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Sports Release                                                                   March 29, 2006

Brazilian Connection Still Going Strong

HARROGATE, TN – Men’s Soccer Coach Helio D’Anna continues the tradition of bringing great players from Brazil.  The latest to join the Railsplitters is Leandro Pereira, of Brasilia DF, Brazil. 

A 6'0" forward, Leandro hails from the same club youth system as reining GSC Freshman of the Year Leonardo de Barros who recently completed his first season at LMU. Leandro played in well known clubs in Brasilia such as CFZ, Gama, and Sobradinho.  The son of Jose Alberto and Coelis Maria Araujo Martins, Pereira, Leandro will be a welcome addition to the Lincoln Memorial University offensive line up.

"I am extremely excited to add Leandro to the roster,” said D'Anna. "He has great soccer experience and is a goal scorer which is what we need from our forwards.  It's no secret to our opponents that we lost Frederico Moojen after last season, so Leandro will be coming in with perfect timing."

In 2005 the LMU men's soccer team was ranked as the 11th in the nation in goals scored per match with an average of 2.63.  The Railsplitters also boasted the 9th highest winning percentage (0.816) and Moojen was the top scorer in the nation.

Pereira will report to pre-season along with the rest of the roster in mid August.

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Head Coach:  Helio D'Anna
Phone:  (423) 869-6245