Barata (footballer, born 1972)
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Full name
João Maria Menezes Bezerra
Date of birth
5 June 1972
Place of birth
Caraúbas, Brazil
Position
Forward
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Maria Menezes Bezerra | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Caraúbas, Brazil | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | ABC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | ABC | ||
| 1996 | Itaperuna | ||
| 1996–1997 | Fluminense | 31 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | Guarani | ||
| 1998–1999 | Mérida | 26 | (17) |
| 1999–2004 | Tenerife | 108 | (37) |
| 2001–2002 | → Braga (loan) | 30 | (15) |
| 2004 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2005–2006 | ABC | ||
| 2006 | América-RN | ||
| 2007 | Ceilândia | ||
| 2008–2009 | ASSU | ||
| 2009 | Alecrim | ||
| 2010 | Ceilândia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Baraúnas | ||
| 2017 | ASSU | ||
| 2020 | Potiguar de Mossoró | ||
| 2022 | ASSU | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
João Maria Menezes Bezerra (born 5 June 1972), better known as Barata, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a forward.
Champion at ABC in his first years of career, Barata played for Itaperuna, Fluminense and in 1999, he was hired by Tenerife, a club for which he created identification and accumulated goals. He returned to Brazil in 2004 at Ponte Preta, and in football in Rio Grande do Norte he again accumulated achievements, being part of ASSU state title squad and conquering the promotion to Série C with Alecrim in 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[1][2]
Managerial career
As a coach, Barata accumulated spells at Baraúnas, ASSU and Potiguar de Mossoró.[3][4][5]