Sergio Claudio dos Santos

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Serginho
Personal information
Full name	Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos
Date of birth	June 27, 1971 (1971-06-27) (age 38)
Place of birth	Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.81 m
Playing position	Former Left winger, Left wing back
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1999 1999–2008	Itaperuna Bahia Flamengo Cruzeiro São Paulo A.C. Milan Total	007 0(0) 011 0(1) 017 0(3) 023 0(8) 058 (21) 185 (18) 301 (51)
National team2
1998–2001	Brazil	010 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 18, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of September 24, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos (Serginho for short; born June 27, 1971 in Nilópolis) is a Brazilian former footballer, who last played as a left winger and left back for A.C. Milan. His nickname is Il Concorde, due to his quick and tireless pace on the pitch.

[edit] Career

He played for Cruzeiro EC and Bahia, and moved to AC Milan from São Paulo FC in 1999. At Milan, Serginho was always a fringe player, starting on the bench but often being the first substitute. He contributed to Milan's 2003 UEFA Champions League victory over Juventus FC, scoring the first of Milan's three penalty scores in the shootout. 2005 was a reversal of fortune as Milan made the CL final again but lost on penalties to Liverpool FC, with Serginho whistling his shot over the crossbar.

The apex of Serginho's Milan career was when he scored a goal and contributed three assists in a 6-0 thrashing of crosstown rival Internazionale on May 11, 2001.

He earned ten caps with the Brazilian national team, scoring one goal. He would undoubtedly have won more caps, if not for the ever-present Roberto Carlos as left-back during Serginho´s whole career.

On May 16, 2008 it was announced that Serginho and compatriot Cafu would be leaving Milan at the end of the season. Serginho also immediately announced his retirement at the end of the season. On May 18 he played the final minutes of the match against Udinese and appeared quite moved at the end of the game.

[edit] Honours

Serie A-2003-2004

Coppa Italia 2002-2003

UEFA Champions League 2002-2003 2006-2007

FIFA Club World Cup 2007

UEFA Supercup 2003 2007

[edit] External links

• Profile at UEFA.com

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