| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | January 3, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Vargem Alta (ES), Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back / Full Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Cruzeiro | 21 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | FC Locarno | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → FC Bunyodkor | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Bahia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 29, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior or simply Luizão (born on January 3, 1987 in Vargem Alta, Espírito Santo, Brazil), is an association footballer. He played as a defender, either as a centre back or as a full back
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Luizão was brought up from the Cruzeiro youth squad and made his professional debut for them against Grêmio in a 3–1 home win in the Campeonato Brasileiro on April 23, 2006.[1]
He scored his first professional goal for Cruzeiro against Figueirense in a 2–0 away win in the Campeonato Brasileiro on April 30, 2006.[2]
In July 2007, Luizão was transferred to FC Locarno. Two weeks after he was transferred, not even playing a single game for FC Locarno, Luizão was sent back to Brazil, on loan at Vasco da Gama.[3][4]
Luizão played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in all four matches that Brazil were involved in. Unfortunately Brazil were eliminated in the quarter final, where Luizão managed to receive his only yellow card of the tournament, in the 116th minute.