Francelino Matuzalem
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Francelino Matuzalém da Silva, commonly known as just Matuzalém (born 10 June 1980), is a Brazil
ian footballer who currently plays in the Italian Serie A
for Lazio
. He is a midfielder known for his passing and technique. His usual position is central midfielder as well as attacking midfielder and left midfielder.
and quickly established his place in lower level of the Brazil national team
. Known as a goalscoring midfielder, he first emerged in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
in Egypt. There, he scored three goals in six games, including a critical goal in the final match.
, and joined Napoli
in Italy (on loan from Parma), where he remained for two seasons, the first spent in Serie B
and the second season in what would be Napoli's last in Serie A
for six years. Matuzalém was a regular at Napoli, but only scored twice during his time there.
in co-ownership
deal in the summer of 2001. Matuzalém stayed at Piacenza along with Amauri
and Matteo Guardalben
which all owned by Parma.
With Piacenza at 2001–02
season, the team finished 14th in the league.
The second season of the loan spell saw Matuzalém switch to Brescia
on loan, where he played nearly every match and the deal was made permanent at season's end. However, he only lasted one more year, before Ukrainian
giants Shakhtar Donetsk
signed him.
ARBITRAL AWARD delivered by the COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT|date=19 May 2009|accessdate=6 November 2009|publisher=Court of Arbitration for Sport}} It was a Ukrainian record at the time. After the transfer of Anatoliy Tymoschuk
to Zenit St. Petersburg, he became the new captain of the club for the 2006–07 season and was voted the club's player of the year.
On 1 July 2007, Palermo
made an offer of US$ 7,000,000 but rejected.
However, on 18 July, he was presented as the latest signing of Real Zaragoza
. And Shakhtar informed Zaragoza to request the club to pay the fee. After played four games and scoring once, Matuzalém was reported injured since September 2007 and returned in March 2008. He finished the season with just 14 appearances.
On 19 March 2008, Shakhtar appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
(CAS) as the club think the fee set by FIFA DRC is too low. On 20 March Matuzalém and Zaragoza also made an appeal to CAS for the compensation.
On 19 May 2009, following a Shakhtar lawsuit, the CAS ordered Matuzalém to pay €11,858,934 to Shakhtar for breach of contract.
on a season-long loan with an option to buy at the end of the season for €13M (plus VAT
).
Injury plagued his season, yet when fit he established a place for himself in the centre of the Lazio midfield alongside Cristian Ledesma
. He claimed some silverware as Lazio won their fifth Coppa Italia
, however a booking in the semi-final against Juventus
meant he missed the final against Sampdoria
.
At the end of the season, Lazio exercised the option to keep him on a permanent basis, but for €5.31M.
On 14 March 2010, he was injured and missed rest of the season. He became a backup of Ledesma and Cristian Brocchi
in next season.
International
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who currently plays in the Italian Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
for Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
. He is a midfielder known for his passing and technique. His usual position is central midfielder as well as attacking midfielder and left midfielder.
Early career
Matuzalém began his career at Esporte Clube VitóriaEsporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...
and quickly established his place in lower level of the Brazil national team
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
. Known as a goalscoring midfielder, he first emerged in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:-------------------------Knockout Stage:-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Playoff for 3rd place:-Final:-Top goalscorers:...
in Egypt. There, he scored three goals in six games, including a critical goal in the final match.
Napoli
In 1999, Matuzalém left VitóriaEsporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...
, and joined Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
in Italy (on loan from Parma), where he remained for two seasons, the first spent in Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
and the second season in what would be Napoli's last in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
for six years. Matuzalém was a regular at Napoli, but only scored twice during his time there.
Piacenza and Brescia
Following his Napoli spell, Matuzalém was sent to PiacenzaPiacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
in co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
deal in the summer of 2001. Matuzalém stayed at Piacenza along with Amauri
Amauri
Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira , better known as Amauri, is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus.-Early career:...
and Matteo Guardalben
Matteo Guardalben
Matteo Guardalben is an Italian football goalkeeper currently contracted with Modena.-Career:After 5 seasons with Parma, both Guardalben and Matuzalém joined Piacenza in a co-ownership deal....
which all owned by Parma.
With Piacenza at 2001–02
Serie A 2001-02
In the 2001-02 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 14th consecutive time from season 1988-89....
season, the team finished 14th in the league.
The second season of the loan spell saw Matuzalém switch to Brescia
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
on loan, where he played nearly every match and the deal was made permanent at season's end. However, he only lasted one more year, before Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
giants Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
signed him.
