Luís Carlos Souza

Luís Carlos Souza
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos dos Santos Souza Vieira
Date of birth (1963-09-02) 2 September 1963
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Gama (head coach)
Youth career
1977–1979 Portuguesa
1981–1982 Guarani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Guarani
1981 → Taguatinga (loan)
1983–1984 Comercial-SP
1985–1986 America-RJ
1986–1988 Atlético Goianiense
1989 Goiás 15 (1)
1990 Portuguesa 29 (4)
1991 Ceará (2)
1992 Atlético Goianiense
1993 Novorizontino
1993 Sport Recife 11 (2)
1994 Ferroviária (1)
1994–1995 Sãocarlense
Managerial career
2014 Brasília U20
2014–2015 Brasília
2016–2017 Brasiliense
2017 Real FC
2017 Luziânia
2018 Paranoá
2019 Luziânia
2020 Capital
2022 Brasília
2022 Real Brasília
2023 Paranoá
2024 Samambaia
2024 Brasiliense
2025 Samambaia
2025– Gama
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Carlos dos Santos Souza Vieira (born 2 September 1963), known as Luís Carlos Souza, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a left winger. He is the current head coach of Gama.

Playing career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Souza was known as Luís Carlos Carioca during his playing career. He moved to Brasília at the age of ten, and began his career with the youth sides of Portuguesa at the age of 13. Two years later, he moved back to Brasília and took part of athletics competitions.[1]

Back to football after impressing in a friendly match, Luís Carlos Carioca joined Guarani in 1981, and later spent a period at Taguatinga back in his local Brasília.[1] He subsequently played for Comercial-SP, America-RJ, Atlético Goianiense and Goiás before returning to Lusa in 1990, now as a first team member.[1]

Luís Carlos Carioca then represented Ceará, Atlético Goianiense, Novorizontino,[2] Sport Recife and Ferroviária,[1] leaving the latter club in February 1994 after being swapped by Edelvan with Sãocarlense.[3] He retired in 1995, aged 31.

Coaching career

Souza began his career with Brasília's under-20 team, before being appointed head coach of the first team in February 2014, replacing Marcos Soares.[4]

He led the club to the 2014 Copa Verde title, but was sacked in May of the following year, before the club's first-ever international competition.[5]

On 22 February 2016, Souza was named in charge of Brasiliense.[6] Dismissed on 7 March 2017,[7] he took over Real FC three days later.[8]

Souza continued to work in clubs from the Campeonato Brasiliense in the following years, being in charge of Luziânia (two stints), Paranoá and Capital,[9] before returning to Brasília in 2022. He finished the year back at Real – now named Real Brasília – before returning to Paranoá for the 2023 season.

Souza began the 2024 campaign in charge of Samambaia, before replacing Vilson Tadei at the helm of Brasiliense in March.[10] He returned to Samambaia after the 2024 Série D,[11] but left the club in the half-time of a 2–0 loss to Paranoá on 29 January 2025.[12]

On 24 February 2025, Souza was announced as Gama head coach,[13] and led the club to a state league title. On 5 May, he renewed his contract until 2027,[14] and achieved promotion with the side in the 2026 Série D.

Personal life

Souza is friends with Neto, as both played together in the youth categories of Guarani.[15]

Honours

Player

Taguatinga

Coach

Brasília

Gama

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Luís Carlos dos Santos Silva" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Patrimônios da Capital. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Timaços do Interior: Novorizontino, vice paulista de 1990 e campeão do Grupo Amarelo" [Great teams from the countryside: Novorizonitino, runners-up of the 1990 Paulista and champions of the Grupo Amarelo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ferroviária quer fim da série de 3 derrotas" [Ferroviária want to end 3-match losing run] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 20 February 1994. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Mesmo com campanha invicta, Marcos Soares é demitido do Brasília" [Even with an unbeaten campaign, Marcos Soares is sacked from Brasília] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Omar Feitosa será anunciado na tarde desta quinta-feira por José Carlos Brunoro como técnico do Brasília para a Copa Sul-Americana" [Omar Feitosa will be announced by José Carlos Brunoro on this Thursday afternoon as head coach of Brasília for the Copa Sudamericana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Brasiliense troca treinador após tropeço no Candangão" [Brasiliense change head coach after stumble in the Candangão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Brasília. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Líder do Candangão, Brasiliense demite técnico" [Candangão leaders, Brasiliense sack head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Demitido pelo Brasiliense, Luis Carlos Souza assume o Real" [Sacked by Brasiliense, Luis Carlos Souza takes over Real] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Luis Carlos Souza não é mais técnico do Capital" [Luis Carlos Souza is no longer head coach of Capital] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esportes Brasília. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Eliminação no Candangão 2024 derruba técnico do Brasiliense" [Elimination in the 2024 Candangão bring down head coach of Brasiliense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Brasília. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Samambaia renova com Luis Carlos para o Candangão 2025" [Samambaia renew with Luis Carlos for the 2025 Candangão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). DF Esportes. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Luiz Carlos Carioca deixa o comando do Samambaia em intervalo de jogo do Candangão" [Luiz Carlos Carioca leaves the command of Samambaia in the half-time of a Candangão match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esportes Brasília. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Troca no comando: após saída de Glauber, Gama anuncia Luiz Carlos Souza" [Change in command: after Glauber's departure, Gama announce Luiz Carlos Souza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Distrito do Esporte. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Gama anuncia a permanência do técnico Luiz Carlos Souza" [Gama announce the permanence of head coach Luiz Carlos Souza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Saiba por que o Craque Neto é fã de Luiz Carlos Souza, técnico do Gama" [Find out why Craque Neto is a fan of Luiz Carlos Souza, Gama's head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
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