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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luiz Carlos Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-10-22)October 22, 1958 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Lima, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Villa Nova | ||
| 1978–1989 | Atlético Mineiro | 537 | (21) |
| 1989–1992 | Sporting | 82 | (3) |
| 1992–1994 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1995–1996 | Villa Nova | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980–1983 | Brazil | 34 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luiz Carlos Ferreira (born 22 October 1958), known asLuizinho, is a Brazilian formerfootballer who played as adefender.[1]
During his career which spanned the years from 1975 to 1996 he played initially forVilla Nova of Nova Lima, before he moved to the state capitalBelo Horizonte where he won withAtlético Mineiro between 1978 and 1989 eight times theState Championship of Minas Gerais.
After a three-year spell from 1989 until 1992 in Portugal withSporting CP of Lisbon he returned to Brazil and won the1993 Brazilian Cup withCruzeiro and in 1994 once more the Campeonato Mineiro.
For theBrazil 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 the1982 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]
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