Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior

Infobox Football biography
playername = Luizão


fullname = Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|1|3
cityofbirth = Vargem Alta (ES)
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.84
position = Centre Back / Full Back
currentclub = FC Bunyodkor
clubnumber =
youthyears = 2004-2005
youthclubs = Cruzeiro
years = 2005-2007
2007
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = Cruzeiro
FC Lucerne
Vasco (Loan)
FC Bunyodkor
caps(goals) = 21 (2)

17 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Brazil U20

nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (0)
pcupdate = 27 August 2007
ntupdate =

Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior or simply Luizão (born on January 3 1987 in Vargem Alta, Espírito Santo), is a Brazilian football player, who plays as a defender, either as a centre back or as a full back. He is currently playing for FC Bunyodkor. [ [http://www.bunyodkor.uz/eng/news_details.asp?newsID=644 LUIZAO PLAYS UNDER THE JERSEY NUMBER 5] ]

Career

Luizão was brought up from the Cruzeiro youth squad and made his professional debut for them against Grêmio in a 3-1 home win in the Campeonato Brasileiro on April 23, 2006. [en icon [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?MAID=362724&TEID=3309&Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&ListType=32&PLID=191270&pStr=Match_Details Cruzeiro vs Gremio] ]

He scored his first professional goal for Cruzeiro against Figueirense in a 2-0 away win in the Campeonato Brasileiro on April 30, 2006. [en icon [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?MAID=362736&TEID=3309&Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&ListType=33&PLID=191270&pStr=Match_Details Figueirense vs Cruzeiro] ]

In July 2007, Luizão was transferred to FC Lucerne. Two weeks after he was transferred, not even playing a single game for FC Lucerne, Luizão was sent back to Brazil, on loan at Vasco da Gama. [pt icon [http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/0,,MUL83948-4283,00.html Problemas na Zaga? Luizão é Solução] ] [pt icon [http://www.casaca.com.br/principal.php?display=NOTICIA&cod=02&ID=00000000000000007129 Vasco Ccontrata Zagueiro Luizão, Volante Xavier e Meia-Atacante Leandro Bonfim] ]

Apart from interesting Vasco, Luizão was also interesting Benfica who were also willing to loan him. [pt icon [http://benfica-fc.com/slbenfica/index.php/luizao-junior-do-cruzeiro-para-o-sl-benfica/ Luizão Júnior Do Cruzeiro Para O SL Benfica] ]

F.C. Internazionale Milano were said to be eying the Brazilian defender, after his notable performances in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [en icon [http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=48020 Inter Milan eyeing Brazil U20 defender] ]

International career

Luizão played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in all four matches that Brazil were involved in. Unfortunately Brazil were eliminated in the quarter final, where Luizão managed to receive his only yellow card of the tournament, in the 116th minute.

Honours

* Campeonato Mineiro : 2006

Contract

*January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008

External links

*en icon [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&pStr=Player&PLID=191270&TEID=3309 Guardian Stats Centre]
*en icon [http://www.sambafoot.co.uk/players/1465_Luizao.html sambafoot]
*pt icon [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=170026 CBF]
*pt icon [http://placar.abril.com.br/cruzeiro/fichas/luizao.shtml placar]
*pt icon [http://www.zerozero.pt/pt/jogador.php?id=32419&search=1 zerozero.pt]
*pt icon [http://www.netvasco.com.br/futebol/jogadores/148.xml netvasco.com]
*pt icon [http://www.crvascodagama.com/fotos/displayimage.php?album=777&pos=26 crvascodagama]

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