Picon (footballer)

Picon

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Picon da Silva
Date of birth	(1976-02-06) 6 February 1976
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Central defender or defending midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997-1999	São Paulo
2000	XV de Piracicaba
2000-2001	Ionikos
2003	OFK Beograd
2003-2005	Imperatriz
2006	Rio Preto
2007	Ionikos
2007	→ Shanghai Stars (loan)
2008	Poços de Caldas
2008-2009	Pelotas
2009	Ituano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2009

Fernando Picon da Silva, known as Picon (born 6 February 1976) is a Brazilian professional football defender last playing with Ituano Futebol Clube.

Career

Born in São Paulo, he begin his career playing with local giants São Paulo FC. He played one season with XV de Piracicaba in 2001 before moving abroad to play with Super League Greece side Ionikos F.C..

He had a spell in Serbia playing with OFK Beograd in the First League of FR Yugoslavia before returning to Brazil. In 2004 he was playing with Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos winning with them the state championship in 2005.

After a spell with Rio Preto Esporte Clube in 2006 he will return to Ionikos F.C. in early 2007, however as the club ended up relegated at the end of the 2006-07 season, Picon was loaned to Chinese side Shanghai Pudong Zobon F.C. (known as Shanghai Stars) until the end of the year.

In 2008 he returned to Brazil joining Poços de Caldas, a side that had just been formed a year earlier. Between summer 2008 and 2009 he will play with Esporte Clube Pelotas, before finishing the year with Ituano Futebol Clube.

Honours

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 1998

Imperatriz

• Campeonato Maranhense: 2005

Pelotas

• Copa FGF: 2008

External sources

• Picon at footballzz.co.uk
• Picon at Soccerway
• Profile in Brasildepelotas
• Profile in Blig.ig.com
• Stats in Futpédia.