Kita (footballer)

Kita
Personal information
Full name	João Leithardt Neto
Date of birth	6 January 1958
Place of birth	Passo Fundo, Brazil
Date of death	3 October 2015 (aged 57)
Place of death	Passo Fundo, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Internacional
International career
	Brazil national football team
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
	*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.^[1]

Kita died on 3 October 2015 at the age of 57 due to a generalized infection aggravated by liver cancer.^[2]

References

^ 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.
^ "Kita, algoz do Palmeiras no Paulista de 1986, morre aos 57 anos". UOL (in Portuguese). 3 October 2015.

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