Luís Oliveira

Luís Oliveira
Personal information
Full name Luís Airton Barroso Oliveira
Date of birth (1969-03-24) 24 March 1969
Place of birth São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1984 Tupan
1985–1988 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Anderlecht 95 (36)
1992–1996 Cagliari 121 (42)
1996–1999 Fiorentina 95 (27)
1999–2000 Cagliari 24 (4)
2000–2001 Bologna 17 (1)
2001–2002 Como 38 (23)
2002–2004 Catania 74 (28)
2004–2005 Foggia 14 (0)
2005 Venezia 17 (5)
2005–2006 Lucchese 19 (3)
2006–2008 Nuorese 63 (25)
2008–2009 Derthona 32 (16)
2009–2011 Muravera 12 (14)
Total 621 (224)
National team‡
1992–1999 Belgium 31 (7)
Teams managed
2010 Muravera (player/manager)
2012–2013 Muravera
2014–2014 Pro Patria
2015–2016 Floriana
2017–2018 Muravera
2018- Floriana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:55, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:55, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Luís Airton Barroso "Lulù" Oliveira (born 24 March 1969) is a football manager and former player, who is currently coach of Floriana in the Maltese Premier League. A former striker, he spent most of his playing career in Italy. Born in Brazil, Oliveira was an international footballer for Belgium.

Club career

Born in a Brazilian favela in São Luis 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, becoming famous in his early years at Cagliari and Fiorentina as a prolific and effective Serie A striker.

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, an Eccellenza club based at his wife's hometown, then retiring in 2010 at the age of 41.

International career

A naturalized Belgian citizen, he earned 31 caps for Belgium and played for his adopted country in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

During his final season as a footballer, Oliveira e also served as player/manager for the last few months of the 2009–10 season, and then stated his interest in a coaching career in the next future.[1][2]

He successfully passed the category 2 (UEFA A) coaching exam in June 2011 in Italy.[3] In March 2012 he returned to Muravera, this time as head coach for the remaining four games of the season.[4] He was confirmed as Muravera coach also for the 2012–13 season, in which he led his small club to triumph in the Coppa Italia Eccellenza.

On 1 August 2014, it was announced Oliveira would become the new head coach of Lega Pro club Pro Patria with immediate effect.,[5] but he was dismissed on 4 November 2014 after eleven championship matches played by the team (Win: 1; Draw: 5; Loss: 5).

On 13 June 2015, Oliveira came to Malta to become the new head coach of Maltese Premier club Floriana.[6]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Belgium League Belgian Cup Total
1988–89AnderlechtBelgian League50
1989–90268
1990–913318
1991–923110
Italy League Coppa Italia Total
1992–93CagliariSerie A297
1993–942912
1994–95307
1995–963315
1996–97FiorentinaSerie A319
1997–983315
1998–99302
1999–0010
1999–00CagliariSerie A244
2000–01BolognaSerie A171
2001–02ComoSerie B3823
2002–03CataniaSerie B3713
2003–043715
2004–05FoggiaSerie C1140
2004–05VeneziaSerie B175
2005–06LuccheseSerie C1203
2006–07NuoreseSerie C23210
2007–083115
2008–09DerthonaSerie D3216
2009-10MuraveraEccellenza Sardinia1214
2010-11??
Total Belgium 9536
Italy 527186
Career total 622222

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 February 1992Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia Tunisia2–1LostFriendly
2.31 August 1996King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Turkey2–1Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.30 April 1997Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–3Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.30 April 1997Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–3Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.30 April 1997Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–3Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.7 June 1997King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium San Marino6–0Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.15 November 1997King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Republic of Ireland2–1Win1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 1 June 2012

Honours

RSC Anderlecht
Fiorentina

References

  1. ↑ "Calcio, Muravera: Oliveira, "Resto solo con il presidente Carta"" (in Italian). L'Unione Sarda. 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Muravera, Lulù Oliveira si dà all'ippica" (in Italian). L'Unione Sarda. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Baggio's new life As a professional coach". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Lulù Oliveira, fresco di patentino, torna sulla panchina del Muravera" [Newly-licensed coach "Lulù" Oliveira back as Muravera coach] (in Italian). Tutto Cagliari. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Oliveira allenatore della Pro Patria "Un regalo che ho accolto subito"" (in Italian). L'Unione Sarda. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "New Floriana coach arrives in Malta". Times of Malta. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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