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Luís Oliveira
Personal information
Full name	Luís Airton Barroso de Oliveira
Date of birth	24 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1984	Tupan
1985–1988	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1992	Anderlecht
1992–1996	Cagliari
1996–1999	Fiorentina
1999–2000	Cagliari
2000–2001	Bologna
2001–2002	Como
2002–2004	Catania
2004–2005	Foggia
2005	Venezia
2005–2006	Lucchese
2006–2008	Nuorese
2008–2009	Derthona
2009–2011	Muravera
Total
International career
1992–1999	Belgium
Managerial career
2010	Muravera (player/manager)
2012–2013	Muravera
2014–2014	Pro Patria
2015–2016	Floriana
2017–2018	Muravera
2018	Floriana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Airton Barroso "Lulù" de Oliveira^[2] (born 24 March 1969) is a football manager and former player.^[3] A striker, he spent most of his playing career in Italy. Born in Brazil, Oliveira was an international footballer for Belgium.

Playing career

Club

Born in 1969 in a favela in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, he was signed by Belgian club Anderlecht, where he started his career and played until 1992.

He moved to Italy in 1992, where he played for Cagliari, Fiorentina, Bologna, Como, Catania, Foggia, Venezia and Lucchese, becoming famous in his early years at Cagliari and Fiorentina as a prolific and effective Serie A striker.

In 2006, he accepted to play Nuorese of Serie C2/A, also in order to get closer to his family (his wife in Sardinia). In 2008, following the disbandment of his club, he agreed for a move to Serie D team Derthona.

In July 2009, Oliveira moved back to Sardinia, joining Eccellenza club Muravera, a club from his wife's hometown. He retired in 2010 at the age of 41.

International

A naturalized Belgian citizen, he earned 31 caps for Belgium and played for his adoptive country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

During his final season as a footballer, Oliveira also served as player/manager for the last few months of the 2009–10 season, and then stated his interest in a coaching career in the next future.^[4]^[5]

He successfully passed the category 2 (UEFA A) coaching exam in June 2011 in Italy.^[6] In March 2012 he returned to Muravera, this time as head coach for the remaining four games of the season.^[7] He was confirmed as Muravera coach also for the 2012–13 season, in which he led his small club to triumph in the Coppa Italia Eccellenza.

On 1 August 2014, it was announced Oliveira would become the new head coach of Lega Pro club Pro Patria with immediate effect,^[8] but he was dismissed on 4 November 2014 after managing just one win in 11 matches.

On 13 June 2015, Oliveira was appointed as new head coach of Maltese Premier club Floriana,^[9] however his tenure lasted less than two months and was replaced by Guido Ugolotti.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Anderlecht	1988–89	Belgian First Division	5	0
	1989–90		26	8
	1990–91		33	18
	1991–92		31	10
	Total		95	36
Cagliari	1992–93	Serie A	29	7
	1993–94		29	12
	1994–95		30	7
	1995–96		33	15
	Total		121	41
Fiorentina	1996–97	Serie A	31	9
	1997–98		33	15
	1998–99		30	2
	1999–2000		1	0
	Total		95	26
Cagliari	1999–2000	Serie A	24	4
Bologna	2000–01	Serie A	17	1
Como	2001–02	Serie B	38	23
Catania	2002–03	Serie B	37	13
	2003–04	Serie B	37	15
	Total		74	28
Foggia	2004–05	Serie C1	14	0
Venezia	2004–05	Serie B	17	5
Lucchese	2005–06	Serie C1	20	3
Nuorese	2006–07	Serie C2	32	10
	2007–08	Serie C2	31	15
	Total		63	25
Derthona	2008–09	Serie D	32	16
Muravera	2009–10	Eccellenza Sardinia	12	14
	2010–11	Eccellenza Sardinia	?	?
	Total		12	14
Career total			622	222

International

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oliveira goal.

List of international goals scored by Luís Oliveira
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	26 February 1992	Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia	Tunisia	1–2	Friendly
2	31 August 1996	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Turkey	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	30 April 1997	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	3–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
5
6	7 June 1997	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	San Marino	6–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	15 November 1997	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Republic of Ireland	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification