Deco

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Porto Years

His early years at Porto showed him to be a very talented, yet truculent "número dez" (number 10), registering as many cards as assists and goals scored. His unreliable behaviour proved costly to Porto in games where he was either sent off or wasn't "tuned in" with the game. Nevertheless, he was Porto's key figure during the three-year drought in the early 2000s, and was linked with a move to Catalan giants FC Barcelona.

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