Luiz Carlos "Lula" Bezerra Pereira (6 June 1956[1] – 7 February 2021) was a Brazilian football player and manager.
A defender,[3] he played for Sport Recife, Santa Cruz and Ceará.
He also managed Flamengo in 2002,[4] as well as other clubs including Ferroviário, Portuguesa, Botafogo-SP, Figueirense, Brasiliense, Guarani, Bahia, Criciúma, América de Natal, Paysandu and América Mineiro.
[6] He died on 7 February 2021, aged 64, due to heart problems caused by a stroke in 2019.
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