Luisinho (footballer, born 1911) explained

Luisinho
Fullname:Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
Birth Date:1911 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Position:Forward
Years1:1928
Clubs1:Anglo Brazileiro
Years2:1929
Years3:1930–1935
Clubs3:São Paulo
Years4:1935
Years5:1935–1941
Clubs5:Palestra Itália
Caps5:232
Goals5:123
Years6:1941–1946
Clubs6:São Paulo
Nationalyears1:1933–1944
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:4

Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, best known as Luisinho, (29 March 1911, in Rio de Janeiro  - 27 December 1983, in São Paulo)[1] was an association footballer, one of the most valuable strikers of the 1930s.

During his career (1928–1946) he played for Anglo Brasileira, Paulistano, Estudantes São Paulo, São Paulo and Palmeiras. He won seven São Paulo State Championship (1929, 1931, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946) and was top goalscorer of Campeonato Paulista in 1944 with 22 goals scored. He's also the six best top goalscorer in São Paulo Futebol Clube history with 145 goals, and nine best goalscorer in Palmeiras history with 123 goals from 1935 to 1941.

For the Brazil national football team he scored 4 goals at South American Championship 1937 and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, played one match with Spain in Genoa, and in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, playing two matches.

He died at 72 years old.

Honours

Paulistano

1929 LAF

São Paulo

1931, 1943, 1945, 1946

Palmeiras

1936, 1938 Extra, 1940

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbf.com.br/php/craques_copas.php?j=146 CBF profile