Itaqui (footballer, born 1973)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesus Cleiton Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Itaqui, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Juventude | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Juventude | ||
| 1998–2001 | Grêmio | 189 | (15) |
| 2002 | Juventude | ||
| 2003–2005 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2006 | Novo Hamburgo | ||
| 2006 | Ulbra | ||
| 2007 | Glória | ||
| 2009 | Ypiranga-RS | ||
| 2010–2011 | Garibaldi | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Marau | ||
| 2017–2019 | Juventude (U17) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Caçador | ||
| 2022– | Grêmio (U17) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024 | |||
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[edit]
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.[1][2] 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[edit]
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.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Jesus is brother of the also footballer Odacir, and uncle of Gerethes. The three players adopted the nickname Itaqui.[1][4]
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
- Juventude
- Grêmio
- Copa do Brasil: 2001
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1999, 2001
- Copa Sul: 1999
- Vila Nova
- Campeonato Goiano: 2005
Manager[edit]
- Caçador
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho Sub-17: 2023
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Jesus Cleiton Pereira da Silva". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Por onde anda Itaqui, ex-meia do Grêmio que colocou Ronaldinho no banco". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Grêmio derrota o Internacional e ergue o troféu de Campeão Gaúcho Sub-17". Grêmio FBPA (in Portuguese). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Misael, Adryel, Gabryel e Pedro Elias: conheça a nova geração da dinastia Itaqui no futebol gaúcho". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Itaqui at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Esporte Clube Juventude players
- Grêmio FBPA players
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
- Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players
- Canoas Sport Club players
- Grêmio Esportivo Glória players
- Ypiranga Futebol Clube players
- Associação Garibaldi de Esportes players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
- People from Itaqui
- Brazilian football managers