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Again as a reserve player, Luisão was selected for the ] in ], after a solid club season, being an unused squad member as Brazil exited in the quarterfinals. Again as a reserve player, Luisão was selected for the ] in ], after a solid club season, being an unused squad member as Brazil exited in the quarterfinals.

== Incidents ==
In January 2008, Luisão and ] quarreled up into the 63. minute of the game with ], at the ], exchanging words and shoves, before being separated by teammates.<ref> futebol365.pt, 7 January 2008 (pt)</ref>

On August 11, 2012, Luisão allegedly pushed the ] referee ] with the elbow in a preparation game between ] and SL Benfica in the 38th minute. The game was suspended in the ] and the referee refused to continue to whistle after falling to the ground apparently uncounscious and alledging to have being assaulted by Luisão.<ref> theworldgame.sbs.com.au, retrieved 12 August 2012</ref>


==Honours== ==Honours==

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Luisão
Luisão before a match with Brazil
Personal information
Full name Ânderson Luís da Silva
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team Benfica
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Juventus-SP 18 (1)
2000–2003 Cruzeiro 62 (7)
2003– Benfica 208 (19)
International career
2001– Brazil 43 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2011

Ânderson Luís da Silva (born 13 February 1981), short Luisão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a central defender. Most of his professional career was spent with Benfica, for which he appeared in more than 300 official games, winning seven major titles.

As a Brazilian international in more than 40 occasions, Luisão appeared for the country in two World Cups and three Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Brazil

Born in Amparo, São Paulo, Luisão represented Clube Atlético Juventus and Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in his country, scoring a career-best six goals in 24 matches in his third season with the latter.

Benfica

In the 2003 summer, Luisão's moved to Europe, signing with S.L. Benfica of Portugal for £890,000. He faced a tough period of adaptation, during which he performed somewhat below his capabilities and even considered traveling back to his home country. He did manage, however, to score in his league debut, a thrilling 3–3 home draw against C.F. Os Belenenses on 14 September; he ended his first season with the Portuguese Cup conquest, helping defeat F.C. Porto 2–1.

In 2004–05, Luisão featured regularly in Benfica's central defense, alongside Ricardo Rocha, appearing 29 times and contributing heavily for the Reds' first league title in 11 years: on 24 April 2005, in a 2–1 away victory over G.D. Estoril-Praia, he scored his first goal of the season, the game's equaliser. On 14 May, he found the net with his head against city rivals Sporting Clube de Portugal, scoring the game's only goal and ousting the opponents from the title race.

Luisão and Tarik Sektioui in a Benfica vs. Porto match in 2007.

The 2005–06 season finished without silverware for Benfica, with Luisão again as an automatic first-choice. The team, however, reached the season's UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, with the defender playing all the matches and minutes in the competition: on 21 February 2006, he scored in his side's 1–0 home win against holders Liverpool, which had lost just one of 13 European games the previous year, and five of 41 away from home; he also started in the second leg, a 2–0 win at Anfield.

In 2006–07, Luisão was named club captain in some matches, due to injuries to Nuno Gomes and Petit, but the club again failed to secure any major honours. At the end of the season, his agent said, "Luisão wants to leave", but he eventually stayed.

During the following season, in January 2008, Luisão was involved in an on-field argument with Greek teammate Kostas Katsouranis, during a league match against Vitória de Setúbal. The argument arose after Katsouranis' misplaced pass, which forced the Brazilian to commit a foul in order to stop play, after receiving a yellow card, Luisão criticized Katsouranis, who responded in a similar manner. The two players were on the point of breaking into violence before teammates separated them. Both players were then quickly substituted and given suspensions by the club, and later apologised to each other. Again, he dealt with some injuries and inconsistent play, also addressing rumours of another possible move.

Luisão's start to the 2008–09 season got off in scoring fashion, grabbing a goal in the 59th minute of the UEFA Cup first round match at S.S.C. Napoli, in a 2–3 loss. It was his first game of the season in European competitions, and his first goal of the season in all competitions. In the following season, he would enjoy his best season as a professional, appearing in a total of 45 official matches (4,050 minutes, with six goals), as Benfica won the league and renewed its Portuguese League Cup supremacy, also reaching the last eight in the Europa League.

