Luís Oliveira

Luis Oliveira

Personal information
Full name	Luis Airton Barroso Oliveira
Date of birth	24 March 1969 (1969-03-24)
Place of birth	São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1984	Tupan
1985–1988	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1992	Anderlecht	95	(36)
1992–1996	Cagliari	121	(42)
1996–1999	Fiorentina	95	(27)
1999–2000	Cagliari	24	(4)
2000–2001	Bologna	17	(1)
2001–2002	Como	38	(23)
2002–2004	Catania	74	(28)
2004–2005	Foggia	14	(0)
2005	Venezia	17	(5)
2005–2006	Lucchese	19	(3)
2006–2008	Nuorese	63	(25)
2008–2009	Derthona	32	(16)
2009–2011	Muravera	12	(14)
National team‡
1992–1999	Belgium	31	(7)
Teams managed
2010	Muravera (player/manager)
2011-	Nuorese
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2005

Luis Airton Barroso Oliveira (born 24 March 1969 in São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil) is a former Brazilian-Belgian football player and currently coach of the Nuorese. He spent most of his playing career in Italy.

Career

Born in a Brazilian favela in São Luis in Maranhão, in 1985 he was signed by Anderlecht in Belgium, where he started his career and played until 1992. He then moved to Italy, where he played for Cagliari, Fiorentina, Bologna, Como, Catania, Foggia, Venezia and Lucchese. In 2006, he accepted to play Nuorese of Serie C2/A, also in order to get closer to his family (his wife in Sardinia). In 2008, following the disbandment of his club, he agreed for a move to Serie D team Derthona.

In July 2009 Oliveira moved back to Sardinia, joining Eccellenza club Muravera, a Eccellenza club based at his wife's hometown; he also served as player/manager for the final part of the 2009–10 season, stating his interest in a coaching career in the next future. He pass the category 2 coaching exam in June 2011 in Italy.

A naturalized Belgian citizen, he has earned 31 caps for Belgium and played for his adopted country in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

With RSC Anderlecht

Belgian League: 1991

Belgian Cup: 1988, 1989

European Cup Winners' Cup: 1990 runner-up

Fiorentina

1996 Supercoppa Italiana

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belgium			League		Belgian Cup		Total
1988–89	Anderlecht	Belgian League	5	0
1989–90			26	8
1990–91			33	18
1991–92			31	10
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Total
1992–93	Cagliari	Serie A	29	7
1993–94			29	12
1994–95			30	7
1995–96			33	15
1996–97	Fiorentina	Serie A	31	9
1997–98			33	15
1998–99			30	2
1999–00			1	0
1999–00	Cagliari	Serie A	24	4
2000–01	Bologna	Serie A	17	1
2001–02	Como	Serie B	38	23
2002–03	Catania	Serie B	37	13
2003–04			37	15
2004–05	Foggia	Serie C1	14	0
2004–05	Venezia	Serie B	17	5
2005–06	Lucchese	Serie C1	20	3
2006–07	Nuorese	Serie C2	32	10
2007–08			31	15
2008–09	Derthona	Serie D	32	16
2009-10	Muravera	Eccellenza Sardinia	12	14
2010-11			?	?
Total	Belgium		95	36
	Italy		527	186
Career total			622	222

External links

• (Italian) Profile of Luis Oliveira (from Nuorese official website)