Career
Luiz Alberto was 16 years old when he first played for Flamengo but it was only in 1997 when he clinched a place in the club"s first eleven. In 2000, however, he lost his place in the starting eleven for new signing Carlos Gamarra and was transferred to Saint-Étienne. After one season with the French team, he moved to Real Sociedad in Spain, where he played first between 2001 and 2002 and also from 2004 to 2005.
Between his stints at Spanish club, Luiz Alberto also played for Internacional and Atlético Mineiro.
In 2010, after leaving Fluminense, Luiz Alberto joined Argentine club Boca Juniors. On 20 April 2010 Boca Juniors released the Brazilian central defender by mutual consent.
Alberto has had one international appearance for Brazil under Vanderlei Luxemburgo in a 1999 Fédération internationale de football association Confederations Cup match against New Zealand on July 30, 1999.
