Dirceu (footballer, born 1988)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Wiggers and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Dirceu Wiggers de Oliveira Filho (born 5 January 1988), simply known as Dirceu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Portuguese club U.D. Vilafranquense.

Dirceu

Personal information
Full name	Dirceu Wiggers de Oliveira Filho
Date of birth	(1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ibaiti, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Vilafranquense
Number	2
Youth career
	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Coritiba	18	(0)
2011	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)	5	(0)
2011	→ Avaí (loan)	17	(1)
2012	→ Nova Iguaçu (loan)	8	(1)
2012	→ América Mineiro (loan)	8	(0)
2013	→ Londrina (loan)	29	(0)
2013	→ Paysandu (loan)	6	(0)
2014	Hoverla Uzhhorod	0	(0)
2014–2015	Londrina	46	(3)
2015–2016	Marítimo	28	(2)
2017	Figueirense	13	(1)
2017–2018	Londrina	55	(0)
2019	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	9	(0)
2019	Londrina	10	(0)
2020–	Vilafranquense	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:23, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Dirceu was born in Ibaiti, Paraná. A Coritiba youth graduate, he made his debut as a senior in a derby against Atlético Paranaense in 2008 Campeonato Paranaense.^[1]

On 30 December 2008 Dirceu renewed his contract with Coxa, being definitely promoted to the main squad.^[2] A defensive midfielder, he was converted into a central defender during the 2009 campaign.^[3]

After being rarely used, Dirceu was subsequently loaned to Botafogo-SP^[4] and Avaí^[5] in 2011, suffering relegation with the latter. In 2012, he represented Nova Iguaçu^[6] and América Mineiro,^[7] also in temporary deals.

On 7 January 2013 Dirceu was loaned to Londrina, with Arthur moving in the opposite direction.^[8] He subsequently had another loan spell at Paysandu,^[9] and moved abroad to FC Hoverla Uzhhorod on 25 January 2014.^[10]

Nearly a month later Dirceu rescinded with Hoverla and returned to his previous club Londrina, now in a permanent deal.^[11] He was a first-choice during his second spell at Tubarão, being also a part of the squad during the club's Campeonato Paranaense winning campaign.

On 27 July 2015, Dirceu signed with C.S. Marítimo.^[12] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 13 September, starting in a 5–2 home routing of Vitória de Setúbal.^[13]

Dirceu scored his first goal abroad on 15 November 2015, in a 4–2 Taça da Liga away win against C.D. Feirense.^[14] Twelve days later he added another, but in a 1–3 loss at C.D. Nacional.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 16 January 2016^[16]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coritiba	2008	Série A	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2009		14	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2010	Série B	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2012	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Subtotal		18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Botafogo-SP	2011	Paulista	—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Avaí	2011	Série A	17	1	—		—		—		—		17	1
Nova Iguaçu	2012	Carioca	—		8	1	—		—		—		8	1
América Mineiro	2012	Série B	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Londrina	2013	Série D	9	0	20	4	—		—		—		29	4
Paysandu	2013	Série B	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
Londrina	2014	Série D	14	2	8	0	6	0	—		—		28	2
	2015	Série C	8	1	16	2	2	0	—		—		26	3
	Subtotal		22	3	24	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	54	5
Marítimo	2015–16	Primeira Liga	13	1	—		2	1	—		1[a]	0	16	2
Career total			93	5	57	7	12	1	0	0	1	0	163	13

1. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

Honours

Club

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2008, 2010
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2010

Londrina

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2014
• Primeira Liga: 2017

Individual

• Campeonato Paranaense Best defender: 2013, 2014, 2015^[17]