On 25 June 1993 Ceni made his first team debut, starting in a 4–1 win against Tenerife for the Trofeo Ciudad de Santiago de Compostela friendly championship. In 1990, the 17-year-old joined São Paulo, spending his first six seasons in Brazilian Série A as a backup or third-choice.
Ĭeni also represented Brazil 18 times over the course of his career, being part of the squads that won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, and also taking part at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.Ĭeni made his senior debuts with Sinop. He also scored 131 goals during his career, with most of them coming from free kicks and penalties and one coming from open play.
Most of Ceni's vast professional career, which had spanned 25 years and 1257 professional club matches, was associated with São Paulo, with which he won 20 major titles, including three Brazilian Leagues, two Copa Libertadores and the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup. He is considered one of the all-time greatest Brazilian goalkeepers and is recognised by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the goalkeeper to have scored the most goals in the history of football. Rogério Mücke Ceni ( Brazilian Portuguese: born 22 January 1973) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Brazilian Série A club Flamengo. * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
