Carlos Henrique dos Santos Costa (born 18 February 1992), commonly known as Lula, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Votuporanguense as a centre back.

Club career

Born in Gurupi,

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, Lula graduated with

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's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 18 May 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 2–1 away win against

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for the Série B championship. Lula scored his first goal on 24 November, netting the last in a 3–1 home win against Ipatinga. In 2014, however, after failing to appear regularly for ''Coelho'', he moved to fellow league team Boa Esporte. On 14 January 2015 Lula moved to Série A club

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, after agreeing to a one-year deal.Zagueiro Lula, ex-Boa Esporte, é o terceiro reforço do Atlético-PR (Stopper Lula, former Boa Esporte player, is the third addition of Atlético-PR)
Globo Esporte, 14 January 2015

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