Luisinho Lemos

Luisinho Lemos

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Alberto Silva Lemos
Date of birth	(1951-10-03)October 3, 1951
Place of birth	Niterói (RJ - Brazil)
Date of death	June 2, 2019 (aged 67)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1969–1972	América
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1974	América
1975–1977	Flamengo
1978	Internacional
1978–1979	Botafogo
1980–1981	Las Palmas
1982–1984	América
1985	Palmeiras
1985–1987	América
1987–1990	Al Wakrah
1990–1991	Al Sadd
1991	Americano
1992–1994	Qatar SC
Managerial career
1994–1996	América
1996	Remo
1996	Madureira
1997	América
1998	Lagartense
1999	Itaperuna
1999	Bonsucesso
2000	Rio Branco
2001	Brasilliense
2001–2002	Al-Shamal
2004–2005	Al Seeb
2005	Vilavelhense
2005	Rio Branco
2006	Vilavelhense
2006–2007	Al-Shabab
2007–2008	Al Kharaitiyat
2008–2009	Hatta Club
2018–2019	América
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luiz "Luisinho" Alberto Silva Lemos, also known as Luisinho Tombo (October 3, 1951 – June 2, 2019) was a Brazilian footballer and coach, who played as a forward and started his professional career at América.

While at América, Luizinho was a key player during the most glorious period of the team's history. His 311 goals make him the club's top scorer ever. He was the top goalscorer for the Rio State Championship in 1974 and 1983, playing at América. He also played for Flamengo, Internacional, Botafogo, UD Las Palmas, and Palmeiras.

He scored 434 goals in his career. He finished his career in América in 1987 after having disagreements with América's manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo. He then finished the rest of his playing career with Qatar SC.

Honours

Player

• Taça Guanabara: 1974
• Tournament of the Champions 1982
• Taça Rio 1982

Manager

• Campeonato Carioca Série B1: 2018

Achievements

• Rio State Championship's top scorer: 1974 and 1983

External links

• Bio at América