Jingles Pereira
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 Cape Town City v Durban City, Hartleyvale, c1972 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Ivo De Jesus Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Jardim do Mar, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 2023 (aged 77) | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Sweeper, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955–1963 | Stewards & Lloyds AFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1972 | Vaal United | 270 | (108) |
| 1972–1973 | Jewish Guild | 29 | (22) |
| 1973–1979 | Cape Town City | 204 | (93) |
| 1979–1983 | Kaizer Chiefs | 170 | (53) |
| Total | 644 | (276) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Benoni United (player-coach) | ||
| 1986 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Ivo De Jesus Pereira (2 November 1945 – 3 September 2023) was a Portuguese-born South African footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a part of the 1981 quadruple-winning Kaizer Chiefs.
Francisco Ivo De Jesus Pereira was born on 2 November 1945.[1] He grew up on a farm in Vereeniging[2] where he eventually gained skills from playing with the black labourers' kids. People at his school wanted him to play rugby but he loved soccer and he was heavily criticised for playing the black man's sport.[1]
Playing career
At the age of 24, Pereira won the 1969 NFL Footballer of the Year award.[3]
At Cape Town City he was the team's top goalscorer in 1973 and 1974 and helped them win the NFL, UTC Bowl and the Champion of Champions.[3]
Pereira joined Chiefs in 1979 as the third white player in their history.[1] Pereira was later converted into a sweeper and was part of the legendary Glamour Boys side that won the quadruple in 1981[4] before retiring in 1983 with a 276-goal tally.[3] Pereira was even given an "African" nickname by the Chiefs supporters: "Baba ka Sibongile".[5]
Managerial career
Pereira coached Benoni United, where he discovered Roger De Sá, before joining the Orlando Pirates on 29 April 1986 after the Pirates' poor prior run of two wins in 11 matches.[6]
