Lula Pereira

Luiz Carlos "Lula" Bezerra Pereira (6 June 1956 – 7 February 2021) was a Brazilian football player and manager.

Career
Pereira was born in Olinda. A defender, he played for Sport Recife, Santa Cruz and Ceará.

After retiring as a player he worked as a coach at Ceará and also later managed them. He also managed Flamengo in 2002, as well as other clubs including Ferroviário, Portuguesa, Botafogo-SP, Figueirense, Brasiliense, Guarani, Bahia, Criciúma, América de Natal, Paysandu and América Mineiro.

He died on 7 February 2021, aged 64, due to heart problems caused by a stroke in 2019.