Leonidas Pereira Neto de Sousa (born 4 January 1979), known as Neto Pereira, is a Brazilian
football
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coach and a former player.
Biography
Neto (means grandson), son of Mr. Pereira and Ms. (''née'') Sousa, started his career at
Matsubara
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,811 in 57351 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Matsubara is located in the cente ...
and played at 2000
Torneo di Viareggio where he was scouted.
Itala San Marco
Neto Neto Pereira joined Italian
Serie D side
Itala San Marco in January 2001. Neto Neto Pereira played for the club for 9 years and won the Serie D group stage champion in 2008. In 2004, he was trailed at
Triestina
Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...
but the transfer was failed due to work permit issue
(Serie B clubs cannot sign non-EU players abroad nor from Serie D). He was allowed to remain at the promoted side for
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
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2008-09 season and played as captain.
Varese
On 31 January 2010, he was loaned to
Lega Pro Prima Divisione side
Varese as the club did not have a true regular goalscorer except
Osariemen Ebagua
Osarimen Giulio Ebagua (born 6 June 1986) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Città di Varese.
Club career
Early career
Born in Nigeria, he moved to Italy with his father when he was one month old. He lived ...
. Neto Neto Pereira scored an equalizer goal in his debut against
Benevento
Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...
. The match ended in 1-1 draw. The club won promotion to
Serie B at the end of season and signed him to a permanent deal.
In his debut in the Italian second division, he scored a goal against
Torino, while
Varese won 2-1 at the
Stadio Olimpico di Torino.
Padova
On 17 July 2015, after remaining free agent, signing for
Padova in
Lega Pro.
References
External links
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Profile at AIC.Football.it
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1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Paraná (state)
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara players
ASD Itala San Marco Gradisca players
SSD Varese Calcio players
Calcio Padova players
AC Mestre players
Milano City FC players
AC Este players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
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