Born in Rio de Janeiro, Moreira made his senior debut with Bonsucesso before being sold to Atlético Mineiro in 1939.
[2] In 1949, he also had a short stint at Atlético Mineiro before working at local sides Sport Juiz de Fora, Villa Nova and Tupi.
He led the club to the 1966 Taça Brasil win over Pelé's Santos, but had to step down in November 1967 due to illness.
He was subsequently in charge of Bela Vista-MG, Valeriodoce and Vila Nova[3] before returning to Cruzeiro in 1975, but now as an assistant.
He died on 22 November due to a intracerebral hemorrhage at the Hospital Felício Rocho in Belo Horizonte.