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Brazilian footballer

Kita
Personal information
Full name João Leithardt Neto
Date of birth (1958-01-06)6 January 1958
Place of birth Passo Fundo, Brazil
Date of death 3 October 2015(2015-10-03) (aged 57)
Place of death Passo Fundo, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Internacional
International career
Brazil national football team
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Kita died on 3 October 2015 at the age of 57 due to a generalized infection aggravated by liver cancer.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kita". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  2. "Kita, algoz do Palmeiras no Paulista de 1986, morre aos 57 anos". UOL (in Portuguese). 3 October 2015.
Brazil football squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists
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Campeonato Gaúcho top scorers
Campeonato Paulista top scorers


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