Aluísio ("Lula") Elias Ferreira Xavier, commonly known as Lula Ferreira (born January 2, 1951, in São Paulo), is a Brazilian professional basketball coach.
As the head coach of the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Ferreira led Brazil to gold medals at the following tournaments: the 2003 FIBA South American Championship, the 2003 Pan American Games, the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2006 FIBA South American Championship, and the 2007 Pan American Games.
He also won a silver medal at the 2004 FIBA South American Championship.
Ferreira was also the head coach of Brazil at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, in Japan.
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