| Itaqui | |
| Fullname: | Jesus Cleiton Pereira da Silva |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Itaqui, Brazil |
| Position: | Right back |
| Youthyears1: | 1990–1992 |
| Youthclubs1: | Juventude |
| Years1: | 1992–1997 |
| Years2: | 1998–2001 |
| Caps2: | 189 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Years3: | 2002 |
| Years4: | 2003–2005 |
| Years5: | 2006 |
| Years6: | 2006 |
| Years7: | 2007 |
| Years8: | 2009 |
| Years9: | 2010–2011 |
| Manageryears1: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs1: | Marau |
| Manageryears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Managerclubs2: | Juventude (U17) |
| Manageryears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Manageryears4: | 2022– |
| Managerclubs4: | Grêmio (U17) |
| Pcupdate: | 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.
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.
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]
Jesus is brother of the also footballer Odacir, and uncle of Gerethes. The three players adopted the nickname Itaqui.[4]
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