Lucas Severino (born 3 January 1979), commonly known as Lucas, is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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. He played for the
Brazil national team at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in Australia.
Career
Rennes
Lucas Severino was born in
Ribeirão Preto
Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: Help:IPA/Portuguese, ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a city and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, Brazil.
Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-la ...
. He began his career in Brazil with
Botafogo (SP) and then
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...
. He moved to
Ligue 1
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side
Rennes
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for €21 million. 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
The , the J.League or the for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Japan and the highest level of the Japanese football league system.
Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation ...
FC Tokyo
, commonly known as , is a Japanese professional football club based in Chōfu, Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country.
From 2025, FC Tokyo is one of the few J.League clubs to be simply called ''Footb ...
on a free transfer. He played four seasons for the club, winning the
J.League Cup
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in 2004.
Gamba Osaka
On 1 January 2008, after four years at
FC Tokyo
, commonly known as , is a Japanese professional football club based in Chōfu, Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country.
From 2025, FC Tokyo is one of the few J.League clubs to be simply called ''Footb ...
, Lucas Severino moved to
J1 League
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Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation ...
club
Gamba Osaka
is a Japanese professional association football, football club based in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's home stadium is Panasonic Stadium Suita. They form a ...
on a free transfer.
Return to FC Tokyo
After three years with
Gamba Osaka
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and a short spell in Brazil for
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...
in 2011 Lucas retired from the game. However, in July 2011, he returned to sign for his former club
FC Tokyo
, commonly known as , is a Japanese professional football club based in Chōfu, Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country.
From 2025, FC Tokyo is one of the few J.League clubs to be simply called ''Footb ...
in the
J2 League
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. His return helped FC Tokyo to promotion from
J2 League
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back to the
J1 League
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Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation ...
.
International career
Lucas Severino made fourteen appearances for
Brazil U23, appearing in the
2000 Summer Olympics
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, where he played three matches.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
*
AFC Champions League
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–
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
*
Pan-Pacific Championship
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–
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
*
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or Japan FA Cup, and rebranded as The JFA Emperor's Cup from 2024 onwards, is a Japanese annual football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formatio ...
–
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
,
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
,
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
*
J.League Cup
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– 2004
Personal life
His sons,
Pedro
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The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meanin ...
and João Victor, also became professional football players, having started their careers at
Botafogo-SP
Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP or Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as ...
.
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
J1 League players
J2 League players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
FC Tokyo players
Gamba Osaka players
Olympic footballers for Brazil
Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's association football forwards
Stade Rennais FC players
Ligue 1 players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Footballers from Ribeirão Preto
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan