for the most of his spell, but still won two Série A titles with the club (2016 and 2018). On 4 December 2019, Dracena announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 38. International career Dracena played for the Brazil U-20 team in 2001, participated in the 2001 U-20 World Cup. He was also a member of Brazil U-23 team that failed to win the 2004 Pre-Olympic Tournament and hence failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics. In June 2003, Dracena received his first call up to the Brazilian senior team for the 2003 Confederations Cup. However, he did not make his international debut during the competition. Four years later, Dracena was called up to play a friendly match against United States and Mexico on 9 and 12 September 2007. He played 45 minutes as a substitute against United States, which marked his first international cap, followed by a place in the starting line-up against Mexico. Post-playing career On 19 December 2019, Dracena was presented as the new technical advisor of Palmeiras, replacing former player Zé Roberto. On 27 October 2021, he returned to Santos after being named the club's football executive. On 7 July 2022, Dracena resigned from his executive role at Santos. Career statistics Club International Honours Olympiacos Greek Super League: 2002–03 Cruzeiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2003 Copa do Brasil: 2003 Campeonato Mineiro: 2003, 2004, 2006 Fenerbahçe Süper Lig: 2006–07 Turkish Super Cup: 2007 Santos Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011, 2012 Copa do Brasil: 2010 Copa Libertadores: 2011 Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015 Palmeiras Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2016, 2018 References External links Biography at fenerbahce.org Profile at TFF.org 1981 births Living people People from Dracena Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Guarani FC players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Santos FC players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players Süper Lig players Copa Libertadores-winning players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazil international footballers 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players Santos FC non-playing staff Footballers from São Paulo (state)