Luiz Antônio da Costa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983 | Operário de Campo Grande | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | São Paulo | 60 | (25) |
| 1988–1991 | Torino | 65 | (24) |
| 1991–1994 | São Paulo | 41 | (13) |
| 1994–1995 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | (8) |
| 1995–1996 | Palmeiras | 20 | (8) |
| 1996 | São Paulo | 20 | (11) |
| 1997 | Perugia | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Santos | 27 | (10) |
| 1998–2000 | Cruzeiro | 43 | (9) |
| 2001 | Corinthians | 6 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | São Caetano | 16 | (4) |
| 2003 | Tupi | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Portuguesa | 7 | (1) |
| 2004 | Ipatinga | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Fernandópolis | 1 | (1) |
| Total | 335 | (114) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1998 | Brazil | 56 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Grêmio Maringá | ||
| 2010 | Sinop | ||
| 2011 | Imbituba | ||
| 2014 | Grêmio Maringá | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa, nicknamed Müller, (born 31 January 1966, in Campo Grande) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a second striker.
Müller is one of São Paulo's all-time leading scorers with 158 goals. With the club he won the Intercontinental Cup in 1993, scoring the third goal against A.C. Milan in Tokyo. He later had spells in Italy, and played for several other Brazilian clubs, such Cruzeiro. He retired from professional football in 2004.
Müller played in an "old fashioned" left sided forward position, despite being naturally right footed. His function as a second striker was primarily that of making passes, serving his teammates, and creating goalscoring opportunities or providing assists, but he was also capable of playing as a striker, due to his effectiveness on counter-attacks, as well as his ability to make runs from the left flank or cut into the centre to strike on goal with his stronger foot.
After retiring from professional football in 2004, Müller worked as a television football commentator.
Müller's brother, Cocada, was also a footballer.
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