Luisinho (footballer, born 1911)

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Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, best known as Luisinho, (29 March 1911, in Rio de Janeiro – 27 December 1983, in São Paulo)[1] was an association footballer, one of the most valuable strikers of the 1930s.

Luisinho
Luisinho in 1932
Personal information
Full name Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
Date of birth (1911-03-29)29 March 1911
Place of birth Brazil
Date of death 27 December 1983(1983-12-27) (aged 72)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Anglo Brasileira
Paulistano
Estudantes São Paulo
1930–1935 São Paulo 545 (145)
1935–1941 Palmeiras 232 (123)
International career
1933–1944 Brazil 11 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his career (1928–1946) he played for Anglo Brasileira, Paulistano, Estudantes São Paulo, São Paulo and Palmeiras. He won seven São Paulo State Championship (1929, 1931, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946) and was top goalscorer of Campeonato Paulista in 1944 with 22 goals scored. He's also the six best top goalscorer in São Paulo Futebol Clube history with 145 goals, and nine best goalscorer in Palmeiras history with 123 goals from 1935 to 1941.

For the Brazil national football team he scored 4 goals at South American Championship 1937 and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, played one match with Spain in Genoa, and in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, playing two matches.[2]

He died at 72 years old.[citation needed]

Honours

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Paulistano
São Paulo
Palmeiras

References

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  1. ^ CBF profile Archived 22 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ LuisinhoFIFA competition record (archived)