Luizão (footballer, born 1968)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Antonio Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus U-20 (manager) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988-1992 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992-1995 | Juventus | ||
| 1995 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1996-1998 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1999 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2000 | São Caetano | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004-2015 | Juventus (youth squads) | ||
| 2015-2019 | Brazil Women's U-17 | ||
| 2019 | Juventus U-20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luiz Antonio Ribeiro, better known as Luizão (Sâo Paulo, 22 October 1968), is a football manager and a former Brazilian footballer who used to play as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]During the 1990s he played for several traditional Brazilian clubs such as C.A Juventus, Cruzeiro, Portuguesa, A.D. São Caetano, Comercial-RP and Vila Nova.[1]
After finishing his career as a football player, he started a career as a football coach. From 2015[2] until 2019 he was the Brazil women's national under-17 football team coach in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[3] and 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4]
In 2020 he became the Juventus u-20 coach.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Luizão Player Profile" (in Portuguese). oGol. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Luizão é o novo técnico da seleção feminina sub-17" (in Portuguese). CBF. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Feminino sub-17: Luizão define jogadoras para Mundial da Jordânia".
- ^ "Seleção feminina Sub-17 convocada para o Mundial do Uruguai" (in Portuguese). CBF. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Luizão é o novo treinador do Sub 20". 7 October 2020.