Luizão (footballer, born 1975)
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| Full name | Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Rubinéia , Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 |
Guarani | 1 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Paraná | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 |
Guarani | 37 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 |
Palmeiras | 46 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Deportivo La Coruña | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 |
Vasco da Gama | 16 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Corinthians | 109 | (76) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 |
Grêmio | 8 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Hertha BSC | 26 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Botafogo | 15 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 |
São Paulo | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 |
Santos | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 |
Flamengo | 21 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | São Caetano | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 237 | (108) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | Brazil | 12 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart, known as Luizão (born 14 November 1975), is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer, who played as a forward.
He was capped 12 times by Brazil, scoring two goals in the last game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification vs Venezuela, a 3–0 Brazilian victory. This victory classified Brazil to the World Cup and confirmed Luizão as part of the victorious squad coached by Luiz Felipe Scolari, conquering the fifth world title for Brazil.
Career
Luizão was born in
São Paulo Futebol Clube
. He managed to be the top goalscorer of at least one tournament for each one of them, except for Santos, where he underachieved.
Luizão bloomed at
Guarani Futebol Clube, playing alongside close friends Djalminha and Márcio Amoroso. Luizão (with Djalminha) was then transferred to Palmeiras, where he won many titles, including a São Paulo State Championship under the command of Vanderlei Luxemburgo
, where he scored 22 of 102 squad goals.
He then followed Djalminha to
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. In July 2002, he had another unsuccessful abroad stint, with German Bundesliga side Hertha BSC
, leaving the side in January 2004.
The 35-year-old forward (as of 2010[update]), who was a free agent after terminating his contract with São Caetano. He came to sign with other teams as Guaratinguetá,[2] but has not played in any match for them.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 1992 | Série A | 0 | 0 |
| Paraná | 1993 | Série A | 6 | 0 |
| Guarani | 1994 | Série A | 27 | 9 |
| 1995 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Total | 37 | 16 | ||
| Palmeiras | 1996 | Série A | 22 | 10 |
| 1997 | 24 | 13 | ||
| Total | 46 | 23 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1997–98 | La Liga | 13 | 4 |
| Vasco da Gama | 1998 | Série A | 16 | 8 |
Corinthians Paulista
|
1999 | Série A | 20 | 17 |
| 2000 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Total | 47 | 25 | ||
Grêmio
|
2002 | Série A | 0 | 0 |
| Hertha BSC | 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 19 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 4 | ||
Botafogo
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2004 | Série A | 15 | 9 |
| São Paulo | 2005 | Série A | 5 | 2 |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2005 | J1 League | 6 | 4 |
| Santos | 2005 | Série A | 5 | 0 |
| Flamengo | 2006 | Série A | 21 | 11 |
São Caetano
|
2007 | Série B | 5 | 2 |
| Career total | 248 | 108 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | |
Honours
Club
Paraná
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1993
Palmeiras
- Campeonato Paulista: 1996
- Copa do Brasil runner-up: 1996
Vasco da Gama
- Campeonato Carioca: 1998
- 1998
Corinthians
- 1999
- Campeonato Paulista: 1999, 2001
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2000
São Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 2005
- Copa Libertadores: 2005
Flamengo
- 2006
International
Brazil
- FIFA World Cup: 2002
- Summer Olympic bronze medal: 1996
Individual
- Bola de Prata(Brazilian Silver Ball): 1994
- Copa do Brasil Top Scorer: 1996
- 2000
References
- ^ "Luizao, Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Luizão vai jogar no Guaratinguetá" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Luizão". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
External links
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