Luciano Emílio

Luciano Emílio
	Luciano in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Luciano Emílio
Date of birth	12 December 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Ilha Solteira, Brazil
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1995	XV de Piracicaba
1996–1997	Rio Branco-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	1. FC Köln
1999–2001	Alemannia Aachen
2001–2002	União Barbarense
2002–2004	Real España
2004–2005	Olimpia
2005	Querétaro
2005–2006	Olimpia
2007–2009	D.C. United
2010	Rio Branco-SP
2010	D.C. United
2010–2011	Danubio
2011	Atlante
2011–2012	Toros Neza
2012	Olimpia
2013	Grêmio Catanduvense
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luciano Emílio (born 12 December 1978) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Early career

Emílio started playing professional soccer at the age of 16 in 1995, playing for XV de Piracicaba, a member of the state league of São Paulo. The next season, he transferred to Rio Branco, another team in the state league of São Paulo.

In 1997, Emílio signed with 1. FC Köln of the German Bundesliga. He played for the youth team and worked his way up to the senior team where he played for several matches.

In 1999, Emílio transferred to Alemannia Aachen, a team in the second division of the Bundesliga.

Honduras and Mexico

In 2001, Luciano Emílio made a return to Brazil to play for União Barbarense. After a brief stint at União Barbarense, Emílio made a move to the Honduran league to play for Real España in Honduras. He quickly established himself as a key player and won the league scoring titles in 2003 and 2004. He helped lead Real España to the Apertura Championship in 2003. In 2004, Emílio made a move to another Honduran team, Olimpia. Emílio won another scoring title in the Apertura in 2004 with Olimpia.

Emílio enjoyed a brief stint in Mexico in 2005, signing the Mexican second division side Querétaro where he helped the team win the 2005 Clausura title, scoring 10 goals in the process. After playing for a short time with Querataro, Emílio made a return to CD Olimpia in 2005 in time to lead them to championships in the 2005 Apertura and the 2006 Clausura, during which he once again won the scoring title. In 2006, Emílio's eight goals in the UNCAF Tournament were enough to propel his team to the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' cup. Ironically, Emílio would go on to play against CD Olimpia in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup with his new club, D.C. United.

Major League Soccer

Emilio signed with D.C. United on 16 January 2007, as a Senior International player, after completing his second stint with Honduran club Olimpia. Emílio debuted for United in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup against Olimpia, scoring once in Tegucigalpa and twice in the return leg in Washington, DC in United's 7–3 aggregate win. He went on to score a fourth time in three games versus C.D. Guadalajara in the opening game of the CONCACAF semi-final.

At the end of his first season with D.C. United, his team received the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield, the award for gaining the most points overall in a season. In the 2007 MLS season, Emílio had 20 goals and won the MLS Golden Boot award. Emílio won the 2007 MLS MVP award and the inaugural 2007 MLS Newcomer of the Year Award.

After recovering from a lean start to the 2008 season, Emílio scored his first career MLS hat-trick on 14 June against New York Red Bulls.

Though not originally signed under the Designated Player Rule, he later received a pay rise which took him over the maximum salary covered by the league, becoming a designated player.

Emílio received a green card in August 2009 for permanent residency in the United States and no longer counted against DC United's foreign player limit.

Emílio rejected a new contract with D.C. United that would have seen him sign at a significantly lower salary. He later joined former club Rio Branco,^[1] but on 28 April 2010, Emilio signed a three-month contract to return to former club D.C. United.^[2] He was released by D.C. United at the end of this short-term contract.^[3]

Later career

In August 2010, Emilio joined Uruguayan club Danubio, which plays in Primera División Uruguaya.

Emílio returned to Mexico to play for Atlante UTN in "La División de Ascenso" Mexico's Second Division for the Clausura 2011 Tournament.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 April 2014

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Köln	1996–97	Bundesliga	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	1997–98		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1998–99		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Real España	2002–03	Liga Nacional	34	21	—		—		—		34	21
	2003–04	Liga Nacional	34	24	—		—		—		34	24
	Total		68	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	45
Olimpia	2004–05	Liga Nacional	20	16	—		—		—		20	16
	2005–06		38	22	—		—		—		38	22
	2006–07		18	5	—		—		—		18	5
	Total		76	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	43
D.C. United	2007	MLS	29	20	1	0	2	0	8	4	40	24
	2008		27	11	2	3	—		7	2	35	16
	2009		27	10	3	0	—		5	3	35	13
	2010		4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		87	41	6	3	2	0	20	9	115	53
Rio Branco	2010	Série C	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Danubio	2010–11	Primera División	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Toros Neza	2010–11	Ascenso MX	19	3	—		—		—		19	3
	2011–12	Ascenso MX	35	19	—		—		—		35	19
	Total		54	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	22
Olimpia	2012–13	Liga Nacional	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Grêmio Catanduvense	2013–14	Série A3	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Career total			317	154	6	3	2	0	20	9	345	166

Honours

Club

D.C. United

Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield: 2007
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2008

Olimpia

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2004–05 Clausura, 2005–06 Apertura, 2005–06 Clausura

Querétaro

Primera División A: Clausura 2005

Real España

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2003–04 Apertura

XV de Piracicaba

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1995

Individual

References

^ Goff, Steve (8 January 2010). "Emilio Won't Return to D.C. United". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
^ "D.C. United re-signs forward Luciano Emilio". D.C. United. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
^ Stouffer, Craig (5 July 2010). "D.C. United doesn't pick up Emilio's contract option". The Examiner. Retrieved 15 April 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Atlante UTN" (in Spanish). femexfut.org.mx. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.

External links

MLS player profile

[1] Goff, Steve (8 January 2010). "Emilio Won't Return to D.C. United". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.

[2] "D.C. United re-signs forward Luciano Emilio". D.C. United. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.

[3] Stouffer, Craig (5 July 2010). "D.C. United doesn't pick up Emilio's contract option". The Examiner. Retrieved 15 April 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "Atlante UTN" (in Spanish). femexfut.org.mx. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.

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