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Neto Pereira

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Neto Pereira
Personal information
Full name Leonidas Pereira Neto de Sousa
Date of birth (1979-01-04) 4 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth General Carneiro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Matsubara 15 (11)
2001–2010 Itala San Marco 258 (114)
2010–2015 Varese 154 (31)
2015–2017 Padova 53 (15)
2017–2018 Mestre 28 (5)
2018–2019 Milano City 27 (4)
2019 Luparense 0 (0)
2019–2020 Este 18 (3)
2020 Olimpia Ponte Tresa
Managerial career
2020–2023 Città di Varese (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Biography

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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

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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

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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

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On 17 July 2015, after remaining free agent, signing for Padova in Lega Pro.

References

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  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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