Lucas Severino

Lucas Severino
	Severino with FC Tokyo in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Severino
Date of birth	3 January 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Botafogo (SP)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Botafogo (SP)
1998–2000	Atlético Paranaense
2000–2003	Rennes
2002	→ Cruzeiro (loan)
2003	→ Corinthians (loan)
2004–2007	FC Tokyo
2008–2010	Gamba Osaka
2011	Atlético Paranaense
2011–2013	FC Tokyo
International career
2000	Brazil U-23
	*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

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.^[4]^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[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

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

Career statistics

As of 23 February 2014^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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	Division 1	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	J1 League	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

Club

Personal life

His sons, Pedro and João Victor, also became professional football players, having started their careers at Botafogo-SP.^[10]

References

^ ^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.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
^ "Severino Lucas revient sur les raisons de son échec à Rennes".
^ "The forgotten £18m forward now making a splash in Japan". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
^ "F.c.tokyo". Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
^ "Lucas explica por que decidiu pendurar as chuteiras | de Letra". 15 May 2011.
^ Fifa.com player stats
^ 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)
^ "Com filhos de Lucas Severino, Botafogo-SP divulga lista de inscritos para Copa SP". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 24 December 2024.

External links

Lucas Severino at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
[1]

[FCWC_2008-1] "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)

[10] "Com filhos de Lucas Severino, Botafogo-SP divulga lista de inscritos para Copa SP". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 24 December 2024.

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