Pereira (footballer, born 1962)

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Pereira

Personal information

Full name

Márcio Pereira Monteiro

Date of birth

8 February 1962 (age 62)

Place of birth

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Position(s)

Goalkeeper

Youth career

–1981

Atlético Mineiro

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1981–1987

Atlético Mineiro

137

(0)

1988

Coritiba

1988–1990

Cruzeiro

(0)

1990

União São João

1990–1991

América Mineiro

1991–1992

Cruzeiro

(0)

1993–1994

1995

1995

1996–1997

1998

International career

1981

Brazil U20

1987

Brazil Olympic

(0)

Managerial career

2014

Nacional de Muriaé

Medal record

Men's Football

Representing Brazil
Pan American Games
Winner	1987 Indianapolis

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023

Márcio Pereira Monteiro (born 8 February 1962), simply known as Pereira, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Revealed in Atlético Mineiro's youth categories, Pereira played 137 times, won 7 titles and was part of the squad from 1981 to 1987.^[1] He also played for Coritiba, Cruzeiro, América Mineiro and other clubs, until retiring at Sãocarlense in 1998.^[2]

International career

Pereira is one of the goalkeepers for Brazil U20 in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[3] He was also part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1987, being champion of the Indianapolis Pan American Games. Cláudio Taffarel substitute, he only played one game, this being exactly the gold medal match against Chile.^[4]