Ivair (footballer)

Ivair
	Ivair in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Ivair Ferreira
Date of birth	21 January 1945
Place of birth	Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	15 August 2024 (aged 79)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1969	Portuguesa
1970	Corinthians
1971–1975	Fluminense
1975	América (RJ)
1975	Paysandu (PA)
1975–1978	Toronto Metros-Croatia
1979	Toronto Blizzard
1979	Toronto Panhellenic
1980	Cleveland Cobras
	Kansas City Stars
	Boston Athletic
	Los Angeles Aztecs
	América (RJ)
International career
1966	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivair Ferreira (21 January 1945 – 15 August 2024), known as Ivair, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker in Brazil for Portuguesa, Corinthians, Fluminense, América (RJ), and Paysandu (PA). He then played in the NASL between 1975 and 1979 for the Toronto Metros-Croatia, and Toronto Blizzard, scoring the final goal in their 3–0 victory over Minnesota in the 1976 Soccer Bowl .^[1] In late 1979, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Panhellenic.^[2] He later played in the United States for the Cleveland Cobras, Kansas City Stars, Boston Athletic and Los Angeles Aztecs, before returning to Brazil with América. He earned one cap with the Brazil national team in 1966. Ivair died of cancer in São Paulo, on 15 August 2024, at the age of 79.^[3]