Champions League titles
2
UEFA Cup titles
1
La Liga titles
2
Primeira Liga titles
3
Portugal caps
75
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 8 | |
| 2000 | 10 | |
| 2001 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- RSSSF career records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Deco ranks #305 in Football
Deco ranks #305 in Football and #573 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.2/100.
The verified career covers 1997–2013 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Champions League titles 2, UEFA Cup titles 1, La Liga titles 2, Primeira Liga titles 3.
Nearest context: ahead Emlyn Hughes (84.2); behind Élodie Thomis (84.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Deco GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Deco comparisons
Deco — frequently asked
- Is Deco the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Deco ranks #305 in Football with a GOAT Score of 84.2/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Deco's GOAT Score?
- 84.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%).
- Where does Deco rank all time?
- #573 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #305 in Football.
- Deco vs Emlyn Hughes: who ranks higher?
- Deco ranks higher at 84.2 versus Emlyn Hughes at 84.2, a margin of 0.0 points.