Luís Gustavo Carvalho Soares
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Gustavo de Carvalho Soares | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983−1986 | Botafogo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987−1991 | Botafogo | ||
| 1991−1996 | Marítimo | 144 | (12) |
| 1996−1997 | Benfica | 10 | (2) |
| 1997−1998 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1999 | Internacional | ||
| 2000 | Rio Branco (SP) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luís Gustavo de Carvalho Soares (born 3 September 1968 in Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as Luis Gustavo, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Luiz Gustavo is a youth product of Botafogo, where he arrived at age 15, and started playing professional at 18. He then moved to Maritimo in Portugal where he would stay 6 seasons, playing nearly 150 league matches, scoring half a dozen times.
He then played briefly for Benfica, staying only till the winter transfer season, moving to Cruzeiro, and taking part of the squad than won the 1997 Copa Libertadores.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Luís Gustavo de Carvalho Soares". aqipossa.blogspot.pt. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Flops Benfiquistas Luis Gustavo II - 14J 2G". flopsdobenfica.blogspot.pt. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2014.