Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira
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Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira (born December 1, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

), more commonly Luiz Alberto, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, who currently plays for the Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Duque de Caxias, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state, currently playing in the Brazilian Série B which is the second division level of the Brazilian football...

.

Career

Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira (Rio de Janeiro, December 1, 1977 -) is a defender revealed the basic divisions of Flamengo and has collected over his career, passes by several clubs in Brazil, as well as performances in European football .

The defender Luiz Alberto was 16 years old when the first time, defended the senior team Flamengo. Despite this, and having played some matches in 1995, the centennial year, it was only after 1997, when he turned twenty year old defender who took over ownership of the back four red and black.

He starred alongside the likes of Junior Baiano and shiv, but a contemporary of Juan, one of the hottest quarterbacks in the country, he was with that Luiz Alberto formed a duo almost unbeatable, especially after 1999 when the team came back to win a Carioca championship after three years of fasting, and the Copa Mercosur.

It was in Fla for almost ten years, during which he played 167 times and scored 5 goals. In 2000, however, with the arrival of a real constellation, the quarterback who's that time had already won the championship in Rio, eventually giving way to none other than the Paraguayan defender Gamarra and did not hesitate to accept a proposal from Saint Etienne to perform the dream of working in Europe.

In the Old Continent, Luiz Alberto defended beyond the French team, also Real Sociedad in Spain, where incidentally, he served on two occasions, the first between 2001 and 2002 and the second aentre 2004 and 2005. However, between his stints at Spanish club, Luiz still wore the colors of Internacional of Porto Alegre and also Atletico MG, where as evidenced by the Digital Encyclopedia Rooster made 63 appearances and scored 5 goals.

Later still defended Luiz Alberto Santos between 2005 and 2006, returning in 2007 to Rio de Janeiro, now to defend the historic red-black rival, Fluminense. The passage of the rival defender Fla., after all, was intense. There has won the Brazil Cup in 2007 and reached the final of the Libertadores Cup 2008, but in 2009 got out the back door when Fluminense lived a delicate moment in the Brazilian Championship won by Fla.

In the 2010 season, after getting off the Flu, Luiz Alberto landed a contract with a traditional Argentine club Boca Juniors, however, little was in Buenos Aires, and even in May of that year he returned to Brazil, where opportunity awaits.

On 20 April 2010 Boca Juniors released the Brazilian central defender by mutual consent.

On 15 May 2011, Luiz Alberto joined Atlético Paranaense on free transfer.

International career

Alberto has had one international appearance for Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 under Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva , better known as Vanderlei Luxemburgo, is a Brazilian football manager and former football player. He holds the distinction of being the most successful manager in the history of Brazil's Série A, with 5 league titles...

 in a 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:6 goals Cuauhtémoc Blanco Marzouq Al-Otaibi Ronaldinho4 goals Alex3 goals José Manuel Abundis Zé Roberto-Notes:...

 match against New Zealand on July 7, 1999.

Honours

  • Gold Cup
    Copa Oro
    The Copa de Oro , or Copa de Oro Nicolás Leoz, was a football club competition contested annually by the winners of the Copa Libertadores de América, the Supercopa Sudamericana, the Copa CONMEBOL, and the Supercopa Masters...

    : 1996
  • Rio de Janeiro State League
    Campeonato Carioca
    The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...

    : 1996, 1999, 2000
  • Copa dos Campeões Mundiais: 1997
  • Mercosur Cup
    Copa Mercosur
    The Copa Mercosur was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV money to the participating teams, but it went beyond and ended up as a natural replacement...

    : 1999
  • Guanabara Cup
    Taça Guanabara
    Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Trophy, is a football tournament organized yearly since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions , Taça Guanabara was a tournament of its own right, completely unrelated to the Rio de Janeiro league, and the winners would be...

    : 1999
  • São Paulo State League
    Campeonato Paulista
    The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

    : 2006
  • Brazilian Cup
    Copa do Brasil
    The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...

    : 2007
    Copa do Brasil 2007
    The Copa do Brasil 2007 is the 19th staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on February 14, 2007 and concluded on June 6, 2007 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Orlando Scarpelli in Florianópolis, in which Fluminense lifted the trophy for the first time with a 1-0...


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