In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Leite and the second or paternal family name is da Silva. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
João Leite started and spent most of his career at Clube Atlético Mineiro, for which he holds the record for most appearances and most trophies won. João Leite first played for Atlético in 1977, substituting Ortiz. He also played in the Campeonato Brasileiro, with his team finishing the championship at second place after losing to São Paulo in the finals.[1] In the 17 years that he played for the club, João Leite played a total of 684 matches,[2] won twelve Campeonato Mineiro and one Copa CONMEBOL.[1][3]
João Leite was one of the precursors of the Atletas de Cristo ("Christ's Athletes") movement, and he used to give bibles to the opposing players, becoming known as Goleiro de Deus ("God's Goalkeeper").[1][8]
^Alves, Marcus (22 March 2022). "Evangelicalism & Brazil: The religious movement that spread through a national team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^"Conheça os Deputados da 17ª legislatura" [Meet the Members of the 17th Legislature]. almg.gov.br. Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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joão, leite, footballer, this, portuguese, name, first, maternal, family, name, leite, second, paternal, family, name, silva, neto, generational, suffix, meaning, grandson, which, used, someone, whose, name, same, their, father, grandfather, like, english, joã. In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is Leite and the second or paternal family name is da Silva Neto is a generational suffix meaning grandson which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather like III in English Joao Leite da Silva Neto known simply as Joao Leite Pitangui citation needed October 13 1955 is a politician in the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais and a former Brazilian football goalkeeper who played for Atletico Mineiro in the decades of 1970 1980 and 1990 Joao LeiteState Deputy of Minas GeraisIncumbentAssumed office February 1 1995City Councillor of Belo HorizonteIn office January 1 1993 December 16 1994Personal detailsBornJoao Leite da Silva Neto 1955 10 13 October 13 1955 age 67 Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais BrazilPolitical partyPSDB 2006 present 1992 2004 Other politicalaffiliationsPSB 2004 06 ProfessionFormer football playerAssociation football careerHeight1 87 m 6 ft 2 in Position s GoalkeeperYouth career Alvorada America Mineiro Atletico MineiroSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1976 1988Atletico Mineiro1988 1989Vitoria de Guimaraes1989Guarani1990America Mineiro1991 1992Atletico MineiroInternational career1979 1982Brazil6 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 2 1 Club 2 2 Individual 3 ReferencesCareer EditJoao Leite started and spent most of his career at Clube Atletico Mineiro for which he holds the record for most appearances and most trophies won Joao Leite first played for Atletico in 1977 substituting Ortiz He also played in the Campeonato Brasileiro with his team finishing the championship at second place after losing to Sao Paulo in the finals 1 In the 17 years that he played for the club Joao Leite played a total of 684 matches 2 won twelve Campeonato Mineiro and one Copa CONMEBOL 1 3 He also played for Vitoria de Guimaraes Guarani and America Mineiro before returning to Atletico Mineiro and ending his career He was selected for the Brazil national team during the 1980 Mundialito 4 5 6 and the 1979 Copa America 7 and played 5 official games in total with the Selecao between 1980 and 1981 Joao Leite was one of the precursors of the Atletas de Cristo Christ s Athletes movement and he used to give bibles to the opposing players becoming known as Goleiro de Deus God s Goalkeeper 1 8 Nowadays Joao Leite is state deputy in Minas Gerais and has been since 1995 9 Honours EditClub Edit Atletico Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1988 1991 Copa CONMEBOL 1992 Brazilian Champions Cup 1978Individual Edit Bola de Prata 1979References Edit a b c Joao Leite UOL Retrieved January 5 2014 Recordistas do Clube Atletico Mineiro Archived from the original on January 6 2014 Retrieved January 5 2014 Idolo do Galo Joao Leite relembra titulo da Conmebol 92 Uma batalha SporTV com Retrieved January 5 2014 Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol Mundialito 1980 leballondrond fr Retrieved 5 January 2014 Joao Leite En Selection Nationale leballondrond fr Retrieved 5 January 2014 Mundialito 1980 Montevideo Uruguay rsssf com Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 5 January 2014 Copa America 1979 rsssf com Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 5 January 2014 Alves Marcus 22 March 2022 Evangelicalism amp Brazil The religious movement that spread through a national team BBC Sport Retrieved 22 March 2022 Conheca os Deputados da 17ª legislatura Meet the Members of the 17th Legislature almg gov br Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais Retrieved 5 January 2014 This biographical article related to a Brazilian association football goalkeeper is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joao Leite footballer amp oldid 1129194681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
