Luiz Carvalho (footballer)

Luiz Leão de Carvalho (1 November 1907 – 17 January 1985), better known as Luiz Carvalho, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Luiz Carvalho

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Leão de Carvalho
Date of birth	(1907-11-01)1 November 1907
Place of birth	Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil
Date of death	17 January 1985(1985-01-17) (aged 77)
Place of death	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1928	Grêmio
1928–1929	Botafogo
1929–1932	Grêmio
1932	Botafogo
1932–1934	Grêmio
1935–1937	Vasco da Gama
1938–1940	Grêmio
Managerial career
1954–1955	Grêmio
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024

Career

Considered the first great player in the history of Grêmio FBPA, Luiz Carvalho became known at the club as "Rei da Virada", due to the saving goals he scored. He made 206 appearances and scored 171 for the club.

As a player, he also played for Botafogo and Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro, becoming champion in 1936. He later became director of Grêmio FBPA, coach in 1954–1955 and president of the club in 1974–1975. Luiz Carvalho passed away on 17 January 1985 and gives his name to the current Grêmio CT in the Humaitá neighborhood.

Honours

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1926, 1931, 1932
• Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1939

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Carioca: 1936