Luiz Henrique (footballer, born 1943)
Brazilian footballer
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Luiz Henrique Ferreira de Menezes (born 5 September 1943), known as just Luiz Henrique, is a Brazilian former footballer.[1]
Full name
Luiz Henrique Ferreira de Menezes
Date of birth
5 September 1943
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luiz Henrique Ferreira de Menezes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1966 | Fluminense | 58 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Brazil | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Having started his career at Fluminense, he only played for the club and Botafogo during the 1960s, winning the state championship in 1964. After retiring, he worked as a football executive for several other Brazilian football teams.[2]
Luiz Henrique was also part of the Brazil national team that competed in the 1963 Pan American Games, where the team won the gold medal.[3][4]
