Luis Oliveira
Encyclopedia
Luis Airton Barroso Oliveira (born 24 March 1969 in São Luis
, Maranhão
, Brazil
) is a former Brazilian-Belgian
football player and currently coach of the Nuorese
.
He spent most of his playing career in Italy
.
in Maranhão, in 1985 he was signed by Anderlecht
in Belgium, where he started his career and played until 1992. He then moved to Italy, where he played for Cagliari
, Fiorentina
, Bologna
, Como, Catania
, Foggia
, Venezia and Lucchese
. In 2006, he accepted to play Nuorese
of Serie C2/A
, also in order to get closer to his family (his wife in Sardinia
). In 2008, following the disbandment of his club, he agreed for a move to Serie D
team Derthona.
In July 2009 Oliveira moved back to Sardinia, joining Eccellenza
club Muravera, a Eccellenza
club based at his wife's hometown; he also served as player/manager for the final part of the 2009–10 season, stating his interest in a coaching career in the next future. He pass the category 2 coaching exam in June 2011 in Italy.
A naturalized Belgian citizen, he has earned 31 caps
for Belgium and played for his adopted country in the 1998 FIFA World Cup
.
Belgian League: 1991
Belgian Cup: 1988, 1989
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1990 runner-up
Fiorentina
1996 Supercoppa Italiana
|1988–89
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|1989–90
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|1990–91
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|1991–92
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|1992–93||rowspan="4"|Cagliari
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|1993–94
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|1994–95||30||7||||||||
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|1995–96
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|1996–97||rowspan="4"|Fiorentina
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|1997–98
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|1998–99
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|1999–00
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|1999–00
||Cagliari
||Serie A
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|2000–01
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|2001–02
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|2002–03
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|2003–04
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|2004–05
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||Serie C1
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|2004–05
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|2005–06
||Lucchese
||Serie C1
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|2006–07
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|2007–08
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|2008–09||Derthona||Serie D
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São Luís, Maranhão
São Luís is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Ilha de São Luís in the Baía de São Marcos , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west...
, Maranhão
Maranhão
Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...
, 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...
) is a former Brazilian-Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
football player and currently coach of the Nuorese
F.C. Nuorese Calcio
U.S.D. Nuorese Calcio are an Italian association football club from Nuoro, Sardinia, founded in 1930. The club was known as A.S. Nuorese Calcio until 2006, and F.C...
.
He spent most of his playing career in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Career
Born in a Brazilian favela in São LuisSão Luís, Maranhão
São Luís is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Ilha de São Luís in the Baía de São Marcos , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west...
in Maranhão, in 1985 he was signed by Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
in Belgium, where he started his career and played until 1992. He then moved to Italy, where he played for Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
, Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
, Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
, Como, Catania
Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...
, Foggia
U.S. Foggia
Unione Sportiva Foggia is an Italian football club, based in Foggia, Puglia. The club was founded in 1920. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1995....
, Venezia and Lucchese
A.S. Lucchese-Libertas
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Football Club Lucca 2011 is an Italian football club, based in Lucca, Tuscany that currently plays in Eccellenza Tuscany.The club was founded in 1905 and having last been in Serie A in 1952....
. In 2006, he accepted to play Nuorese
F.C. Nuorese Calcio
U.S.D. Nuorese Calcio are an Italian association football club from Nuoro, Sardinia, founded in 1930. The club was known as A.S. Nuorese Calcio until 2006, and F.C...
of Serie C2/A
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
, also in order to get closer to his family (his wife in Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
). In 2008, following the disbandment of his club, he agreed for a move to Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
team Derthona.
In July 2009 Oliveira moved back to Sardinia, joining Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
club Muravera, a Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
club based at his wife's hometown; he also served as player/manager for the final part of the 2009–10 season, stating his interest in a coaching career in the next future. He pass the category 2 coaching exam in June 2011 in Italy.
A naturalized Belgian citizen, he has earned 31 caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for Belgium and played for his adopted country in the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
.
Honours
With RSC AnderlechtBelgian League: 1991
Belgian Cup: 1988, 1989
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1990 runner-up
Fiorentina
1996 Supercoppa Italiana
Statistics
|-|1988–89
Belgian First Division 1988-89
-Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and KV Mechelen won the championship. And demotion of R.W.D. Molenbeek, K.R.C. Genk was decided.-League standings:-Topscorers:...
||rowspan="4"|Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
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|1989–90
Belgian First Division 1989-90
The 1989–90 edition of the Belgian League was the 87th since its establishment: it was disputed by 18 teams, and Club Brugge K.V. won the championship, while K.S.K. Beveren and K.R.C. Mechelen were relegated.-League standings:-Topscorers:...
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|1990–91
Belgian First Division 1990-91
-Overview:18 teams participated, and R.S.C. Anderlecht won the championship. K. Sint-Truidense V.V. and K. Beerschot V.A.C. were relgated.-League standings:-Topscorers:...
