Lula Pereira
Brazilian footballer (1956–2021)
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Luiz Carlos "Lula" Bezerra Pereira (6 June 1956[1] – 7 February 2021) was a Brazilian football player and manager.[2]
Full name
Luiz Carlos Bezerra Pereira
Date of birth
6 June 1956
Place of birth
Olinda, Brazil
Date of death
7 February 2021 (aged 64)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Carlos Bezerra Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Olinda, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 2021 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Sport Recife | ||
| 1975–1979 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 1980–1986 | Ceará | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Ceará | ||
| 1993 | Ferroviário | ||
| 1994 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 1994–1995 | Figueirense | ||
| 1995 | União Sao João | ||
| 1995–1996 | Paysandu | ||
| 1996–1997 | Criciúma | ||
| 1997 | Guarani | ||
| 1998 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 1999 | Ceará | ||
| 2000 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 2000–2001 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2001 | América Mineiro | ||
| 2002 | Flamengo | ||
| 2003 | Bahia | ||
| 2004 | Ceará | ||
| 2006 | Brasiliense | ||
| 2006 | Bahia | ||
| 2006–2007 | Al-Hazem | ||
| 2008 | Ceará | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Hazem | ||
| 2010 | América de Natal | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Pereira was born in Olinda. A defender,[3] he played for Sport Recife, Santa Cruz and Ceará.[4][5]
After retiring as a player he worked as a coach at Ceará and also later managed them. He also managed Flamengo in 2002,[4] as well as other clubs including Ferroviário, Portuguesa, Botafogo-SP, Figueirense, Brasiliense, Guarani, Bahia, Criciúma, América de Natal, Paysandu and América Mineiro.[6]
He died on 7 February 2021, aged 64, due to heart problems caused by a stroke in 2019.[4]
