Lula Pereira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bezerra and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Lula Pereira

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Carlos Bezerra Pereira
Date of birth	6 June 1956
Place of birth	Olinda, Brazil
Date of death	7 February 2021 (aged 64)
Place of death	Fortaleza, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	Sport Recife
1975–1979	Santa Cruz
1980–1986	Ceará
Managerial career
1989–1990	Ceará
1993	Ferroviário
1994	Rio Branco-SP
1994–1995	Figueirense
1995	União Sao João
1995–1996	Paysandu
1996–1997	Criciúma
1997	Guarani
1998	Rio Branco-SP
1999	Ceará
2000	Botafogo-SP
2000–2001	Portuguesa
2001	América Mineiro
2002	Flamengo
2003	Bahia
2004	Ceará
2006	Brasiliense
2006	Bahia
2006–2007	Al-Hazem
2008	Ceará
2009–2010	Al-Hazem
2010	América de Natal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.