After being distant from closing with coach Renato Gaúcho, former Grêmio, Cruzeiro opened the range of options and watches the Portuguese coaches market to take over the team in 2025. One of the sought after names, according to Itatiaia, was João Pereira, From Casa Pia, sixth place in the Portuguese Championship.
The 32 -year -old coach received an initial contact from the. According to the report, the demand of the Minas Gerais club pleased João Pereira, even without a proposal presented at first.
A coincidence is that João Pereira is agreed by the same group that manages the career as. The Portuguese coach is also without a club since September 2024 ,.
Who is João Pereira
Born in Coimbra, in Portugal, João Pereira has a short career in professional football. He went through the base of clubs such as standard, Porto, Academic and Palmeiras until an assistant to the Mozambique selection, between 2019 and 2021.
The beginning as a professional technician was in 2022, by Amora. Then he passed the Alverca until he arrived at Casa Pia, where he has been in the beginning of the 2024-25 season. There are 22 games in charge of the team, with ten wins, six draws, six losses, 34 goals scored and 26 conceded.
With João Pereira, Casa Pia fell in the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup, but is the sixth place in the Portuguese Championship. The team will return to the field as a visitor against Santa Clara, by coach Vasco Matos, for the 20th round of the Portugal League, at 12:30 pm (Brasilia) on Saturday (1st).
