Leonidas Pereira Neto de Sousa (born 4 January 1979), known as Neto Pereira, is a Brazilian football coach and a former player.

Biography

Neto (means grandson), son of Mr. Pereira and Ms. (née) Sousa, started his career at Matsubara and played at 2000 Torneo di Viareggio where he was scouted.[1]

Itala San Marco

Neto Neto Pereira joined Italian Serie D side Itala San Marco in January 2001.[2] 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 but the transfer was failed due to work permit issue[3] (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 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. Neto Neto Pereira scored an equalizer goal in his debut against Benevento. 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

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "100 di questi Neto Pereira". Itala San Marco (in Italian). 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Intervista a Neto Pereira". AS Varese 1910 (in Italian). 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.


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