Preto (footballer, born 1981)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Preto

Personal information
Full name	João Luiz Ferreira da Silva
Date of birth	(1981-06-12) 12 June 1981
Place of birth	Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Vila Nova
2000–2001	TSV Schwieberdingen	0	(0)
2001–2002	Stuttgarter Kickers	2	(0)
2001–2002	Stuttgarter Kickers II	7	(3)
2003	São José EC
2003–2004	Zagłębie Lubin	4	(0)
2004–2005	EC Novo Hamburgo
2006	→ AD São Caetano (loan)
2006	→ Portuguesa de Desportos (loan)	12	(2)
2007–2009	Portuguesa de Desportos	62	(2)
2010	Guarani FC	18	(0)
2011	AC Goianiense	2	(0)
2011	EC Vitória	13	(0)
2012	EC Novo Hamburgo
2012	Vila Nova	1	(0)
2012–2013	CA Bragantino	34	(0)
2014	EC Novo Hamburgo
2014	Caxias	2	(0)
2014	Ypiranga	8	(0)
2016–2018	EC Novo Hamburgo	18	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Luiz Ferreira da Silva (born 12 June 1981), known as Preto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He appeared in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Portuguesa, Guarani and Goianiense.

Career

Preto had worked with manager Vágner Benazzi at Portuguesa in 2009 before re-uniting with him at Bragantino in 2012.

External links

• João da Silva at Kickersarchiv.de (in German)