Shakhtar Donetsk
In June 2004, Shakhtar Donetsk signed Matuzalém from Brescia, paid Brescia €8million, Matuzalém's agents €3.75M and €221,092 to Matuzalém's former clubs as solidarity contribution.CAS 2008/A/1520 – Mr. Matuzalem Francelino da Silva (Brazil) & Real Zaragoza SAD (Spain) v/ FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) & FIFAARBITRAL AWARD delivered by the COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT|date=19 May 2009|accessdate=6 November 2009|publisher=Court of Arbitration for Sport}} It was a Ukrainian record at the time. After the transfer of Anatoliy Tymoschuk
Anatoliy Tymoschuk
Anatoliy Oleksandrovych Tymoshchuk is a Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Ukrainian national team.Tymoshchuk began his professional career with his local Volyn Lutsk...
to Zenit St. Petersburg, he became the new captain of the club for the 2006–07 season and was voted the club's player of the year.
On 1 July 2007, Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
made an offer of US$ 7,000,000 but rejected.
Real Zaragoza
On 2 July 2007, Matuzalém notified in writing Shakhtar of the fact that he unilaterally terminated their contractual relationship with immediate effect. On 5 July, Shakhtar replied Matuzalém and/or his new club should pay the sum in the release clause of €25M, or Shakhtar would start legal action.However, on 18 July, he was presented as the latest signing of Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
. And Shakhtar informed Zaragoza to request the club to pay the fee. After played four games and scoring once, Matuzalém was reported injured since September 2007 and returned in March 2008. He finished the season with just 14 appearances.
Breach of contract saga
But in fact, Matuzalém case was passed by FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) on 2 November 2007, ordered Matuzalém and Zaragoza jointly and severally liable to pay €6,800,000 to Shakhtar.On 19 March 2008, Shakhtar appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
(CAS) as the club think the fee set by FIFA DRC is too low. On 20 March Matuzalém and Zaragoza also made an appeal to CAS for the compensation.
On 19 May 2009, following a Shakhtar lawsuit, the CAS ordered Matuzalém to pay €11,858,934 to Shakhtar for breach of contract.
Lazio
In July 2008, Matuzalém returned to Italy after four years, joining LazioS.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
on a season-long loan with an option to buy at the end of the season for €13M (plus VAT
Vat
Vat or VAT may refer to:* A type of container such as a barrel, storage tank, or tub, often constructed of welded sheet stainless steel, and used for holding, storing, and processing liquids such as milk, wine, and beer...
).
Injury plagued his season, yet when fit he established a place for himself in the centre of the Lazio midfield alongside Cristian Ledesma
Cristian Daniel Ledesma
Cristian Daniel Ledesma is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio. A dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, he represents the latter at international level since November 2010....
. He claimed some silverware as Lazio won their fifth Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
, however a booking in the semi-final against Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
meant he missed the final against Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
.
At the end of the season, Lazio exercised the option to keep him on a permanent basis, but for €5.31M.
On 14 March 2010, he was injured and missed rest of the season. He became a backup of Ledesma and Cristian Brocchi
Cristian Brocchi
Cristian Brocchi is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for Lazio.-Career:Early careerStarting his career at his native club A.C. Milan youth system, he was loaned to Pro Sesto and Lumezzane in early years.Hellas Verona...
in next season.
Honours
Team- Ukrainian Premier LeagueUkrainian Premier LeagueThe Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
: 2005Ukrainian Premier League 2004-05The 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fourteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 15, 2004 with all eight games of the first round. The last day of the competition was June 16, 2005. Shakhtar Donetsk has managed to win its second champion's title place ahead of the...
and 2006Ukrainian Premier League 2005-06The 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fifteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 12, 2005 with six games of the first round. The last day of the competition was May 10, 2006. However, because the top two teams have finished with equal amount of points, it was decided...
with Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... - Coppa ItaliaCoppa ItaliaThe Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
: 2009Coppa Italia 2008-09The 2008–09 Coppa Italia was the sixty-first season of the tournament. The competition started on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 May 2009. The radically different format used in the 2007–08 Coppa was abandoned, with the new format more closely resembling earlier editions of the tournament.The final...
with LazioS.S. LazioSocietà Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... - Supercoppa ItalianaSupercoppa ItalianaThe Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
: 20092009 Supercoppa ItalianaThe 2009 Supercoppa Italiana was a match played by the 2008–09 Serie A winners Internazionale and 2008–09 Coppa Italia winners Lazio. It took place on 8 August 2009 at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China. Lazio won the match 2–1 to earn their third Supercoppa...
with LazioS.S. LazioSocietà Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... - Campeonato do NordesteCampeonato do NordesteCampeonato do Nordeste , also known as Copa do Nordeste or Copa Nordeste , is a Brazilian football competition contested between Northeastern region teams .From 1997 to 1999, the Campeonato do...
in 1997 and 1999 with VitóriaEsporte Clube VitóriaEsporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...
International
- FIFA Under-17 World Cup 1997