance(s) in [[Copa Libertadores]]</ref>||3||colspan="2"|—||35||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!6!!28!!8!!11!!2!!14!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!84!!19
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Hertha BSC]]
|[[2008–09 Hertha BSC season|2008–09]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bundesliga]]
|33||7||colspan="2"|—||2||0||8<ref group="lower-alpha" name="UEC">Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Cup]]</ref>||1||colspan="2"|—||43||8
|-
|[[2009–10 Hertha BSC season|2009–10]]
|30||3||colspan="2"|—||2||0||7<ref group="lower-alpha" name="UEL">Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||39||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!63!!10!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0!!15!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!82!!11
|-
|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|[[2010–11 VfL Wolfsburg season|2010–11]]
|Bundesliga
|21||1||colspan="2"|—||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||2
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|[[2011 São Paulo F.C. season|2011]]
|rowspan="2"|Série A
|27||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COS">Appearance(s) in [[Copa Sudamericana]]</ref>||1||colspan="2"|—||31||7
|-
|[[2012 São Paulo F.C. season|2012]]
|30||3||20||5||9||1||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COS"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||61||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!57!!9!!20!!5!!9!!1!!6!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!92!!16
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Santos FC|Santos]]
|[[2013 Santos FC season|2013]]
|rowspan="2"|Série A
|37||15||22||9||7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||66||24
|-
|[[2014 Santos FC season|2014]]
|2||0||16||9||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!15!!38!!18!!7!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!84!!33
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]
|[[2014 in Brazilian football|2014]]
|rowspan="3"|Série A
|20||6||colspan="2"|—||2||3||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COS"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||24||9
|-
|[[2015 in Brazilian football|2015]]
|19||3||0||0||6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||4
|-
|[[2016 in Brazilian football|2016]]
|35||9||19||6||7||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||61||16
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!74!!18!!19!!6!!15!!5!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!110!!29
|-
|[[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al-Gharafa]]
|[[2014–15 Qatar Stars League|2014–15]]
|[[Qatar Stars League]]
|9||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||3
|-
|[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|[[2017 São Paulo F.C. season|2017]]
|Série A
|10||0||14||1||6||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||4
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]
|[[2017 in Brazilian football|2017]]
|rowspan="2"|Série A
|0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COL"/>||1||colspan="2"|—||4||1
|-
|[[2018 in Brazilian football|2018]]
|24||2||7||1||2||0||11<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COL"/>||3||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="RES">Appearance(s) in [[Recopa Sudamericana]]</ref>||0||46||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!24!!2!!7!!1!!2!!0!!15!!4!!2!!0!!50!!7
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
|[[2019 in Brazilian football|2019]]
|rowspan="2"|Série A
|32||3||5||0||3||1||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COS"/>||1||colspan="2"|—||44||5
|-
|[[2020 in Brazilian football|2020]]
|9||0||7||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!41!!3!!12!!1!!6!!1!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!63!!6
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!427!!91!!175!!50!!63!!13!!45!!8!!2!!0!!712!!162
|}
{{reflist|group="lower-alpha"}}
==Honours==
'''Figueirense'''
*[[Campeonato Catarinense]]: [[2006 Campeonato Catarinense|2006]]
'''Fluminense'''
*[[Copa do Brasil]]: [[2007 Copa do Brasil|2007]]
*[[Primeira Liga (Brazil)|Primeira Liga]]: [[2016 Primeira Liga|2016]]
'''São Paulo'''
*[[Copa Sudamericana]]: [[2012 Copa Sudamericana|2012]]
'''Grêmio'''
*[[Copa Libertadores]]: [[2017 Copa Libertadores|2017]]
*[[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[2018 Recopa Sudamericana|2018]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429123446/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&pStr=Player&PLID=181028&TEID=3312 |date=29 April 2012 |title=Guardian Stats Centre }}
* {{Sambafoot|10069-cicero|Cícero}}
{{Campeonato Paulista top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cicero}}
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