title: Luiz Gustavo (footballer, born 1972)
text: # Luiz Gustavo (footballer, born 1972)
  
  Luiz Gustavo Silva de Aviz (born 23 February 1972), commonly known as Luiz Gustavo is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.
  
  ## Club career
  
  Born in Belo Horizonte, Gustavo is a youth product of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, where he spent one year, alongside Ramon.
  
  In 1991, at age 19, Gustavo moved to Portugal to play for C.F. Os Belenenses, at the time competing in the second tier. He scored nine goals in 23 games, helping the Lisbon-side promote to the Primeira Divisão. In the next three years, Gustavo was a regular starter at Belenenses, with his best season being in 1994-95 with 4 goals.
  
  In 1995, he moved to S.L. Benfica, debuting on 9 September 1995, in a home draw with S.C. Salgueiros. With only two starts in 14 appearances during the 1995–96 season, he moved to Internacional to regain more playing time. He then represented nearly ten other clubs, the larger being Fluminense FC, retiring in 2007 at age 35.
  
  ## International career
  
  He represented Brazil U20 in the 1989 FIFA U20, which ended in a semi-finals loss against Portugal U20.
  
  