On 28 August 2010, Luisão scored – through a header – against Setúbal at home, as 10-men Benfica eventually won it 3–0. On 14 September, he entered the Champions League's history books, after opening the scoresheet against Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. in the competition's group stage.

On 11 August 2012, in the last minutes of the first half of a friendly with Fortuna Düsseldorf, Luisão assaulted referee Christian Fischer after he sent off teammate Javi García for two reckless challenges on Oliver Fink; the referee refused to resume the game and suspended it.

International career

Luisão in a game against Switzerland in 2006.

Luisão made his debut for Brazil in July 2001. He represented the nation in its 2004 Copa América win, playing in all six matches, including a 1–2 loss against Paraguay – where he was team captain – and the final against Argentina where the scored his first international goal.

In the next year, Luisão was named in the Brazilian squad for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, but did not play a single second, meeting the same fate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. After the latter tournament, when Dunga was hired as the new coach, he began to play more often.

Luisão was summoned for the 2009 Confederations Cup, playing in four of Brazil's five matches, including the 1–0 victory over South Africa in the semifinals, and the 3–2 win against the United States in the final, partnering with FC Bayern Munich's Lúcio.

Again as a reserve player, Luisão was selected for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, after a solid club season, being an unused squad member as Brazil exited in the quarterfinals.

Honours

Club

Cruzeiro
Benfica

Country

Individual

  • Benfica Awards: Footballer of the Year 2008

Statistics

Club

Club League Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica Primeira Liga 2003–04 15 3 3 1 – 4 0 22 4
2004–05 29 2 2 0 – 9 0 40 2
2005–06 31 1 3 0 – 10 1 44 2
2006–07 17 2 2 0 – 10 0 29 2
2007–08 19 3 4 1 3 0 9 0 35 4
2008–09 21 2 3 1 5 0 4 1 33 4
2009–10 28 4 0 0 5 1 12 1 45 6
2010–11 23 1 6 2 2 0 14 3 45 6
2011–12 23 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 1
Total 205 20 23 5 15 1 79 6 328 32
Last Update: 24 May 2011

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2001 1 0
2003 8 0
2004 7 1
2005 3 0
2006 2 1
2007 1 0
2008 6 0
2009 11 1
2010 3 0
Total 42 3
Last Update: 7 June 2010

Personal

Luisão's younger brothers, Alex Silva and Andrei Silva, are also footballers, and defenders.

References

  1. "Benfica 1–0 Liverpool". ESPN Soccernet. 21 February 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  2. "Liverpool 0–2 Benfica: Holders crash". ESPN Soccernet. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  3. "Bertolucci: "Luisão tem vontade de sair"" (in Portuguese). Record. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. "Luisão e Katsouranis suspensos" (in Portuguese). Record. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. "Luisão diz estar ultrapassado caso com Katsouranis" (in Portuguese). TSF. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. "Luisão: "Se tiver de sair, saio sem problemas"" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. "Ten-man Benfica bounce back – Roberto redeemed?". PortuGOAL. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  8. "Benfica break Hapoel resistance in Lisbon". UEFA.com. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  9. "Fortuna - Benfica interrompido por o árbitro ter abandonado o relvado" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. "Brazil – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  11. Luisão; Ser Benfiquista
  12. Hier kann ich meine Samba-Liebe genießen (Here i can enjoy my love for Samba); Bild, 12 February 2009 Template:De icon
  13. Andrei Silva vai assinar pelo Benfica (Andrei Silva will join Benfica); Arte do Futebol, 23 September 2009 Template:Pt icon

External links

S.L. Benfica – current squad
Brazil squads
Brazil squad – 2001 Copa América
Brazil
Brazil squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up
Brazil
Brazil squad – 2004 Copa América winners (7th title)
Brazil
Brazil squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (2nd title)
Brazil
Brazil squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
Brazil
Brazil squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (3rd title)
Brazil
Brazil squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Brazil
Brazil squad – 2011 Copa América
Brazil
Sporting positions
Preceded byNuno Gomes Benfica captain
2011– 		Succeeded byIncumbent

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