Irani (footballer)

Irani Pereira de Brito (1 March 1976 – 31 December 2020), simply known as Irani, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career
Great highlight of the 1997 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. for Sport, Irani made history due to the final of the 1998 Pernambucano Championship, where he scored two goals. He won a three times the state championship in addition to the 2000 Copa do Nordeste.

Honours

 * Sport
 * Copa do Nordeste: 2000
 * Campeonato Pernambucano: 1998, 1999, 2000

Death
Irani died on 31 December 2020, at Getúlio Vargas Hospital in Recife, a victim of COVID-19.