Luizinho

Luiz Trochillo, nicknamed Luizinho, was born in São Paulo on March 7, 1930. Short, at 1.65 meters tall, he became known as Little Thumb and built almost his entire career at Corinthians, the club where he arrived in youth categories in 1943. Turned professional in the late 1940s, he became one of the players who wore the black and white shirt the most, with 605 matches and 172 goals registered by the club. He was part of the São Paulo championship teams of 1951, 1952, and 1954. For the Brazilian National Team, he played between 1955 and 1957, with 11 matches and one goal, and was part of the squad for the 1956 South American Championship. He played for Juventus da Mooca in 1963 and returned to Corinthians, where he ended his career in 1967. He died in São Paulo on January 17, 1998, at age 67.