Luisinho (footballer, born 1911)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mesquita and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.

Luisinho

Luisinho in 1932
Personal information
Full name	Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1911-03-29)29 March 1911
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	27 December 1983(1983-12-27) (aged 72)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1928	Anglo Brazileiro
1929	Paulistano
1930–1935	São Paulo
1935	Estudantes
1935–1941	Palestra Itália	232	(123)
1941–1946	São Paulo
International career
1933–1944	Brazil	11	(4)
Medal record Representing Brazil FIFA World Cup 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, best known as Luisinho, (29 March 1911, in Rio de Janeiro – 27 December 1983, in São Paulo) was an association footballer, one of the most valuable strikers of the 1930s.

During his career (1928–1946) he played for Anglo Brasileira, Paulistano, Estudantes São Paulo, São Paulo and Palmeiras. He won seven São Paulo State Championship (1929, 1931, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946) and was top goalscorer of Campeonato Paulista in 1944 with 22 goals scored. He's also the six best top goalscorer in São Paulo Futebol Clube history with 145 goals, and nine best goalscorer in Palmeiras history with 123 goals from 1935 to 1941.

For the Brazil national football team he scored 4 goals at South American Championship 1937 and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, played one match with Spain in Genoa, and in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, playing two matches.

He died at 72 years old.

Honours

Paulistano

• Campeonato Paulista: 1929 LAF

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 1931, 1943, 1945, 1946

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1936, 1938 Extra, 1940