Sidiclei

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sidiclei

| image =

| fullname = Sidiclei de Souza

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cascavel, Brazil

| height = {{height|m=1.87|precision=0}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1987–1990

| youthclubs1 = Cascavel

| years1 = 1990–1997

| years2 = 1996

| years3 = 1997–1998

| years4 = 1999

| years5 = 2000

| years6 = 2001–2003

| years7 = 2004–2007

| years8 = 2008–2009

| years9 = 2010–2011

| years10 = 2010

| years11 = 2011

| clubs1 = Matsubara

| clubs2 = → Atlético Paranaense (loan)

| clubs3 = Montedio Yamagata

| clubs4 = Kyoto Purple Sanga

| clubs5 = Oita Trinita

| clubs6 = Vissel Kobe

| clubs7 = Gamba Osaka

| clubs8 = Kyoto Sanga FC

| clubs9 = Cascavel

| clubs10 = → Marcílio Dias (loan)

| clubs11 = Águia Negra

| caps1 =

| caps2 =

| caps3 = 49

| caps4 = 29

| caps5 = 35

| caps6 = 85

| caps7 = 122

| caps8 = 53

| caps9 =

| caps10 =

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| goals3 = 9

| goals4 = 4

| goals5 = 5

| goals6 = 12

| goals7 = 9

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 =

| goals10 =

| pcupdate = 25 September 2010

}}

Sidiclei de Souza (born 13 May 1972 in Cascavel, Brazil), simply known as Sidiclei, is a Brazilian football player.{{cite web|publisher=Guardian.co.uk|title=Stats Centre: Sidiclei de Souza Facts|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=65755&TEID=3699|accessdate=2009-09-03}}

Sidiclei previously played for Atletico Paranaense in the Copa do Brasil.{{cite web|publisher=Globo Esporte|title=Futpédia: Sidiclei (Sidiclei de Souza)|url=http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/sidiclei|accessdate=2009-04-20}}

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 statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Asia ! colspan=2 \| Total
1997	rowspan="2"\|Montedio Yamagata	rowspan="2"\|Football League	22	5	3	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|25	6
1998	27	4	4	2	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|31	6
1999	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J1 League	29	4	1	0	4	0	colspan="2"
\|34	4
2000	Oita Trinita	J2 League	35	5	3	1	2	1	colspan="2"
\|40	7
2001	rowspan="3"\|Vissel Kobe	rowspan="3"\|J1 League	28	0	2	0	3	1	colspan="2"
\|33	1
2002	27	6	1	0	6	2	colspan="2"
\|34	8
2003	30	6	3	1	6	1	colspan="2"
\|39	8
2004	rowspan="4"\|Gamba Osaka	rowspan="4"\|J1 League	30	3	3	0	5	1	colspan="2"
\|38	4
2005	28	1	3	1	11	3	colspan="2"
\|42	5
2006	31	3	1	0	2	0	6	0	40	3
2007	33	2	3	0	11	2	colspan="2"
\|47	4
2008	rowspan="2"\|Kyoto Sanga FC	rowspan="2"\|J1 League	33	1	2	0	5	0	colspan="2"
\|40	1
2009	20	0	2	0	5	0	colspan="2"
\|27	0
colspan=3\|Total !373\|\|40\|\|31\|\|6\|\|61\|\|11\|\|6\|\|0\|\|476\|\|57