Luiz Fernando Gomes

Luiz Fernando
Personal information
Full name	Luiz Fernando Gomes da Costa
Date of birth	15 November 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
–1991	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1992	Internacional
1992–1994	Real Madrid
1992–1993	→ Braga (loan)
1993–1994	→ Real Madrid B (loan)
1994	Internacional
1995–1997	Cruzeiro
1996	→ Rio Branco-SP (loan)
1997	XV de Piracicaba
1997	Londrina
1997	Rio Branco-SP
1998	América-SP
1998	Ponte Preta
1999–2000	Guarani
2000	Goiás
2001	Guarani
2001	Gama
2002	Marília
2002	Santo André
2003	Brasiliense
2004	Pelotas
International career
1991	Brazil U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2024

Luiz Fernando Gomes da Costa (born 15 November 1971), simply known as Luiz Fernando or Luiz Fernando Gomes, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Career[edit]

Central midfielder for the Brazilian team in the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship,^[1] Luiz Fernando caught the attention of Real Madrid and was signed for the following season. Loaned to S.C. Braga and Real Madrid B, he did not adapt to European football, returning to Internacional. Because he played for both Internacional and Cruzeiro with Luís Fernando Flores, he ended up becoming Luiz Fernando Gomes to differentiate himself.^[2] Played for several clubs in Brazil, without much prominence, ending his career at EC Pelotas in 2004.^[3]

Honours[edit]

Internacional

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1991^[4]

Cruzeiro

Copa Master de Supercopa: 1995
Campeonato Mineiro: 1996

Brazil U20

South American U-20 Championship: 1991

Individual

1990 Bola de Prata

References[edit]

^ "SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20 (U-20 BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM) 1988-2004". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Luiz Fernando Gomes da Costa". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Luiz Fernando Gomes". Colorados Anônimos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "CAMPEONATO GAÚCHO 1991 - FINAL - 3º JOGO - INTERNACIONAL 0 X 0 GRÊMIO". Colorados Anônimos (in Portuguese). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

External links[edit]

Luiz Fernando Gomes at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
Luiz Fernando Gomes at BDFutbol

[1] "SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20 (U-20 BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM) 1988-2004". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[2] "Luiz Fernando Gomes da Costa". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[3] "Luiz Fernando Gomes". Colorados Anônimos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[4] "CAMPEONATO GAÚCHO 1991 - FINAL - 3º JOGO - INTERNACIONAL 0 X 0 GRÊMIO". Colorados Anônimos (in Portuguese). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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