Luisinho (footballer, born 1911)

Luisinho

Personal information
Full name	Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1911-03-29)29 March 1911
Place of birth	Brazil
Date of death	27 December 1983(1983-12-27) (aged 72)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Anglo Brasileira
	Paulistano
	Estudantes São Paulo
–1935	São Paulo	545	(145)
1935–1941	Palmeiras	232	(123)
National team
1933-1944	Brazil	11	(4)
Honours Representing Brazil FIFA World Cup 1938 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, best known as Luisinho, (29 March 1911, in Rio de Janeiro – 27 December 1983, in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.He was son of Ernesto Luiz de Oliveira and Cecilia Mesquita de Oliveira, and was the fifth of seven brothers and one sister. One brother, Carlos, was football player, but for short time, because become a doctor. Luiz Mesquita de Oliveira was a lawyer for many years for the São Paulo government