In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bezerra and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Luiz Carlos "Lula" Bezerra Pereira (6 June 1956[1] – 7 February 2021) was a Brazilian football player and manager.[2]

Career

Pereira was born in Olinda. A defender,[3] he played for Sport Recife, Santa Cruz and Ceará.[4][5]

After retiring as a player he worked as a coach at Ceará and also later managed them. He also managed Flamengo in 2002,[4] as well as other clubs including Ferroviário, Portuguesa, Botafogo-SP, Figueirense, Brasiliense, Guarani, Bahia, Criciúma, América de Natal, Paysandu and América Mineiro.[6]

He died on 7 February 2021, aged 64, due to heart problems caused by a stroke in 2019.[4]

References

  1. ^ GrandeÁrea.com. "Lula Pereira". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Morre Lula Pereira, ex-técnico do Flamengo". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ Silva, Thiago Tufano. "Lula Pereira - Que fim levou?" [Lula Pereira - Whatever happened to...?]. Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Ex-jogador e ex-treinador, Lula Pereira morre em Fortaleza". ge.
  5. ^ "O adeus a Lula Pereira: multicampeão como zagueiro e treinador, uma voz fundamental contra o racismo no futebol brasileiro". Trivela.
  6. ^ "Lula Pereira, ex-treinador e zagueiro, morre aos 64 anos | Goal.com". www.goal.com.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_Carlos_Bezerra_Pereira
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