Luiz Gustavo (footballer, born 1972)

Luiz Gustavo

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Gustavo Silva de Aviz
Date of birth	(1972-02-23) 23 February 1972
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1989−1990	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Cruzeiro
1991−1995	Belenenses	88	(18)
1995−1996	Benfica	14	(0)
1996−1997	Internacional
1997	Vitória
1998	Brasil de Pelotas
1999	Mogi Mirim
2000	União Barbarense
2000	Fluminense
2001	São José (PA)
2002	Joinville
2005−2006	Novo Hamburgo
2007	Remo
International career
1989	Brazil U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luiz Gustavo Silva de Aviz (born 23 February 1972), commonly known as Luiz Gustavo is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Gustavo is a youth product of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, where he spent one year, alongside Ramon.

In 1991, at age 19, Gustavo moved to Portugal to play for C.F. Os Belenenses, at the time competing in the second tier. He scored nine goals in 23 games, helping the Lisbon-side promote to the Primeira Divisão. In the next three years, Gustavo was a regular starter at Belenenses, with his best season being in 1994-95 with 4 goals.

In 1995, he moved to S.L. Benfica, debuting on 9 September 1995, in a home draw with S.C. Salgueiros. With only two starts in the season, he moved to Internacional to regain more playing time. He then represented nearly ten other clubs, the larger being Fluminense FC, retiring in 2007 at age 35.

International career

He represented Brazil U20 in the 1989 FIFA U20, which ended in a semi-finals loss against Portugal U20.

External links

• Luiz Gustavo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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• Footballdatabase Profile