Itaqui (footballer, born 1973)

Itaqui

Personal information
Full name	Jesus Cleiton Pereira da Silva
Date of birth	(1973-01-20) 20 January 1973 (age 52)
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

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

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

Jesus is brother of the also footballer Odacir, and uncle of Gerethes. The three players adopted the nickname Itaqui.[1][4]

Honours

Player

Juventude

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1994

Grêmio

• Copa do Brasil: 2001
• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1999, 2001
• Copa Sul: 1999

Vila Nova

• Campeonato Goiano: 2005

Manager

Caçador

• Campeonato Catarinense Série C: 2019

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho Sub-17: 2023

References

1. "Jesus Cleiton Pereira da Silva". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
2. "Por onde anda Itaqui, ex-meia do Grêmio que colocou Ronaldinho no banco". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
3. "Grêmio derrota o Internacional e ergue o troféu de Campeão Gaúcho Sub-17". Grêmio FBPA (in Portuguese). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
4. "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

• Itaqui at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)