Lula Pereira Brazilian footballer (1956–2021)
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
Lula Pereira managerial positions