João Luiz Ferreira da Silva (born 12 June 1981), known as Preto, is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
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. He appeared in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
for
Portuguesa,
Guarani and
Goianiense.
Career
Preto had worked with manager
Vágner Benazzi
Vágner Benazzi de Andrade (17 July 1954 – 22 May 2023) was a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a right-back. During his tenure as a coach, he gained recognition as the "''Rei do Acesso''" (King of Promotio ...
at Portuguesa in 2009 before re-uniting with him at
Bragantino
Red Bull Bragantino, commonly known as Bragantino, is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista S ...
in 2012.
References
External links
João da Silva at Kickersarchiv.de
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1981 births
Living people
People from Novo Hamburgo
Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
Men's association football forwards
Brazilian men's footballers
Stuttgarter Kickers players
Stuttgarter Kickers II players
São José Esporte Clube players
Zagłębie Lubin players
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Guarani FC players
Atlético Clube Goianiense players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
Clube Atlético Bragantino players
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players
Ypiranga Futebol Clube players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Regionalliga players
Oberliga (football) players
I liga players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland