Luiz Carlos "Lula" Bezerra Pereira (6 June 1956 – 7 February 2021) was a Brazilian

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player and manager.

Career

Born in

Olinda Olinda () is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Recife metropolitan area, Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state capi ...

, Pereira played for

Sport Recife Sport Club do Recife, (; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club has w ...

, Santa Cruz and

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. After retiring as a player he worked as a coach at

and also later managed them. He also managed

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

in 2002, as well as other clubs including Ferroviário, Portuguesa,

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto or simply Botafogo, is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Braz ...

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

, Brasiliense, Guarani,

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, Criciúma, América de Natal, Paysandu and

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. He died on 7 February 2021, aged 64, due to heart problems caused by a stroke in 2019.

References

1956 births 2021 deaths Brazilian footballers Sport Club do Recife players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Ceará Sporting Club players Brazilian football managers Ceará Sporting Club non-playing staff Ceará Sporting Club managers CR Flamengo managers Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) managers Figueirense FC managers Brasiliense Futebol Clube managers Esporte Clube Bahia managers Esporte Clube Vitória managers Criciúma Esporte Clube managers América Futebol Clube (RN) managers Paysandu Sport Club managers América Futebol Clube (MG) managers Al-Hazm FC managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Saudi Professional League managers People from Olinda Association footballers not categorized by position Sportspeople from Pernambuco {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub