Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira (born 1 December 1977 in Rio de Janeiro), more commonly Luiz Alberto, is a Brazilian former

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defender who last played for Boavista.

Career

Luiz Alberto was 16 years old when he first played for Flamengo but it was only in 1997 when he clinched a place in the club's first eleven. He played alongside the likes of Júnior Baiano and Juan in a partnership that led the club to

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and Copa Mercosur titles in 1999. In 2000, however, he lost his place in the starting eleven for new signing

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and was transferred to

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. After one season with the

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team, he moved to

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in Spain, where he played first between 2001 and 2002 and also from 2004 to 2005. Between his stints at Spanish club, Luiz Alberto also played for Internacional and Atlético Mineiro. Luiz Alberto came back to Brazil in 2005 after signing for Santos, later returning to Rio de Janeiro in 2007 to play for Fluminense in where he has won

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and finished runner-up at

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after losing the final to LDU Quito on penalties. In 2010, after leaving Fluminense, Luiz Alberto joined

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club

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. On 20 April 2010 Boca Juniors released the Brazilian central defender by mutual consent.Argentina: Luiz Alberto terminates Boca contract

International career

Alberto has had one international appearance for Brazil under Vanderlei Luxemburgo in a

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match against New Zealand on 30 July 1999.

Honours

Club

;Flamengo * Gold Cup: 1996 * Rio de Janeiro State League: 1996, 1999, 2001 * Brazilian World Champions Championship: 1997 *

Mercosur Cup The Copa Mercosur (, pt, Copa Mercosul , "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV m ...

: 1999 *

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: 1999 ;Santos *

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: 2006 ;Fluminense * Brazilian Cup:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luiz Alberto 1977 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers CR Flamengo footballers 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Ligue 1 players AS Saint-Étienne players Expatriate footballers in Spain La Liga players Real Sociedad footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Sport Club Internacional players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Santos FC players Fluminense FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Boca Juniors footballers Argentine Primera División players Association football defenders