Luisão é um zagueiro brasileiro que defendeu o Benfica de 2003 a 2018, com seis títulos portugueses, e foi campeão da Copa América em 2004 e 2007 pela Seleção Brasileira.
Luisão
Luisão was born in Amparo, in the interior of São Paulo, and began his professional career at Juventude in 1999. In 2002 he was signed by Cruzeiro, where he stood out in the 2003 season, when the Minas Gerais club won the Triple Crown: Campeonato Mineiro, Copa do Brasil and Campeonato Brasileiro. In 2003, he transferred to Benfica, a club he defended for fifteen seasons. He became captain and one of the players with the most appearances in the history of the Portuguese club, with over 500 games. He won six Portuguese Championship titles, three Portuguese Cups and played in two Europa League finals, in 2013 and 2014. For the Brazilian National Team, he was champion of the Copa América in 2004 and 2007 and of the Confederations Cup in 2009. He was part of the squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, without entering the field. He retired in 2018 and went on to work in Benfica's structure.