| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sidiclei de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-05-13) 13 May 1972 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Cascavel, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 | Cascavel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1997 | Matsubara | ||
| 1996 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | ||
| 1997–1998 | Montedio Yamagata | 49 | (9) |
| 1999 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 29 | (4) |
| 2000 | Oita Trinita | 35 | (5) |
| 2001–2003 | Vissel Kobe | 85 | (12) |
| 2004–2007 | Gamba Osaka | 122 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 53 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Cascavel | ||
| 2010 | → Marcílio Dias (loan) | ||
| 2011 | Águia Negra | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2010 | |||
Sidiclei de Souza (born 13 May 1972 in Cascavel, Brazil), simply known as Sidiclei, is a Brazilian football player.[1]
Sidiclei previously played for Atletico Paranaense in the Copa do Brasil.[2]
Sidiclei captained for Gamba Osaka in 2005 and Kyoto Sanga FC in 2009. He is considered one of the most successful foreign players in Japan, and was seen as a cult figure amongst the supporters.
He is also famous in 2channel by the phrase "Too bad, Sidiclei is there", an allegory of his great skill of defending, especially anticipation.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1997 | Montedio Yamagata | Football League | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 6 | ||
| 1998 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 31 | 6 | ||||
| 1999 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 34 | 4 | |
| 2000 | Oita Trinita | J2 League | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 40 | 7 | |
| 2001 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 33 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2003 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 39 | 8 | |||
| 2004 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 38 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - | 42 | 5 | |||
| 2006 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2007 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | 47 | 4 | |||
| 2008 | Kyoto Sanga FC | J1 League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 40 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 373 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 61 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 476 | 57 | ||
