Rogério Ceni

Personal information
Full name	Rogério Mücke Ceni
Date of birth	January 22, 1973 (1973-01-22) (age 36)
Place of birth	Pato Branco, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	São Paulo
Number	01
Youth career
1987–1989	Sinop
1990–1993	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990	Sinop	0	(0)
1993–	São Paulo	382	(42)
National team‡
1997–2006	Brazil	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 24, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 1, 2009

Rogério Mücke Ceni (born January 22, 1973 in Pato Branco, Paraná) is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He has been a member of the Brazilian Série A club São Paulo since September 7, 1990, playing more than 800 matches and winning 2 Copa Libertadores trophies and 3 World Club Championship with them. He is officially recognised by FIFA and the IFFHS as the goalkeeper to have scored the most goals in the history of football: 84.^[1]

[edit] Club

Despite his position, Rogério Ceni has established a reputation as a goalscorer, similar to Paraguay's José Luis Chilavert, Mexico's Jorge Campos, and Colombia's René Higuita. He has often taken penalties for São Paulo as well. On August 20, 2006, he scored his 63rd goal by netting a free kick against Cruzeiro in the Brazilian League, a few minutes after denying a penalty kick for Cruzeiro that would take the match to a 0-3 score. Later on in the same match, he scored a penalty kick and reached 64 goals - 21 from penalties and 43 from free kicks, a goal that tied the match 2-2. This record put Ceni on top, over Chilavert (2nd), two goals under the record of Brazilian goalkeeper. He has scored 84 goals in 871 appearances - from 36 penalties and 48 free kicks so far (November 24, 2009).

On July 14, 2005, Rogério was São Paulo's captain as the team won the 2005 Copa Libertadores for the third time. Two weeks later, in a match against Atlético Paranaense, he became the most-capped player in São Paulo FC history, with 618 matches played. He wore a special commemorative jersey that had the number "618" printed on the back. In December 2005, he was named Man of the Match for his outstanding performance during the 1-0 victory against Liverpool in the FIFA Club World Cup final match and also awarded by FIFA as the Best Player of the tournament. On July 25, 2006 he scored a penalty kick winner against Mexican side Chivas, becoming São Paulo's Copa Libertadores all-time leading scorer.^[2]

On October 29, 2006, Rogerio made his 700th appearance for São Paulo against Figueirense in a 2-0 victory. But some of the gloss was taken off the occasion when Rogerio - who captained the team that won the Libertadores Cup and Club World championship last year - was ordered to change his bright yellow jersey, because it clashed with the referee's, so he played with the reserve goalkeeper's shirt. In the same year, on November 19, Ceni won his first (and São Paulo's fourth) Campeonato Brasileiro title. In the following year, Ceni won the same title, being elected by CBF as the Best Player in 2007's Campeonato Brasileiro.

[edit] National Team

Rogério Ceni has played 17 caps for the Brazilian national team, and was the third-choice goalkeeper on the 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning squad. He was selected by coach Carlos Alberto Parreira to the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad as the second goalie. His only playing time in the tournament were the last ten minutes of the second half of Brazil's 4-1 group stage victory over Japan as a substitute for Dida.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] International career

As of August 15, 2009^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

National team Club Season Apps Goals Brazil São Paulo 1997 1 0 1998 2 0 1999 2 0 2000 3 0 2001 4 0 2002 1 0 2005 1 0 2006 2 0 Total 16 0

