Luiz Alberto Pirola
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| Full name | Luiz Alberto da Costa Pirola | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1954 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Araraquara, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Ferroviária | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Ferroviária | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Guarani | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1977 | Fluminense | 42 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 1975 | → Desportiva-ES (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1989 | Comercial-SP | 450+ | |||||||||||||||
| 1978 | → Vila Nova (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Brazil Olympic | 3 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Luiz Alberto Pirola (born 8 July 1954), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Luiz Alberto started his career at Ferroviária, and after standing out in São Paulo state football, went to Fluminense FC, where he won the Campeonato Carioca titles in 1975 and 1976.[1] He became the player who made the most appearances for Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, where played from 1977 to 1989.[2]
International career
[edit]Luiz Alberto was part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1975, being gold medal of the 1975 Pan American Games (alongside Mexico).[3] During the Pan American Games dispute, on 17 October, Luiz Alberto scored 4 goals in the historic 14–0 win against Nicaragua.[4]
Personal life
[edit]After retiring from football, Luiz Alberto became a police investigator in the city of Araraquara.[1]
Honours
[edit]- Brazil Olympic
- Fluminense
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Que fim levou? Luiz Alberto Pirola". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Atacante Luiz Alberto Pirola é o jogador que mais vestiu a camisa do Comercial-SP - 23/07/2016". Globoplay (in Portuguese). 23 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1972-1975". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Em 1975 Brasil aplicou a maior goleada da sua história". Futebol do Vale. 2 July 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Luiz Alberto at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's youth international footballers
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
- Guarani FC players
- Fluminense FC players
- Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce players
- Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Footballers from Araraquara
- Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games