Cícero (footballer)

Cícero Santos (born 26 August 1984), simply known as Cícero, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a central or attacking midfielder.

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'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 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 LDU Quito of Ecuador.

Hertha BSC
Cicero made his Bundesliga debut for 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, on 1 January 2013, Brazilian press confirmed that Cícero would break his contract with the club for 2013 season.

Santos
On 8 January 2013, Cícero signed a two-year deal with Santos. Cícero finished the 2013 Campeonato Paulista as the club's second topscorer, only behind Neymar.

Fluminense
In July 2014, Cícero re-joined Fluminense for his third spell at the club.

Return to São Paulo
In December 2016, Cícero has returned to São Paulo. After Cícero scored a hat-trick against 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."

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 in order to bolster their squad for continental play.

Botafogo
In February 2019, Cícero joined Botafogo on a free transfer.

Honours
Figueirense
 * Campeonato Catarinense: 2006

Fluminense
 * Copa do Brasil: 2007
 * Primeira Liga: 2016

São Paulo
 * Copa Sudamericana: 2012

Grêmio
 * Copa Libertadores: 2017
 * Recopa Sudamericana: 2018