Lula Pereira

Luiz Carlos "Lula" Bezerra Pereira was a Brazilian football player and manager.

Career

Pereira was born in Olinda. A defender, he played for Sport [Club do Recife|Sport Recife], Santa [Cruz Futebol Clube|Santa Cruz] and Ceará [Sporting Club|Ceará].
After retiring as a player he worked as a coach at Ceará and also later managed them. He also managed Clube [de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo] in 2002, as well as other clubs including Ferroviário, Portuguesa, Botafogo Futebol [Clube (SP)|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.