Pereira's story began in the late 1970s when he started playing for local Goa clubs as a Child (Antao Brothers).
Another highlight was leading Salgaocar to a win in the 1990 Rovers Cup which the team won after downing Dempo SC in the final.
[8][9][10][11] Salgaocar started the season brightly and at one time led the table for six game-weeks, but a rough patch of eight games, which included 4 straight losses, derailed their campaign and saw them lose the title to Bengaluru FC.
[13] In April 2017, he signed with FC Goa as the head of youth development and assistant manager of the first team.
[14] On 5 June 2018, he was promoted as the technical director of the club and Jesús Tato replaced him as the assistant manager of FC Goa.