Müller (footballer)

Müller
Personal information
Full name Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa
Date of birth (1966-01-31) 31 January 1966
Place of birth Campo Grande, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Second striker
Youth career
1983 Operário de Campo Grande
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 São Paulo 60 (25)
1988–1991 Torino 65 (24)
1991–1994 São Paulo 41 (13)
1994–1995 Kashiwa Reysol 24 (8)
1995–1996 Palmeiras 20 (8)
1996 São Paulo 20 (11)
1997 Perugia 6 (0)
1997–1998 Santos 27 (10)
1998–2000 Cruzeiro 43 (9)
2001 Corinthians 6 (1)
2001–2002 São Caetano 16 (4)
2003 Tupi 0 (0)
2003–2004 Portuguesa 7 (1)
2004 Ipatinga 0 (0)
2015 Fernandópolis 1 (1)
Total 335 (114)
National team
1986–1998 Brazil 56 (12)
Teams managed
2009 Grêmio Maringá
2010 Sinop
2011 Imbituba
2014 Grêmio Maringá
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa, nicknamed Müller, (born 31 January 1966, in Campo Grande) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a second striker.

Club career

Müller is one of São Paulo's all-time leading scorers with 158 goals. With the club he won the Intercontinental Cup in 1993, scoring the third goal against A.C. Milan in Tokyo. He later had spells in Italy, and played for several other Brazilian clubs, such Cruzeiro. He retired from professional football in 2004.[1]

Style of play

Müller played in an "old fashioned" left sided forward position, despite being naturally right footed. His function as a second striker was primarily that of making passes, serving his teammates, and creating goalscoring opportunities or providing assists, but he was also capable of playing as a striker, due to his effectiveness on counter-attacks, as well as his ability to make runs from the left flank or cut into the centre to strike on goal with his stronger foot.

After football

After retiring from professional football in 2004, Müller worked as a television football commentator.[1]

Personal life

Müller's brother, Cocada, was also a footballer.

Career statistics

Club

[2]

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Brazil League
1984São PauloSérie A00
1985154
19863011
19871510
198800
Italy League
1988–89TorinoSerie A3111
1989–90Serie B2711
1990–91Serie A72
Brazil League
1991São PauloSérie A73
1992175
1993123
199452
Japan League
1994Kashiwa ReysolFootball League133
1995J1 League115
Brazil League
1995PalmeirasSérie A208
1996São PauloSérie A2011
Italy League
1996–97PerugiaSerie A60
Brazil League
1997SantosSérie A2710
1998CruzeiroSérie A225
1999162
200020
2000Corinthians PaulistaSérie A61
2001São PauloSérie A00
2001São CaetanoSérie A154
200200
2003Tupi00
2003Portuguesa DesportosSérie B71
2004IpatingaSérie C00
Country Brazil 23680
Italy 7124
Japan 248
Total 331112

International

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
1986121
1987102
198831
198930
199073
199111
199220
1993124
199440
199500
199600
199710
199810
Total5612

Honours

Club

São Paulo
Torino
Palmeiras
Cruzeiro
Corinthians

International

Brazil U20
Brazil

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Campeão mundial, ex-jogador Muller mora de favor e vive dificuldade financeira" [World Cup winner, former footballer Muller lives in financial difficulty] (in Portuguese). Esporte UOL. 14 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Müller at National-Football-Teams.com
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