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Irani (footballer)

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Irani
Personal information
Full name Irani Pereira de Brito
Date of birth (1976-03-01)1 March 1976
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Date of death 31 December 2020(2020-12-31) (aged 44)
Place of death Recife, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–1997 Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Sport Recife
1997Internacional (loan)
1997Guarani (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024

Irani Pereira de Brito (1 March 1976 – 31 December 2020), simply known as Irani, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Great highlight of the 1997 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. for Sport, Irani made history due to the final of the 1998 Pernambucano Championship, where he scored two goals.[1] He won a three times the state championship in addition to the 2000 Copa do Nordeste.[2]

Honours

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Sport

Death

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Irani died on 31 December 2020, at Getúlio Vargas Hospital in Recife, a victim of COVID-19.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sport Club do Recife > TÍTULOS". Sport Recife (official website) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Tricampeão estadual com o Sport e herói de título de 98, Irani morre aos 44 anos vítima da Covid-19". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Irani, ex-atacante do Sport, morre aos 44 anos, devido à covid-19". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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  • Irani at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)