| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 3 | Olympic | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| FIFA World Cup | ||||
| 6 | Senior | 2010 | South Africa | |
| Copa America | ||||
| 5 | Senior | 2011 | Argentina | |
Occupation
Athlete
Language(s) spoken
Portuguese
Club name
AC Milan, Milan, ITA
Coach
Massimiliano Allegri [club], Mano Menezes [national] (goal.com, 18 Jun 2012; fifa.com, 27 Mar 2012)
Position and style
Defence (goal.com, 18 Jun 2012)
Debut
2008 [senior] for Brazil, Friendly Match (totalfootballmadness.com, 18 Sep 2009)
Injuries
He suffered an injury to his right thigh in March 2012 that kept him out of action for a month. (uefa.com, 24 Mar 2012)
He contracted tuberculosis in 2005 while playing for Porto. (uefa.com, 07 Jul 2011)
Additional information
Ambitions
Winning the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (fifa.com, 27 Mar 2012)
Awards
He won the 2011 Samba D'Oro, awarded to the best Brazilian footballer playing in Europe by a panel of experts including Zico and Taffarel. (dailymilan.com, 03 Jan 2012)
General
RECORD
French side Paris Saint-Germain offered a EUR 46 million for the defender in the summer of 2012. The transfer would have been a record for a defender had it gone through but the bid was rejected by AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi. (goal.com, 18 Jun 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
