Luizão (footballer, born 1975)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bombonato and the second or paternal family name is Goulart.

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

Luizão

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart
Date of birth	(1975-11-14) 14 November 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Rubinéia, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993	Guarani	1	(3)
1993	Paraná	6	(0)
1994–1995	Guarani	37	(16)
1995–1997	Palmeiras	46	(23)
1997–1998	Deportivo La Coruña	14	(4)
1998–1999	Vasco da Gama	16	(8)
1999–2002	Corinthians	109	(76)
2002	Grêmio	8	(7)
2002–2004	Hertha BSC	26	(4)
2004	Botafogo	15	(9)
2005	São Paulo	5	(2)
2005	Nagoya Grampus	6	(4)
2005–2006	Santos	5	(0)
2006–2007	Flamengo	21	(11)
2007–2008	São Caetano	5	(2)
Total		237	(108)
International career
1996–2002	Brazil	12	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 2002 Korea/Japan Summer Olympics 1996 Atlanta Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 (as of 2010^[update]), 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^[3]

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Guarani	1992	Série A	0	0
Paraná	1993	Série A	6	0
Guarani	1994	Série A	27	9
	1995		10	7
	Total		37	16
Palmeiras	1996	Série A	22	10
	1997		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		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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	1996	1	1
	1997	0	0
	1998	0	0
	1999	0	0
	2000	1	0
	2001	3	2
	2002	7	1
Total		12	4

Honours

Club

Paraná

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1993

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1996
• Copa do Brasil runner-up: 1996

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Carioca: 1998
• Copa Libertadores: 1998

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1999
• Campeonato Paulista: 1999, 2001
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2000

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 2005
• Copa Libertadores: 2005

Flamengo

• Copa do Brasil: 2006

International

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 2002
• Summer Olympic bronze medal: 1996

Individual

• Bola de Prata (Brazilian Silver Ball): 1994
• Copa do Brasil Top Scorer: 1996
• Copa Libertadores Top Scorer: 2000

References

1. "Luizao, Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
2. "Luizão vai jogar no Guaratinguetá" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
3. "Luizão". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

External links

• Luizão at National-Football-Teams.com
• Luizão at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)