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He was the goalscoring goalkeeper whose record of finding the net was so good it put most outfield players to shame.
A world champion with Brazil in 2002 and a winner of 18 major titles with Sao Paulo, Rogerio Ceni's long and successful career came to an end Sunday.
And it's a testament to his goalscoring prowess that neither that World Cup success or his haul of silverware will likely be the achievements for which Ceni will be best remembered.
Instead, the 42-year-old, who made his Sao Paulo debut in 1993, will be revered for finding the net 131 times in over 1,200 matches -- a record that left him with a ratio of at least one goal in every 10 games -- during a career which has spanned three decades.
Ceni became the first goalkeeper to score 100 goals and his talent for finding the net from penalties and free-kicks has made him famous among football fans the world over.
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