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Birth and education data
Pepe was born on February 26, 1983 in Maceió, Brazil. He is 41 years and is under the astrological sign of Pisces. She holds Brazilian nationality and her ethnic origin is Portuguese. And his real and full name is Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira.
His father’s name is Anael Feitosa Ferreira and his mother’s name is Rosaline de Lima Ferreira. Apart from this, information about Pepe’s other family members such as his siblings, cousins, grandparents and others is also not available till date.
However, he loves his family very much and is close to them as well. But he likes to keep them away from the spotlight and from the public and social world. In addition, his father named him Kepler Laverna in honor of the scientists Johannes Kepler and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran.
As for Pepe’s educational background and qualifications, the name of the educational institutions he attended or studied is currently unknown. But considering his age, he must have graduated from both high school and college until he drops out.
Photo caption: Pepe with his father (Source: Instagram)
Pepe – Net worth 2024
According knowledge, Pepe has a net worth of $13 million. His salary is 1.3 million dollars and his main source of income must be his football career.
Body measurements
Pepe is 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 84 kg and has dark brown eyes and black hair. However, his other body measurements are still unknown and could still be under review.
Career and professional life
Pepe started playing soccer with the local Corinthians Alagoano. And, when he was 18 years old, he was able to move to Portugal to sign for Marítimo de Madeira. He spent the vast majority of his first season with the B team.
He was then promoted to the main team for the 2002–03 season and was able to play in several positions, including defensive midfielder. And, shortly before the club won the treble of league, cup and UEFA Champions League, he was able to sign for Porto in May 2004.
Likewise, in his first season, he was used mainly as a substitute, playing with veterans Pedro Emanuel, Jorge Costa and defender Ricardo Costa. Then the following year he had a great season under Co Adriaanse.
He was able to establish himself as one of the best defenders in the national competition and ended up winning consecutive leagues and the Taça de Portugal.
Pepe signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid on July 10, 2007. When Los Blancos were crowned La Liga champions, he was able to produce a Man of the Match performance at the Camp Nou against Barcelona.
However, injuries constantly hampered him during the 2008-09 campaign.
Furthermore, in April 2009, he had an incident with Getafe’s Javier Casquero and also punched another opposing player, Juan Ángel Albín, in the face, and ultimately received a ten-game ban, which effectively ended his season.
More about career
He then returned in the 2009-10 season to claim his place in the starting lineups.
But during a match at Mestalla against Valencia, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and missed the rest of the season, jeopardizing his 2010 FIFA World Cup chances.
Thus, he missed several games due to injury and, after exhausting negotiations, he was finally able to sign a new contract, renewing his relationship with the club until 2015.
He was able to spend the final stretch of the season acting as a defensive midfielder as Real Madrid faced Barcelona four times in less than a month.
He extended his contract with Real Madrid again, until the end of the 2015-16 season. He also received heavy criticism from the Spanish media when he stomped on Lionel Messi’s hand, but was later cleared of any wrongdoing.
He also suffered another serious incident and was suspended for two games.
Likewise, in the 2013-14 season, he managed to score the highest number of career goals scored and appearances for Real Madrid, making 11 appearances in their La Décima-winning campaign in the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League.
He was then transferred on a free transfer to Beşiktaş of the Turkish Süper Lig from Real Madrid on July 4, 2017. Then, on August 13, he was able to score his first goal in a 2–0 home win against Antalyaspor.
He then revoked his contract with Beşiktaş by mutual agreement on 17 December 2018. He was never able to represent his native Brazil at any youth level.
Photo caption: Pepe with the famous footballer Ronaldo (Source: Instagram)
Later years and more
He was able to play in all of the national team’s matches, scoring a goal in a 2–0 victory against Turkey on June 7, 2008 in the final stages of the tournament.
Then, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, he often played as a defensive midfielder under national coach Carlos Queiroz. Also in Euro 2012, under Paulo Bento, he had the opportunity to score in the second game of the group stage against Denmark.
He was later named player of the match by UEFA. Furthermore, he became the player of the match in the Euro 2016 final. He was the oldest outfield player in the delayed Euro 2020 final in June 2021, due to Zlatan Ibrahimović’s injury.
Likewise, on November 11 of that year he was sent off in a goalless draw against the Republic of Ireland in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Additionally, he is fast, aggressive, physically strong and a tenacious defender. He is popular for his work rate and the hard playing style of him; Due to his height, he is also an aerial threat on set pieces.
civil status
He married Ana Sofía Moreira. They met in Porto in 2007 and shortly after they started dating as well. They have been together ever since and their relationship has blossomed even more. Plus, they’re still very much in love.
He and his wife have two daughters together and their names are Angeli Sofi Moreira Ferreira and Emily Moreira Ferreira. He has shared many photos of his daughters and wife on their respective social accounts.
Subtitle: Pepe with his wife and daughters (Source: Tumblr)
Pepe – Social Networks
He is quite active on all his social accounts. He owns his Instagram account with the name “official_pepe” and has gained 12.6 million followers on it.
Likewise, he is active on Twitter and Facebook and has gained 3.5 million and 16 million followers respectively.
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