Luís Airton Barroso "Lulù" de Oliveira (born 24 March 1969) is a football manager, currently in charge of Venezia Women, and former player.Oliveira: "Malta una sorpresa, aspetto il rinnovo. Felice per Cagliari e Leicester: non mancherò all'amichevole" gianlucadimarzio.com A striker, he spent most of his playing career in Italy. Born in Brazil, Oliveira was an international footballer for Belgium.
Playing career Club Born in 1969 in a favela in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, he was signed by Belgian club Anderlecht, where he started his career and played until 1992.
He moved to Italy in 1992, where he played for Cagliari, Fiorentina, Bologna, Como, Catania, Foggia, Venezia and Lucchese, becoming known in his early years at Cagliari and Fiorentina as a Serie A striker.
In 2006, he accepted to play Nuorese of Serie C2/A, also in order to get closer to his family (his wife in Sardinia). In 2008, following the disbandment of his club, he agreed for a move to Serie D team Derthona.
In July 2009, Oliveira moved back to Sardinia, joining Eccellenza club Muravera, a club from his wife's hometown. He retired in 2010 at the age of 41.
International A naturalized Belgian citizen, he earned 31 caps for Belgium and played for his adoptive country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Coaching career During his final season as a footballer, Oliveira also served as player/manager for the last few months of the 2009–10 season, and then stated his interest in a coaching career in the next future.
He successfully passed the category 2 (UEFA A) coaching exam in June 2011 in Italy. In March 2012 he returned to Muravera, this time as head coach for the remaining four games of the season. He was confirmed as Muravera coach also for the 2012–13 season, in which he led his small club to triumph in the Coppa Italia Eccellenza.
On 1 August 2014, it was announced Oliveira would become the new head coach of Lega Pro club Pro Patria with immediate effect, but he was dismissed on 4 November 2014 after managing just one win in 11 matches.
On 13 June 2015, Oliveira was appointed as new head coach of Maltese Premier club Floriana, however his tenure lasted less than two months and was replaced by Guido Ugolotti.
In 2025, he took on his first coaching job in women's football, taking over at Riccione Women in the Serie C. In November 2025, he was hired by Serie B club Venezia.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAnderlecht1988–89Belgian First Division50 1989–90268 1990–913318 1991–923110 Total9536 Cagliari1992–93Serie A297 1993–942912 1994–95307 1995–963315 Total12141 Fiorentina1996–97Serie A319 1997–983315 1998–99302 1999–200010 Total9526 Cagliari1999–2000Serie A244 Bologna2000–01Serie A171 Como2001–02Serie B3823 Catania2002–03Serie B3713 2003–043715 Total7428 Foggia2004–05Serie C1140 Venezia2004–05Serie B175 Lucchese2005–06Serie C1203 Nuorese2006–07Serie C23210 2007–083115 Total6325 Derthona2008–09Serie D3216 Muravera2009–10Eccellenza Sardinia1214 2010–11?? Total1214 Career total622222
International Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oliveira goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Luís OliveiraNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 February 1992 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia 1–1 1–2 Friendly2 31 August 1996 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 2–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification3 30 April 1997 Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 1–03–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification4 2–05 3–16 7 June 1997 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 4–0 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification7 15 November 1997 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 1–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Anderlecht Belgian First Division: 1990–91 Belgian Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1989–90 Bruges Matins: 1988
Fiorentina Supercoppa Italiana: 1996
Como Serie B: 2001–02
Individual Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1990–91 Serie B topscorer (23 goals): 2001–02
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