Luizão (footballer, born 1975) explained

Luizão
Fullname:	Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart
Birth Date:	14 November 1975
Birth Place:	Rubinéia, São Paulo, Brazil
Height:	1.78 m^[1]
Position:	Forward
Years1:	1993
Years2:	1993
Years3:	1994–1995
Years4:	1995–1997
Years5:	1997–1998
Years6:	1998–1999
Years7:	1999–2002
Years8:	2002
Years9:	2002–2004
Years10:	2004
Years11:	2005
Years12:	2005
Years13:	2005–2006
Years14:	2006–2007
Years15:	2007–2008
Clubs1:	Guarani
Clubs2:	Paraná
Clubs3:	Guarani
Clubs4:	Palmeiras
Clubs5:	Deportivo La Coruña
Clubs6:	Vasco da Gama
Clubs7:	Corinthians
Clubs8:	Grêmio
Clubs9:	Hertha BSC
Clubs10:	Botafogo
Clubs11:	São Paulo
Clubs12:	Nagoya Grampus
Clubs13:	Santos
Clubs14:	Flamengo
Clubs15:	São Caetano
Caps1:	1
Goals1:	3
Caps2:	6
Goals2:	0
Caps3:	37
Goals3:	16
Caps4:	46
Goals4:	23
Caps5:	14
Goals5:	4
Caps6:	16
Goals6:	8
Caps7:	109
Goals7:	76
Caps8:	8
Goals8:	7
Caps9:	26
Goals9:	4
Caps10:	15
Goals10:	9
Caps11:	5
Goals11:	2
Caps12:	6
Goals12:	4
Caps13:	5
Goals13:	0
Caps14:	21
Goals14:	11
Caps15:	5
Goals15:	2
Totalcaps:	237
Totalgoals:	108
Nationalyears1:	1996–2002
Nationalteam1:	Brazil
Nationalcaps1:	12
Nationalgoals1:	4

Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart, known as Luizão (born 14 November 1975), is a Brazilian football pundit and retired forward.

He was capped 12 times for Brazil, scoring two goals in the last match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification against Venezuela, a 3–0 victory overall. This performance confirmed Luizão as part of the World Cup-winning squad coached by Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Career

Luizão was born in Rubinéia. He is one of the few players, alongside Antônio Carlos, Müller, Neto and César Sampaio that played for the four major clubs of São Paulo: Santos Futebol Clube, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista and São Paulo Futebol Clube. He managed to be the top goalscorer of at least one tournament for each one of them, except for Santos, where he underachieved.

Luizão bloomed at Guarani Futebol Clube, playing alongside close friends Djalminha and Márcio Amoroso. Luizão (with Djalminha) was then transferred to Palmeiras, where he won many titles, including a São Paulo State Championship under the command of Vanderlei Luxemburgo, where he scored 22 of 102 squad goals.

He then followed Djalminha to La Liga's Deportivo de La Coruña, but unlike the talented playmaker, Luizão failed to settle. He returned to Brazil to Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. In July 2002, he had another unsuccessful abroad stint, with German Bundesliga side Hertha BSC, leaving the side in January 2004.

The 35-year-old forward, who was a free agent after terminating his contract with São Caetano. He came to sign with other teams as Guaratinguetá,^[2] but has not played in any match for them.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals
Guarani	1992	Série A	0	0
Paraná	1993	Série A	6	0
Guarani	1994	Série A	27	9
	1995	Série A	10	7
	Total		37	16
Palmeiras	1996	Série A	22	10
	1997	Série A	24	13
	Total		46	23
Deportivo La Coruña	1997–98	La Liga	13	4
Vasco da Gama	1998	Série A	16	8
Corinthians Paulista	1999	Série A	20	17
	2000		10	3
	2001		7	5
	Total		47	25
Grêmio	2002	Série A	0	0
Hertha BSC	2002–03	Bundesliga	19	2
	2003–04	Bundesliga	7	2
	Total		26	4
Botafogo	2004	Série A	15	9
São Paulo	2005	Série A	5	2
Nagoya Grampus Eight	2005	J1 League	6	4
Santos	2005	Série A	5	0
Flamengo	2006	Série A	21	11
São Caetano	2007	Série B	5	2
Career total			248	108