André Luiz Moreira (born 14 November 1974), known as just André Luiz, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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| Full name | André Luiz Moreira | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1974 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | São Paulo | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | São Paulo | 90 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Corinthians | 14 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Tenerife | 35 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1999 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2000 | → Corinthians (loan) | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | → Marseille (loan) | 22 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2003 | → Corinthians (loan) | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Fluminense | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Ajaccio | 54 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Santos | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Jaguares | 55 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | San Jose Earthquakes | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Brazil | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editAndré Luiz was born in São Paulo. He began his career in 1993, and played in Brazil for clubs including São Paulo, Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Fluminense. He relocated to Europe 2001 and subsequently played in Spain for Tenerife, and in France for Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain and Ajaccio.
He won the CONMEBOL Supercup, Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 1993, two Recopa in 1993 and 1994, and São Paulo State Championship in 1997.
André Luiz signed with San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer on 31 July 2009.[2][3] He stayed with the club through the 2011 season. In 2012, he finished his career as a soccer player because a knee injury.
International career
editAndré Luiz played 19 matches and scored two goals for the Brazilian team. He won bronze medal at 1996 Summer Olympics.
References
edit- ^ André Luiz at WorldFootball.net
- ^ San Jose Earthquakes Media Relations, Quakes announce Moreira signing, retrieved 31 July 2009[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Quakes announce Moreira signing". MLS. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
edit- André Luiz at Major League Soccer
- André Luiz – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- André Luiz Moreira – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)