Luiz Alberto Pirola

Luiz Alberto Pirola
Personal information
Full name Luiz Alberto da Costa Pirola
Date of birth (1954-07-08) 8 July 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Araraquara, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Ferroviária
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1972 Ferroviária
1972 Guarani
1973–1977 Fluminense 42 (11)
1975 → Desportiva-ES (loan)
1977–1989 Comercial-SP 450+
1978 → Vila Nova (loan)
International career
1975 Brazil Olympic 3 (4)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Winner 1975 Mexico City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023

Luiz Alberto Pirola (born 8 July 1954), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Luiz Alberto started his career at Ferroviária, and after standing out in São Paulo state football, went to Fluminense FC, where he won the Campeonato Carioca titles in 1975 and 1976.[1] He became the player who made the most appearances for Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, where played from 1977 to 1989.[2]

International career

Luiz Alberto was part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1975, being gold medal of the 1975 Pan American Games (alongside Mexico).[3] During the Pan American Games dispute, on 17 October, Luiz Alberto scored 4 goals in the historic 14–0 win against Nicaragua.[4]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Luiz Alberto became a police investigator in the city of Araraquara.[1]

Honours

Brazil Olympic
Fluminense

References

  1. ^ a b "Que fim levou? Luiz Alberto Pirola". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Atacante Luiz Alberto Pirola é o jogador que mais vestiu a camisa do Comercial-SP - 23/07/2016". Globoplay (in Portuguese). 23 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1972-1975". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Em 1975 Brasil aplicou a maior goleada da sua história". Futebol do Vale. 2 July 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.