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 1997 1. December 12, 1997 Riad, Saudi Arabia  Mexico 3–2 0 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup 1998 2. Octuber 14, 1998 Washington, United States  Ecuador 5–1 0 Friendly 3. November 18, 1998 Fortaleza, Brazil  Russia 5–1 0 Friendly 1999 4. March 28, 1999 Seul, South Korea  Korea Republic 0–1 0 Friendly 5. March 31, 1999 Tokyo, Japan  Japan 2–0 0 Friendly April 28, 1999 Barcelona, Catalonia FC Barcelona 2–2 0 Unofficial friendly 2000 6. September 3, 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Bolivia 5–0 0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 7. Octuber 8, 2000 Maracaibo, Venezuela  Venezuela 6–0 0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 8. November 15, 2000 São Paulo, Brazil  Colombia 1–0 0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2001 9. March 3, 2001 Pasadena, United States  United States 2–1 0 Friendly 10. March 7, 2001 Guadalajara, Mexico  Mexico 3–3 0 Friendly 11. March 28, 2001 Quito, Ecuador  Ecuador 0–1 0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 12. April 25, 2001 São Paulo, Brazil  Peru 1–1 0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2002 13. August 21, 2002 Fortaleza, Brazil  Paraguay 0–1 0 Friendly 2005 14. April 27, 2005 São Paulo, Brazil  Guatemala 3–0 0 Friendly 2006 15. March 1, 2006 Moscow, Russia  Russia 1–0 0 Friendly 16. June 22, 2006 Dortmund, Germany  Japan 4–1 0 2006 FIFA World Cup

[edit] Honours

Sinop

• Campeonato Matogrossense: 1
  

1990

São Paulo

• Copa Libertadores: 2
  

1993, 2005

• Recopa Sudamericana: 1
  

1993

• Supercopa Sudamericana: 1
  

1993

• Intercontinental Cup: 1
  

1993

• Copa CONMEBOL: 1
  

1994

• Campeonato Paulista: 3
  

1998, 2000, 2005

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1
  

2001

• FIFA Club World Cup: 1
  

2005

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 3
  

2006, 2007, 2008

International

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1
  

1997

• FIFA World Cup: 1
  

2002

Personal

• Silver Ball: 6
  

2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 - Best Goalkeeper in Brazilian Championship by magazine Placar

• Golden Ball: 1
  

2008 - Best Player in Brazilian Championship by magazine Placar

• FIFA Club World Cup: 1
  

2005 - Golden Ball for The Best Player of the Tournament

• Brazilian Footballer of the Year: 2
  

2006, 2007 - Golden Ball for The Best Player of the Tournament

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Portuguese) CBF
• (Portuguese) Official Site
• (English) IFFHS Top Division goal scorer ranking among Goalkeepers

Brazil squad v • d • e Brazil squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Dida • 2 Cafu • 3 Aldair • 4 Júnior Baiano • 5 Dunga • 6 Roberto Carlos • 7 Bebeto • 8 Flávio Conceição • 9 Ronaldo • 10 Leonardo • 11 Romário • 12 Rogério Ceni • 13 Zé Maria • 14 Gonçalves • 15 Zé Roberto • 16 César Sampaio • 17 Doriva • 18 Denílson • 19 Juninho • 20 Rivaldo • 21 Rodrigo • 22 Russo • Coach: Zagallo v • d • e Brazil squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup Winners (5th Title) 1 Marcos • 2 Cafu • 3 Lúcio • 4 Roque Júnior • 5 Edmílson • 6 Roberto Carlos • 7 Ricardinho • 8 Gilberto Silva • 9 Ronaldo • 10 Rivaldo • 11 Ronaldinho • 12 Dida • 13 Belletti • 14 Ânderson Polga • 15 Kléberson • 16 Júnior • 17 Denílson • 18 Vampeta • 19 Juninho • 20 Edílson • 21 Luizão • 22 Rogério Ceni • 23 Kaká • Coach: Scolari v • d • e Brazil squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Dida • 2 Cafu • 3 Lúcio • 4 Juan • 5 Emerson • 6 Roberto Carlos • 7 Adriano • 8 Kaká • 9 Ronaldo • 10 Ronaldinho • 11 Zé Roberto • 12 Rogério Ceni • 13 Cicinho • 14 Luisão • 15 Cris • 16 Gilberto • 17 Gilberto Silva • 18 Mineiro • 19 Juninho • 20 Ricardinho • 21 Fred • 22 Júlio César • 23 Robinho • Coach: Parreira