How tall is Luizão?

Luizão's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 82% of men in Brazil.

Where 178 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 82% of men in Brazil born in 1975 (average 171.5 cm).

Luizão next to his teammates

Djalminha is 2 cm shorter than Luizão (176 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1996 to 2002.

Edílson is 10 cm shorter than Luizão (168 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1996 to 2002.

Cafu is 2 cm shorter than Luizão (176 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1996 to 2002.

About Luizão

Luizão, born Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired forward. He was born on 14 November 1975 in Rubinéia. He is one of the few players to have played for all four major clubs of São Paulo, Santos, Palmeiras, Corinthians and São Paulo.

Luizão came to prominence at Guarani, playing alongside his close friends Djalminha and Márcio Amoroso. He moved to Palmeiras with Djalminha and won many titles there, including a São Paulo State Championship, scoring 22 of the squad's 102 goals. He then followed Djalminha to Deportivo de La Coruña. He was capped 12 times for Brazil and scored two goals against Venezuela in the last match of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, which confirmed his place in the World Cup winning squad.

At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Luizão can be compared with Djalminha, listed at 176 cm (5'9"), who is 2 cm shorter and was his teammate in the Brazil men's national football team from 1996 to 2002. Edílson, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), is 10 cm shorter and was also a national teammate over those years.

Frequently asked

How tall is Luizão in feet and inches? Luizão is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

How tall is Luizão compared to Djalminha? Djalminha is 2 cm shorter than Luizão: 176 cm (5'9") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Luizão compared to Edílson? Edílson is 10 cm shorter than Luizão: 168 cm (5'6") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Luizão compared to Cafu? Cafu is 2 cm shorter than Luizão: 176 cm (5'9") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Luizão tall for men in Brazil? At 178 cm he is taller than about 82% of men in Brazil born in 1975, whose average height is 171.5 cm.

Sources

• Luizão on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Luizão on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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