Luiz Carlos Ferreira (born 22 October 1958), known as Luizinho, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a defender.

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

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between 1978 and 1989 eight times the State Championship of Minas Gerais. After a three-year spell from 1989 until 1992 in Portugal with

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of Lisbon he returned to Brazil and won the 1993 Brazilian Cup with Cruzeiro and in 1994 once more the Campeonato Mineiro. For the

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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

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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.Luizinho Statistics
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Honours

Club

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* Campeonato Mineiro: (9) 1978–1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994

Individual

* Bola de Prata: 1980, 1987 *

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: 1982

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* 1958 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football defenders Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Brazil international footballers Villa Nova Atlético Clube players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Sporting CP footballers {{Brazil-footy-defender-1950s-stub