Luiz Cláudio
Personal information
Full name Luiz Cláudio Soares de Barros
Date of birth (1978-05-19) 19 May 1978
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Vasco 19 (4)
2000 → Palmeiras (loan) 0[1] (0)
2001 Internacional 19 (8)
2002 Sport do Recife 0[1] (0)
2002 Treze ? (?)
2002–2004 Boavista F.C. 42 (9)
2004 Botafogo 1 (0)
2005–2006 São Caetano 0[1] (0)
2006 Vasco 0 (0)
2006 → Duque de Caxias (loan) 0[1] (0)
2007 Itumbiara 0[1] (0)
2007 Vila Nova de Goiânia 2 (0)
2008 Macaé 0[1] (0)
2008 Noroeste 0[1] (0)
2009 Al-Ansar (Beirut) ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luiz Cláudio Soares de Barros (born 19 May 1978), simply known by his given name, Luiz Cláudio, is a Brazilian former footballer. He has spent a few seasons in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Biography

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Cláudio started his career with Vasco. He also played for Palmeiras at 2000 Copa do Brasil and Campeonato Paulista, then returned to Rio de Janeiro. In 2001 season he left for Internacional.

Portugal

In 2002, he left for Sport do Recife and played at 2002 Copa do Brasil and 2002 Campeonato Pernambucano, then left for Treze of Série C and Portuguese club Boavista F.C.[2] The club partnered with an investment fund to sign him. He played 4 matches for the team at 2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds and scored once. He also played 8 matches in 2002–03 UEFA Cup and scored twice for the losing semifinalists. In 2003–04 Primeira Liga, he failed to score any goal and sold back to Brazil.

Return to Brazil

At first he played for Rio de Janeiro side Botafogo, then signed a 3-year contract with São Caetano in January 2005. He played for the team at 2005 Copa do Brasil and 2005 Campeonato Paulista, but failed to play any match in 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He scored 4 goals for the team at the state league.[3]

In September 2006 Vasco re-signed him in a contract until the end of year but loaned to Duque de Caxias for 2005 Campeonato Carioca Second Division.

In 2007, he signed a contract with Itumbiara until the end of 2007 Campeonato Goiano. In August he was signed by another Goiano team Vila Nova for 2007 National Third Division. He immediate entered the line-up but as substitute, which he played twice in the second round, on 12 August and on 15 August.

In January 2008, he left for Macaé until the end of 2008 Campeonato Carioca, but in February left for Noroeste until the end of 2008 Campeonato Paulista. He made his debut as substitute on 29 February, against Paulista.[4] He played 4 matches in the state league, all as substitutes. The team finished as the losing finalist in 2008 Campeonato Paulista do Interior.

In February 2009 he left for Lebanese side Al-Ansar.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The team played in state competitions respectively .
  2. ↑ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2002". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) (in Portuguese). 10 December 2004. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Artilheiros" [Topscorers]. Terra Brasil (in Portuguese). August 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Match Report: Noroeste X Paulista". Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) (in Portuguese). 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR (2009)]". CBF (in Portuguese). January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
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