Mário Moniz Pereira

Mário Moniz Pereira (February 11, 1921 – July 31, 2016) was a teacher, sportsman, athlete, coach and songwriter.[2] He practiced handball, basketball, football, roller hockey, table tennis, volleyball and athletics. He was also a songwriter and poet, author of fados sung by national fadistas like Valeu a Pena, Fado Varina, Rosa da Madragoa, Rosa da Noite, Não me Conformo, Leio em teus Olhos, among many others.[3]

Mário Moniz Pereira
Born
Mário Alberto Freire Moniz Pereira

(1921-02-11)February 11, 1921
Lisbon
DiedJuly 31, 2016(2016-07-31) (aged 95)[1]
Lisbon
NationalityPortuguese
OccupationAthlete,
Coach,
Manager
Known forSporting Clube de Portugal, Athletics

Coaching

Pereira was the only coach for Carlos Lopes who won three World Cross Country Championships as well as the Olympic Gold Medal in the Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[4][5]

References
  1. "Morreu Moniz Pereira, o "Senhor Atletismo"" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. "Moniz Pereira, o homem que fez Portugal acreditar em "coisas impossíveis"" (in Portuguese). Jornal Público. July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. "Museu do FadoPersonalidades" (in Portuguese). Museu do Fado. August 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  4. "Carlos Lopes Was The First Portuguese Athlete To Earn An Olympic Gold Medal". FEED. Jerónimo Martins SGPS, SA. June 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  5. "Carlos Lopes campeão olímpico em 1984" (in Portuguese). Diário de Noticias. August 23, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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