Ivair
Personal information
Full name Ivair Ferreira
Date of birth (1945-01-21) 21 January 1945
Place of birth Bauru, Brazil
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1969 Portuguesa
1970 Corinthians
1971–1975 Fluminense
1975 América (RJ)
1975 Paysandu (PA)
1975–1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia 84 (21)
1979 Toronto Blizzard 21 (1)
1979 Toronto Panhellenic
1980 Cleveland Cobras
Kansas City Stars
Boston Athletic
Los Angeles Aztecs
América (RJ)
International career
1966 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivair Ferreira (born 21 January 1945 in Bauru) is a retired Brazilian association football player nicknamed Ivair who played in Brazil for Portuguesa, Corinthians, Fluminense, América (RJ) and Paysandu (PA). Ferriera then played in the NASL between 1975 and 1979 for the Toronto Metros-Croatia and Toronto Blizzard, scoring the final goal in their 3–0 victory over Minnesota in the 1976 Soccer Bowl .[1] In late 1979, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Panhellenic.[2] He later played in the United States for the Cleveland Cobras, Kansas City Stars, Boston Athletic and Los Angeles Aztecs, before returning to Brazil with América. He earned one cap with the Brazil national team in 1966.

References

  1. "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search".
  2. "First Portuguese win National League Cup". The Globe and Mail. September 3, 1979. p. S14.
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