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Kita (footballer)
João Leithardt Neto (6 January 1958 – 3 October 2015), nicknamed Kita, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics with the Brazil national football team.[1]
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| Full name | João Leithardt Neto | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1958 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Passo Fundo, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 October 2015 (aged 57) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Passo Fundo, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
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| International career | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil national football team | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Kita died on 3 October 2015 at the age of 57 due to a generalized infection aggravated by liver cancer.[2]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ "Kita, algoz do Palmeiras no Paulista de 1986, morre aos 57 anos". UOL (in Portuguese). 3 October 2015.