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Luiz Carlos Ferreira (born 22 October 1958), known as Luizinho, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Career

During his career which spanned the years from 1975 to 1996 he played initially for Villa Nova of Nova Lima, before he moved to the state capital Belo Horizonte where he won with Atlético Mineiro between 1978 and 1989 eight times the State Championship of Minas Gerais.

After a three-year spell from 1989 until 1992 in Portugal with Sporting CP of Lisbon he returned to Brazil and won the 1993 Brazilian Cup with Cruzeiro and in 1994 once more the Campeonato Mineiro.

For the Brazil national football team he played from August 1980 to June 1983 in 32 international matches, scoring two goals. He also played in all of the five matches of Brazil in the 1982 World Cup in Spain, including the memorable match in which Italy prevailed in the match to progress into the semifinal. Luizinho was selected for the All Star Team of the tournament as best player in his position.[2]

Honours

Club

Individual

References

  1. ^ Luisinho, leão para sempre: «Quem sabe jogar não precisa bater» maisfutebol.iol.pt
  2. ^ Luizinho Statistics FIFA. Retrieved February 4, 2010.

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