Ivair Ferreira

Who is Ivair Ferreira?

Ivair Ferreira is a retired Brazilian professional soccer player. He played as either a forward or midfielder. He spent twelve years in the Brazilian leagues, five seasons in the North American Soccer League and one season in the American Soccer League.

After playing his entire career in Brazil, in 1975, Ferreira moved north to the Toronto Metros-Croatia in the North American Soccer League. In the 1976 Soccer Bowl Ferreira assisted on the second goal and scored the final goal of Toronto's 3–0 victory over Minnesota. In 1979, he played for the Toronto Blizzard before moving down to the Cleveland Cobras in the American Soccer League in 1980. That year, he moved indoors with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1981 he played for the Kansas City Comets of the MISL.