João Pereira

What draws me to Joao Pereira is the arc from hot-headed full-back to composed manager. As a player he was famous for his attacking drive and a temper that put him at odds with referees and rivals, and now he steers Alanyaspor in Turkey's Super Lig. I find that transition fascinating: the same fire that once got him in trouble can become the spark a dressing room needs. I'd love to see whether he channels that intensity into his coaching philosophy. To me he reads as a man writing a more disciplined second chapter, and I'm quietly rooting for it.

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Name (English)

João Pereira

Name (Japanese)

ジョアン・ペレイラ

Reading

じょあん・ぺれいら

Born

February 25, 1984 (age 42)

Origin

Lisbon, Portugal

Height

172 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o%20Pereira%20(footballer%2C%20born%201984)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%20(1984%E5%B9%B4%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192565

Tags

• Lisbon
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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