In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Menezes and the second or paternal family name is Bezerra.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Maria Menezes Bezerra | ||
Date of birth | (1972-06-05) 5 June 1972 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth | Caraúbas, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1994 | ABC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | ABC | ||
1996 | Itaperuna | ||
1996–1997 | Fluminense | 31 | (5) |
1997–1998 | Guarani | ||
1998–1999 | Mérida | 26 | (17) |
1999–2004 | Tenerife | 108 | (37) |
2001–2002 | → Braga (loan) | 30 | (15) |
2004 | Ponte Preta | ||
2005–2006 | ABC | ||
2006 | América-RN | ||
2007 | Ceilândia | ||
2008–2009 | ASSU | ||
2009 | Alecrim | ||
2010 | Ceilândia | ||
Managerial career | |||
2016–2017 | Baraúnas | ||
2017 | ASSU | ||
2020 | Potiguar de Mossoró | ||
2022 | ASSU | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 |
João Maria Menezes Bezerra (born 5 June 1972), better known as Barata, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a forward.
Career
Champion at ABC in his first years of career, Barata played for Itaperuna, Fluminense and in 1999, he was hired by CD Tenerife, a club for which he created identification and accumulated goals. He returned to Brazil in 2004 at Ponte Preta, and in football in Rio Grande do Norte he again accumulated achievements, being part of ASSU state title squad and conquering the promotion to Série C with Alecrim in 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Managerial career
As a coach, Barata accumulated spells at Baraúnas, ASSU and Potiguar de Mossoró.
Honours
- ABC
- Campeonato Potiguar: 1994, 1995, 2005
- ASSU
- Campeonato Potiguar: 2009
- Copa RN: 2009
References
- ""Retrato Revelado": ex-atacante Barata relembra carinho por ABC e Tenerife". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- "BARATA, ex-ABC FC , Mérida, Braga , FLUMINENSE e Tenerife. RECORDANDO UM FILHO DA TERRA POTIGUAR ". Musica do Gol (in Portuguese). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- "Ex-atacante Barata é confirmado como técnico do Baraúnas para 2017". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 9 December 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- "Após deixar o Baraúnas, Barata é anunciado como novo técnico do Assu". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- "Barata será técnico do Potiguar". Portal do RN (in Portuguese). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
External links
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian men's footballers
- ABC Futebol Clube players
- Itaperuna Esporte Clube players
- Fluminense FC players
- Guarani FC players
- CP Mérida footballers
- CD Tenerife players
- S.C. Braga players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- América Futebol Clube (RN) players
- Ceilândia Esporte Clube players
- Associação Sportiva Sociedade Unida players
- Alecrim Futebol Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Footballers from Rio Grande do Norte
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Primeira Liga players
- Brazilian football managers