Itaqui (footballer, born 1973)

Jesus Cleiton Pereira da Silva (born 20 January 1973), better known as Itaqui, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a right back.

Career
Revealed by the youth sectors of Juventude, a team for which he has enormous identification, he was champion of Série B in 1994, the first title of the Parmalat era. In 1997 he was hired by Grêmio to replace Francisco Arce, and also played improvised as a midfielder, standing out even against the young Ronaldinho. He also had a successful spell at Vila Nova, where he won the state championship in 2005, and ended his career at Garibaldi in 2011.

Managerial career
Itaqui became a professional coach and managed the Marau and Caçador teams, in the smaller divisions. He also manages Juventude's under-17 teams, and currently leads Grêmio in this category.

Personal life
Jesus is brother of the also footballer Odacir, and uncle of Gerethes. The three players adopted the nickname Itaqui.

Player

 * Juventude
 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1994


 * Grêmio
 * Copa do Brasil: 2001
 * Campeonato Gaúcho: 1999, 2001
 * Copa Sul: 1999


 * Vila Nova
 * Campeonato Goiano: 2005

Manager

 * Caçador
 * Campeonato Catarinense Série C: 2019


 * Grêmio
 * Campeonato Gaúcho Sub-17: 2023