Lula Pereira

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

Career

Pereira was born in Olinda. A defender, he played for Sport Recife, Santa Cruz and Ceará.

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

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

References

1956 births

2021 deaths

People from Olinda

Brazilian men's footballers

Footballers from Pernambuco

Men's association football defenders

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 FC 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-Hazem F.C. managers

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia

Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Pro League managers