Ivair Ferreira (born 21 January 1945 in

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) is a retired Brazilian

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player nicknamed Ivair who played in Brazil for Portuguesa,

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, Fluminense, América (RJ) and Paysandu (PA). Ferriera then played in the NASL between 1975 and 1979 for the

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and

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, scoring the final goal in their 3–0 victory over

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in the 1976

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. In late 1979, he played in the

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with Toronto Panhellenic. He later played in the United States for the Cleveland Cobras,

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, Boston Athletic and Los Angeles Aztecs, before returning to Brazil with América. He earned one cap with the Brazil national team in 1966.

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NASL career stats
* 1945 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players São Paulo state football team players Fluminense FC players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Paysandu Sport Club players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Men's association football forwards Canadian National Soccer League players Footballers from Bauru {{Brazil-footy-forward-1940s-stub