Luiz Gustavo (footballer, born 1972)

Luiz Gustavo
Personal information
Full name Luiz Gustavo Silva de Aviz
Date of birth (1972-02-23) 23 February 1972
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1989−1990 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Cruzeiro
1991−1995 Belenenses 88 (18)
1995−1996 Benfica 14 (0)
1996−1997 Internacional
1997 Vitória
1998 Brasil de Pelotas
1999 Mogi Mirim
2000 União Barbarense
2000 Fluminense
2001 São José (PA)
2002 Joinville
2005−2006 Novo Hamburgo
2007 Remo
International career
1989 Brazil U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luiz Gustavo Silva de Aviz (born 23 February 1972), commonly known as Luiz Gustavo is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Gustavo is a youth product of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, where he spent one year, alongside Ramon.[1]

In 1991, at age 19, Gustavo moved to Portugal to play for C.F. Os Belenenses, at the time competing in the second tier.[1] He scored nine goals in 23 games, helping the Lisbon-side promote to the Primeira Divisão. In the next three years, Gustavo was a regular starter at Belenenses, with his best season being in 1994-95 with four goals.

In 1995, he moved to S.L. Benfica, debuting on 9 September 1995, in a home draw with S.C. Salgueiros.[2] With only two starts in 14 appearances during the 1995–96 season, he moved to Internacional to regain more playing time.[3][1] He then represented nearly ten other clubs, the larger being Fluminense FC, retiring in 2007 at age 35.[4]

International career

He represented Brazil U20 in the 1989 FIFA U20, which ended in a semi-finals loss against Portugal U20.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Luiz Gustavo". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 541. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  3. ↑ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 547. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
  4. ↑ "Luiz Gustavo no Fluminense" [Luis Gustavo signs with Fluminense]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 April 2000. Retrieved 23 September 2014.


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