João Leithardt Neto

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
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Internacional
Honours Men's Football Competitor for  Brazil 1984 Los Angeles Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

João Leithardt Neto (6 January 1958 – 3 October 2015), nicknamed Kita, was a Brazilian footballer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1]

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

References

1. "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
2. "Kita, algoz do Palmeiras no Paulista de 1986, morre aos 57 anos". UOL (in Portuguese). 3 October 2015.