Francisco Ivo De Jesus Pereira (2 November 1945 – 3 September 2023) was a Portuguese-born South African footballer who played as a midfielder.
[1] He grew up on a farm in Vereeniging[2] where he eventually gained skills from playing with the black labourers' kids.
[1] Pereira was later converted into a sweeper and was part of the legendary Glamour Boys side that won the quadruple in 1981[4] before retiring in 1983 with a 276-goal tally.
[1] He was named Jingles when he played for Stewarts & Lloyds when he was 10 years old because he always had two pennies in his pocket as his good-luck charm.
The pennies tinkled in his pocket as he ran on the field and one senior player, Bobby Farrel, said: "Go on, Jingle Bells, go on.