Carlos Eduardo Deus Pereira (born 25 December 1962) is a Portuguese retired

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who played mainly as a

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. Over the course of five seasons, he amassed 70

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matches and one goal.

Club career

Born in

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, a youth graduate from Benfica, he made his debut on 8 November 1981 in an away win over Belenenses. With the right-back position being occupied by Pietra and

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, Pereira had very little opportunities to play, being loaned out to

Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club based in Faro, Portugal, Faro in the Faro District, district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club wi ...

in 1986. In 1988, he moved to

, and helped the team reach the 1990 Taça de Portugal Final, lost to

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. However, having sustained a serious injury in the

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, while still at Benfica, Pereira ended his career abruptly at age 30 in 1991. After football, he ended up being associated with Farense, as Chairman of the SAD, and also with the

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and

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International career

Pereira amassed 18 caps from under-16 to under-21 level.

Honours

;Benfica * Portuguese League: 1982–83 *

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: 1982–83

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Carlos Eduardo Deus 1962 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers S.C. Farense players S.C. Olhanense players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers