| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eli Carlos Alberto Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | (1954-04-19)19 April 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 2020(2020-05-22) (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Guarani | ||
| 1974 | Comercial-SP | ||
| 1975–1976 | Coritiba | ||
| 1977–1980 | Cruzeiro | 96 | (34) |
| 1978 | →Flamengo (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 1981 | Francana | ||
| 1982 | Coritiba | ||
| 1982 | São José-SP | ||
| 1983 | Matsubara | ||
| 1984 | Ferroviário Itu | ||
| 1985 | Paulista | ||
| 1986 | Palmeiras FC (SJBV) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988 | Guarani | ||
| 1990 | Guarani | ||
| 1999 | Francana | ||
| 1999–2000 | Bragantino | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 January 2024 | |||
Eli Carlos Alberto Pereira (19 April 1954 – 22 May 2020), better known asEli Carlos, was a Brazilian professionalfootballer and manager who played as aforward.
Eli began his career playing for Guarani FC de Campinas, the team with which he created the greatest identification in his career. He also played for Comercial in his hometown, Ribeirão Preto.
With Coritiba, he was state champion in 1975 and 1976, in addition to making 132 appearances and 54 goals for the club in two spells. At Cruzeiro, he became Eli Carlos due to the presence of another player called Eli (Eli Mendes). He won the 1977 Minas Gerais championship, being the competition's top scorer.[1] He was loaned to Flamengo in 1978, and was part of the state champion squad.[2]
He ended his career playing for teams in the countryside ofSão Paulo.[3]
Eli Carlos had some jobs as a coach, especially at Guarani and Bragantino, and also served as football director at Guarani, Paulista deJundiaí andPrimavera. He was also a sports commentator.[3]
Eli Carlos is the elder brother of the also footballersPaulo Silas andPaulo Pereira.[4]
Eli Carlos died on 22 May 2020, after two years in acoma, as a result of an unsuccessfulendoscopy.[4][6]