Luís Carlos Quintanilha (born 17 March 1965), commonly known as Luisinho, is a retired

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ian

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who spent most of his career with

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and Vasco da Gama.

International career

Luisinho represented Brazil at the

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, scoring in the

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loss to

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. He scored his only goal for his nation at the

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, in a 3–3 draw with

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.''

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* * 1965 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players CR Vasco da Gama players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players RC Celta de Vigo players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub