Luiz Gustavo
Luiz Gustavo 2013
Luiz Gustavo Dias ( born July 23, 1987 in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo) is a Brazilian football player who is under contract with the Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. Preferably, it plays as a defensive midfielder, but due to its flexibility it can be used as a left-back and center-back.
Career
Clubs
In his youth, Luiz Gustavo played at the Universal FC Rio Largo, until in January 2007 for SC Corinthians Alagoano, a division club club from Maceió, the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Alagoas, changed. In May 2007, he was loaned out for two months at the Brazilian second division side Clube de Regatas Brasil.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Immediately after the expiry of the loan period Gustavo was awarded to the German second division club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on to the beginning of the season 2007/ 08. For the TSG he made his debut on 16 September 2007 ( 5th Round ) in a 3-1 win at home to VfL Osnabrück, when he was in the 65th minute substitute for Dragan Paljic. On 1 April 2008, the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim an option to purchase contained in the loan agreement perceived whereupon Gustavo received a three -year contract.
After his first season in Germany he went with the team as the runner- up in the Bundesliga. In this he gave on August 16, 2008 ( 1st Round ) 3-0 win in the away match against FC Energie Cottbus its debut. For a negative record provided Gustavo when he - seasonally across the season 2008/ 09 and 2009 /10 - (three of yellow and red cards) and received 15 yellow cards four dismissals. His first goal (with whom he was the 3000th scorer in Bundesliga history ), he scored on 18 September 2010 ( 4th Round ) in a 2-2 away draw against 1 FC Kaiserslautern. Received great attention for his transfer in January 2011 to Bayern Munich because it was done without the knowledge of the former Hoffenheim coach Ralf Rangnick. Rangnick and the club parted within a few days after the announcement of the transfer.
FC Bayern Munich
15 January 2011 (18th Round ) gave Gustavo in a 1-1 away draw against VfL Wolfsburg his debut for Bayern Munich when he came on in the 69th minute for Tymoschuk. Its for new face on game day he completed it against 1 FC Kaiserslautern next to Mark van Bommel in central midfield. His debut in the Champions League he was on 23 February 2011 in a 1-0 win at Inter Milan. 26 February 2011 (24th Round ) succeeded to the temporary 1:1 in the 1-3 defeat at home to Borussia Dortmund 's first goal for Bayern. In the 2012/13 season he won the first time the German Cup and the Champions League. The DFB Cup final was denied him, as he had at the same time comply with the obligation of the Brazilian Federation, the secondment for the senior team during the Confederations Cup.
VfL Wolfsburg
For the 2013/14 season Gustavo moved to league rivals VfL Wolfsburg and signed a valid contract until June 30, 2018. For the club he came already on Matchday 2, August 17, 2013, in a 4-0 victory at home to FC Schalke 04 are used. After the successful debut of Gustavo suffered a setback winning two dismissals. On the 3rd Round Luiz Gustavo saw the yellow card for a tactical foul on Mainz striker Nicolai Müller. After serving his ban, he flew on Matchday 5 turn yellow card from the square. His first Bundesliga for VfL Wolfsburg he scored on 20 October 2013 ( 9th Round ) with the 2-1 victory in the away game against FC Augsburg.
National
Luiz Gustavo was on 10 August 2011 his debut for the Selecao, when he came off the bench in the 2:3 defeat in the Test match against the selection of Germany in the 86th minute for Ramires. He scored his first international goal on September 7, 2013 in Brasilia in a 6-0 win in a friendly against the selection of Australia with the hit to the final score in the 83rd minute.
Achievements
- Champions League winner: 2013
- German Masters: 2013
- DFB Cup winners: 2013
- DFL - Supercup: 2012
- Promotion to the Bundesliga in 2008
- Confed Cup winner: 2013