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|1991–92
Belgian First Division 1991-92
-Relegated teams:These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:*K.V. Kortrijk*Eendracht Aalst-Final league table:-Top goal scorers:...
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|1992–93||rowspan="4"|Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
||rowspan="4"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|1993–94
Serie A 1993-94
The 1993–94 Serie A was won by A.C. Milan, being the 14th title for the rossoneri.-Final classification:-Results:-Top scorers:23 goals* Giuseppe Signori 18 goals* Gianfranco Zola 17 goals* Roberto Baggio...
||29||12||||||||
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|1994–95||30||7||||||||
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|1995–96
Serie A 1995-96
The 1995–96 Serie A title was won by A.C. Milan , with Juventus finishing as runners-up.-Final classification:-Results:-Top scorers:24 goals* Igor Protti...
||33||15||||||||
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|1996–97||rowspan="4"|Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
||rowspan="4"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|1997–98
Serie A 1997-98
Juventus won the title in controversial circumstances. In their match on Sunday, 26 April 1998, against eventual runners-up, Inter, Ronaldo was denied what appeared a clear penalty for Inter after being blocked by Mark Iuliano of Juventus. Had the penalty been awarded and then dispatched, the...
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|1998–99
Serie A 1998-99
AC Milan won their 16th Scudetto, led by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. Lazio finished second, losing the title on the last day. Inter with an often Injured or rested Ronaldo had a disastrous season, finishing in 8th position, whereas Juventus impressive start was cut short by a bad injury to Alessandro...
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|1999–00
Serie A 1999-00
Lazio won the title on the final day of the season in controversial cirumstances. Juventus, the only other team left in contention on the day lost their match against Perugia in terrible conditions at a rain-sodden Stadio Renato Curi, many considering the pitch unplayable. Pierluigi Collina the...
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|1999–00
Serie A 1999-00
Lazio won the title on the final day of the season in controversial cirumstances. Juventus, the only other team left in contention on the day lost their match against Perugia in terrible conditions at a rain-sodden Stadio Renato Curi, many considering the pitch unplayable. Pierluigi Collina the...
||Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
||Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|2000–01
Serie A 2000-01
In the 2000-01 season, Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 13th consecutive time from season 1988-89....
||Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
||Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|2001–02
Serie B 2001-02
This article contains information on the 2001-2002 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:...
||Como||Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
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|2002–03
Serie B 2002-03
This article contains information on the 2002-2003 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.- Final classification :- Results :...
||rowspan="2"|Catania
Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...
||rowspan="2"|Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
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|2003–04
Serie B 2003-04
This article contains information on the 2003-2004 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:...
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|2004–05
Serie C1 2004-05
-Serie C1/A:It was performed in 19 teams, and U.S. Cremonese won the championship. It was decided that U.S. Cremonese, A.C. Mantova was promoted to Serie B, and A.S. Andria BAT, F.C. Vittoria, Calcio Como, A.C. Prato was demoted in Serie C2.-Serie C1/B:...
||Foggia
U.S. Foggia
Unione Sportiva Foggia is an Italian football club, based in Foggia, Puglia. The club was founded in 1920. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1995....
||Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
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|2004–05
Serie B 2004-05
This article contains information on the 2004-2005 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:...
||Venezia||Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
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|2005–06
Serie C1 2005-06
The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the football league season of Italian Serie C1 for the years 2005 and 2006. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from August 28, 2005 to May 7, 2006, and the playoff phase. Once the regular season was over teams placed 2nd to 5th entered a playoff to...
||Lucchese
A.S. Lucchese-Libertas
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Football Club Lucca 2011 is an Italian football club, based in Lucca, Tuscany that currently plays in Eccellenza Tuscany.The club was founded in 1905 and having last been in Serie A in 1952....
||Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
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|2006–07
Serie C2 2006-07
The 2006-07 Serie C2 was the football league season of Italian Serie C2 for the years 2006 and 2007. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 3, 2006 to May 13, 2007 and the playoff phase. Once the regular season was over, teams placed 2nd to 5th entered a playoff...
||rowspan="2"|Nuorese
F.C. Nuorese Calcio
U.S.D. Nuorese Calcio are an Italian association football club from Nuoro, Sardinia, founded in 1930. The club was known as A.S. Nuorese Calcio until 2006, and F.C...
||rowspan="2"|Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
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|2007–08
Serie C2 2007-08
The 2007–08 Serie C2 season was the thirtieth football league season of Italian Serie C2 since its establishment in 1978 . It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 2007 to May 2008, and the playoff phase from May to June 2008.The league was composed of 54 teams...
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|2008–09||Derthona||Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
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|2009-10||rowspan="2"|Muravera||rowspan="2"|Eccellenza Sardinia
Eccellenza Sardinia
Eccellenza Sardinia is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It consists of 16 teams competing in one group. The winning team is promoted to Serie D, the top level of Italian amateur football...
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