Cicinho, a rising star from Sao Paulo, Brazil, is regarded as the successor whose technical style is closest to Cafu. A typical full-back with assists made his mark in the Confederations Cup, which ended not long ago, and he was the king of assists in the Confederations Cup. Compared with Cafu, Cicinho can also play right-back and right-half. Although his technique is not as ornamental as Cafu's, he is more solid and crosses better. His one-on-one ability in defense is good, but his sense of position is not good.
Cicinho's transfer to Real Madrid was actually finalized during Lucenberg's coaching. As early as August 23rd this year, Real Madrid announced at the club official website that it had reached an agreement with Sao Paulo, Brazil, and won the preemptive right of Brazilian defender Cicinho. Sao Paulo Club also announced that Cicinho will join Real Madrid in June 20 10. At that time, Real Madrid signed a letter of intent with the Sao Paulo Club and paid half of the transfer fee of 4 million euros.
On September 4th, local time in Brazil this year, when Cicinho was interviewed by Marca, he was confident that he could formally join Real Madrid in June 5438+next year 10. He also said that he would not be afraid of the fierce competition from Real Madrid.
Cicinho said at the time: "I am looking forward to joining Real Madrid, and I am very happy to be a member of one of the best clubs in the world. After attending the World Club Championship held in Japan in February this year with Sao Paulo, I am sure that I will join Real Madrid in June next year. "
At the FIFA Confederations Cup held in June this year, Cicinho's wonderful performance made a great contribution to Brazil's championship. It is because of his wonderful performance in the club and national team that Cicinho has attracted the attention of many European giants, including Manchester United, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus, who all want Cicinho. However, in this fierce competition, Real Madrid became the final winner. Now Cicinho has become a full member of the Bernabeu.
This summer, Real Madrid has introduced Uruguayan defender diogo as a substitute for salgado, and on August 3rd, Kloc-0, Real Madrid FireWire bought Seville all-around defender Ramos for 27 million euros, which made the competition on the right side of Real Madrid more intense. There is no doubt that Cicinho will face fierce competition after moving in. However, Cicinho himself still has great confidence in himself. He said, "I respect my teammates, but I hope to win a position in the team through hard training and dedication. I am used to fighting for opportunities with many great players, just like I did in Brazil and Cafu. "
At present, Cicinho is on holiday with his fiancee in Sao Paulo. His agent has sent personal contract details including transfer and passport certificate to Real Madrid.
Cicinho played for Atletico Madrid from 200/KLOC-0 to 2003, making 59 appearances and scoring 4 goals for the team. Then he joined the Brazilian powerhouse Sao Paulo in 2003-2004, making 43 appearances and scoring 9 goals for the team. He also scored the10000th goal in the history of the Libertadores Cup in South America.
The arrival of Cicinho will greatly enhance the defensive strength of Real Madrid. Because of his age advantage, Cicinho is expected to become the real owner of Real Madrid's right-back position in the next few years.