Lucas Severino

Lucas Severino
Severino with FC Tokyo in 2007
Personal information
Full name Lucas Severino[1]
Date of birth (1979-01-03) 3 January 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Botafogo (SP)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Botafogo (SP) 12 (2)
1998–2000 Atlético Paranaense 48 (19)
2000–2003 Rennes 72 (6)
2002Cruzeiro (loan) 7 (2)
2003Corinthians (loan) 3 (1)
2004–2007 FC Tokyo 120 (48)
2008–2010 Gamba Osaka 80 (21)
2011 Atlético Paranaense 16 (4)
2011–2013 FC Tokyo 91 (30)
International career
2000 Brazil U-23 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lucas Severino (born 3 January 1979), commonly known as Lucas, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2] He played for the Brazil national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia.[3]

Career

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Rennes

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Lucas Severino was born in Ribeirão Preto. He began his career in Brazil with Botafogo (SP) and then Atlético Paranaense. He moved to Ligue 1 side Rennes for €21 million.[4][5] He made 72 league appearances with the side over three seasons, scoring six goals.

FC Tokyo

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On 1 January 2004, Lucas Severino signed for J1 League FC Tokyo on a free transfer. He played four seasons for the club, winning the J.League Cup in 2004.[6]

Gamba Osaka

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On 1 January 2008, after four years at FC Tokyo, Lucas Severino moved to J1 League club Gamba Osaka on a free transfer.

Return to FC Tokyo

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After three years with Gamba Osaka and a short spell in Brazil for Atlético Paranaense in 2011 Lucas retired from the game.[7] However, in July 2011, he returned to sign for his former club FC Tokyo in the J2 League. His return helped FC Tokyo to promotion from J2 League back to the J1 League.

International career

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Lucas Severino made fourteen appearances for Brazil U23, appearing in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he played three matches.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 23 February 2014[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Atlético Paranaense 1998 Série A 15 3 15 3
1999 28 11 28 11
2000 0 0 0 0
Total 43 14 43 14
Rennes 2000–01 Division 1 28 4 28 4
2001–02 33 2 33 2
2003–04 Ligue 1 11 0 11 0
Total 72 6 72 6
Cruzeiro 2002 Série A 7 0 7 0
Corinthians 2003 Série A 3 0 3 0
FC Tokyo 2004 J1 League 27 11 3 1 7 6 37 18
2005 30 7 1 0 2 0 33 7
2006 31 18 2 2 5 0 38 20
2007 32 12 3 0 8 2 43 14
Total 120 48 9 3 22 8 0 0 151 59
Gamba Osaka 2008 J1 League 31 8 5 1 4 1 9 6 49 16
2009 30 6 6 8 2 0 5 0 43 14
2010 19 7 3 1 2 1 4 1 28 10
Total 80 21 14 10 8 2 18 7 120 40
Atlético Paranaense 2011 Série A 16 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 20 7
FC Tokyo 2011 J2 League 23 9 6 3 29 12
2012 J1 League 34 10 1 0 4 1 5 0 44 11
2013 34 11 3 0 1 1 38 12
Total 91 30 10 3 5 2 5 0 111 35
Career total 432 123 37 19 35 12 23 7 527 161

Honours

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Club

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Severino Lucas revient sur les raisons de son échec à Rennes".
  5. ^ "The forgotten £18m forward now making a splash in Japan". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  6. ^ "F.c.tokyo". Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Lucas explica por que decidiu pendurar as chuteiras | de Letra". 15 May 2011.
  8. ^ Fifa.com player stats
  9. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2選手名鑑 2013 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2013, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411161 (p. 89 out of 266)
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