Cicinho is of Italian and Colombian descent and has an Italian passport as well as a Brazilian one?

Cicinho has often been compared to fellow full-back Roberto Carlos, due to his abilities in attack as well as defence?

Unusually for a Brazilian, Cicinho’s childhood hero was Argentina’s Diego Maradona?

Cicinho’s favourite club are Botafogo of Ribeirão Preto, where he grew up?

Cicinho scored the 10,000th goal in the Copa Libertadores tournament in 2005 against Palmeiras?

At Real Madrid, Cicinho was known as 'Beckhinho' because of his supposed vanity in front of the mirror?

Aldo Spalletti: “I have never worked before with a coach with such a sense of humour”.

Defending in Italy: “There are more high balls and you have to be alert all the time. In Spain there are more ground passes”.