Neto Pereira

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Neto Pereira

| fullname = Leonidas Pereira Neto de Sousa

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = General Carneiro, Brazil

| height = 1.87 m

| image = Leonidas Neto Pereira (2013-08-31).png

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2000

| clubs1 = Matsubara

| caps1 = 15

| goals1 = 11

| years2 = 2001–2010

| clubs2 = Itala San Marco

| caps2 = 258

| goals2 = 114

| years3 = 2010–2015

| clubs3 = Varese

| caps3 = 154

| goals3 = 31

| years4 = 2015–2017

| clubs4 = Padova

| caps4 = 53

| goals4 = 15

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = Mestre

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2018–2019

| clubs6 = Milano City

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = Luparense

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019–2020

| clubs8 = Este

| caps8 = 18

| goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2020

| clubs9 = Olimpia Ponte Tresa

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| manageryears1 = 2020–2023

| managerclubs1 = Città di Varese (assistant)

| club-update =

}}

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

Biography

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.seriednews.com/public/C030308.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716043237/http://www.seriednews.com/public/C030308.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=usurped }}

=Itala San Marco=

Neto Neto Pereira joined Italian Serie D side Itala San Marco in January 2001.{{cite news|url=http://www.italasanmarco.com/itala/news/view/id_news/529|title=100 di questi Neto Pereira|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2010-03-03|work=Itala San Marco|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928110810/http://www.italasanmarco.com/itala/news/view/id_news/529|archive-date=2010-09-28|url-status=dead}} 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{{cite news|url=http://www.varese1910.it/comunicato_dett.asp?id=282|title=Intervista a Neto Pereira|date=2010-02-19|accessdate=2010-03-03|work=AS Varese 1910|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430071106/http://www.varese1910.it/comunicato_dett.asp?id=282|archive-date=2010-04-30|url-status=dead}} (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=

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=

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

References

External links

{{Soccerway|leonidas-pereira-de-souza-neto/115232}}
[http://aic.football.it/scheda/20384/pereira-neto-leonidas.htm Profile at AIC.Football.it] {{in lang|it}}
{{TuttoCalciatori|Neto_Pereira_Leonidas_de_Souza}}

Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Paraná (state)

Category:Brazilian men's footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara players

Category:ASD Itala San Marco Gradisca players

Category:SSD Varese Calcio players

Category:Calcio Padova players

Category:AC Mestre players

Category:Milano City FC players

Category:AC Este players