Müller (footballer)
Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa, nicknamed Müller, (born January 31, 1966) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a second striker.
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| Full name | Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Campo Grande, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Operário (MS) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1988 | São Paulo | 60 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | Torino | 65 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | São Paulo | 41 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 20 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | São Paulo | 20 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Perugia | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Santos | 27 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Cruzeiro | 43 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | → Corinthians (loan) | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | São Caetano | 16 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Tupi | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Portuguesa | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Ipatinga | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Fernandópolis | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 335 | (114) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1998 | Brazil | 56 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Grêmio Maringá | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Sinop | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Imbituba | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Grêmio Maringá | |||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Müller is one of São Paulo's all-time leading scorers with 158 goals. With the club he won the Intercontinental Cup in 1993, scoring the third goal against A.C. Milan in Tokyo. He later had spells in Italy, and played for several other Brazilian clubs, such Cruzeiro. He retired from professional football in 2004.[1]
International career
Style of play
Müller played in an "old fashioned" left sided forward position, despite being naturally right footed. His function as a second striker was primarily that of making passes, serving his teammates, and creating goalscoring opportunities or providing assists, but he was also capable of playing as a striker, due to his effectiveness on counter-attacks, as well as his ability to make runs from the left flank or cut into the centre to strike on goal with his stronger foot.
After football
After retiring from professional football in 2004, Müller worked as a television football commentator.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | |||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1984 | São Paulo | Série A | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1986 | 30 | 11 | ||
| 1987 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1988–89 | Torino | Serie A | 31 | 11 |
| 1989–90 | Serie B | 27 | 11 | |
| 1990–91 | Serie A | 7 | 2 | |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1991 | São Paulo | Série A | 7 | 3 |
| 1992 | 17 | 5 | ||
| 1993 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 1994 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 1994 | Kashiwa Reysol | Football League | 13 | 3 |
| 1995 | J1 League | 11 | 5 | |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1995 | Palmeiras | Série A | 20 | 8 |
| 1996 | São Paulo | Série A | 20 | 11 |
| Italy | League | |||
| 1996–97 | Perugia | Serie A | 6 | 0 |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1997 | Santos | Série A | 27 | 10 |
| 1998 | Cruzeiro | Série A | 22 | 5 |
| 1999 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Corinthians Paulista | Série A | 6 | 1 |
| 2001 | São Paulo | Série A | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | São Caetano | Série A | 15 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Tupi | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Portuguesa Desportos | Série B | 7 | 1 |
| 2004 | Ipatinga | Série C | 0 | 0 |
| Country | Brazil | 236 | 80 | |
| Italy | 71 | 24 | ||
| Japan | 24 | 8 | ||
| Total | 331 | 112 | ||
International
| Brazil national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1986 | 12 | 1 |
| 1987 | 10 | 2 |
| 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 4 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 12 |
Honours
Club
- São Paulo
- São Paulo State League: 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992
- Brazilian League: 1986, 1991
- Copa Libertadores: 1992, 1993
- Intercontinental Cup: 1992, 1993
- Libertadores Supercup: 1993
- Torino
- Serie B: 1989–90
- Mitropa Cup: 1991
- Palmeiras
- São Paulo State League: 1996
- Cruzeiro
- Minas Gerais State League: 1998
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1998
- Brazilian Cup: 2000
- Corinthians
- South Minas Cup: 2001
International
- Brazil U20
- FIFA World Youth Championship: 1985
- Brazil
- Rous Cup: 1987
- FIFA World Cup: 1994
Individual
- Brazilian League Top Scorer: 1987
- Top player of the Intercontinental Cup's final: 1992
- Bola de Prata: 1997
References
- "Campeão mundial, ex-jogador Muller mora de favor e vive dificuldade financeira" [World Cup winner, former footballer Muller lives in financial difficulty] (in Portuguese). Esporte UOL. May 14, 2011.
- Costa, Fabrício (February 13, 2008). "LEMBRA DELE? Cocada, o carrasco do Fla". Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- "Müller". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
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