Ernani Pereira (born 22 January 1978 in

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

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) is a retired

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who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, Pereira represented the

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International

He made his national team debut against

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on 7 October 2006 where Azerbaijan lost 3–0.

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External links

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Brazilian FA database

Profile at TFF
1978 births Living people Footballers from Belo Horizonte Azerbaijani men's footballers Azerbaijan men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian emigrants to Azerbaijan Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan Men's association football defenders Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Süper Lig players TFF First League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Konyaspor footballers Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Guarani FC players {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub