Luiz Gustavo
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1987 (37 years old)
Birth Place
Pindamonhangaba, BrazilPosition
Defensive Midfield
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Free Agent
Ethnicity
Hispanic
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187 cm
Weight
78 kg
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Luiz Gustavo Dias (born 23 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr. He began his career as a left back, but has played mostly as a defensive midfielder, and also as a centre back.
From 2007 to 2017 he played in Germany, where he represented 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg, making 245 Bundesliga appearances and scoring 15 goals. He won six trophies in his time in the country, including the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich.
A full international with over 40 caps since his debut in 2011, Luiz Gustavo represented Brazil as they won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and came fourth at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, both on home soil.
Luiz Gustavo made his debut for Brazil on 10 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Germany.
He was a member of Luiz Felipe Scolari's 23-man squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil, and played the full 90 minutes as Brazil defeated world champions Spain 3–0 in the final at the Estádio do Maracanã on 30 June. He scored his first goal for Brazil in a friendly match against Australia on 7 September, later that year.
During the 2014 FIFA World Cup on home soil, and having played every minute up to that point, he was suspended for the quarter-final match against Colombia due to accumulation of yellow cards. He returned to the starting eleven for the next two games as the team finished fourth.
Luiz Gustavo was initially called into Dunga's squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile, but withdrew with a knee injury which required surgery, and was replaced by Fred.
Luiz Gustavo is a devout Catholic, commenting that he "read the Bible a lot and pray twice a day". He became engaged to his girlfriend Milene on 25 December 2010, while on holiday in Brazil. He cites his mother as a big source of inspiration for him because of her dream that he would one day succeed as a player, before her death when he was just 16 years old.
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Former Youth Teams
2005-2005 |
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2007 (Loan) |
2007-2008 (Loan) |
2008-2011 |
2011-2013 |
2011-2016 |
2013-2017 |
2017-2019 |
2019-2022 |
2022-2023 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2010-2011 | 14 |
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| Bayern Munich | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2010-2011 | 1 |
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