Lucas Severino (born 3 January 1979), commonly known as Lucas, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Brazil national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia.
Club career
Rennes 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. He made 72 league appearances with the side over three seasons, scoring six goals.
FC Tokyo 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.
Gamba Osaka 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 After three years with Gamba Osaka and a short spell in Brazil for Atlético Paranaense in 2011 Lucas retired from the game. 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 Lucas Severino made fourteen appearances for Brazil U23, appearing in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he played three matches.Fifa.com player stats
Personal life His sons, Pedro and João Victor, also became professional football players, having started their careers at Botafogo-SP.
Career statistics 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, (p. 89 out of 266)
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsClub Atlético Paranaense1998Série A15315319992811281120000000Total43144314Rennes2000–01Division 12842842001–023323322003–04Ligue 1110110Total726726Cruzeiro2002Série A7070Corinthians2003Série A3030FC Tokyo2004J1 League27113176–371820053071020–337200631182250–3820200732123082–4314Total12048932280015159Gamba Osaka2008J1 League31851419649162009306682050431420101973121412810Total802114108218712040Atlético Paranaense2011Série A164430000207FC Tokyo2011J2 League23963––29122012J1 League34101041504411201334113011–3812Total9130103525011135Career total43212337193512237527161
Honours Club AFC Champions League – 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship – 2008 Emperor's Cup – 2008, 2009, 2011 J.League Cup – 2004
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