Irani (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irani Pereira de Brito | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 2020 (aged 44) | ||
| Place of death | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Sport Recife | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Sport Recife | ||
| 1997 | → Internacional (loan) | ||
| 1997 | → Guarani (loan) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 | |||
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[edit]
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.[1] He won a three times the state championship in addition to the 2000 Copa do Nordeste.[2]
Honours[edit]
- Sport
- Copa do Nordeste: 2000
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1998, 1999, 2000
Death[edit]
Irani died on 31 December 2020, at Getúlio Vargas Hospital in Recife, a victim of COVID-19.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sport Club do Recife > TÍTULOS". Sport Recife (official website) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Tricampeão estadual com o Sport e herói de título de 98, Irani morre aos 44 anos vítima da Covid-19". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Irani, ex-atacante do Sport, morre aos 44 anos, devido à covid-19". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- Irani at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)