Zé Carlos (footballer, born 1975)

José Carlos Santos da Silva (born 19 March 1975), known as Zé Carlos, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Zé Carlos
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Santos Silva
Date of birth (1975-03-19) 19 March 1975
Place of birth Ipirá, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Goianiense
1996–2001 Botafogo 53 (7)
2001 → Guarani (loan) 3 (0)
2002 Malatyaspor 6 (1)
2003 Flamengo 47 (12)
2004 Pohang Steelers 14 (5)
2005 Juventude 17 (10)
2006 Marítimo 16 (7)
2006–2007 Braga 24 (7)
2007–2008 APOEL 19 (7)
2008 Trofense 5 (0)
2009 Veria 8 (1)
2009 Juventude 13 (1)
2010–2012 Bolívar 41 (21)
2012 → Botafogo-DF (loan)
2012 Ceilândia 7 (2)
2013 Olaria 4 (1)
2014–2015 Barra da Tijuca
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His own included, he played professionally in six countries.

Football career

Born in Ipirá, Bahia, Zé Carlos received the nickname Zé do Gol (Zé of the Goal) while playing at Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. There, he was champion of the 1997 Campeonato Carioca and the Torneio Rio-São Paulo in the following year. In January 2002 he left for Turkish club Malatyaspor[1] and, the next year, moved back to Brazil, for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo also in Rio de Janeiro.

In January 2004, Zé Carlos joined South Korea's Pohang Steelers.[1] The following year in the same month he moved again, penning a one-year deal with Esporte Clube Juventude.

Zé Carlos spent the next one-and-a-half seasons in Portugal, with C.S. Marítimo[1] and S.C. Braga,[2] helping the Minho side finish fourth in 2006–07 and qualify for the UEFA Cup. He was also an essential attacking unit in their semi-final run in the Taça de Portugal, notably scoring a hat-trick in a 5–2 home win against Portimonense SC.[3][4]

On 12 July 2007, Zé Carlos signed a contract with APOEL FC in Cyprus.[5] He experienced some trouble with injuries during his stay, but helped his team win the domestic cup.

In 2011, 34-year-old Zé Carlos helped Club Bolívar conquer the Bolivian League, scoring ten goals. He subsequently returned to his country, playing exclusively in amateur football.

Honours
Botafogo
APOEL
Bolívar

References
  1. Transferências internacionais (International transfers) Archived 4 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  2. "Braga gear up for the UEFA Cup". UEFA.com. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  3. "Sp. Braga-Portimonense, 5–2: Espertos na área" [Sp. Braga-Portimonense, 5–2: Clever in the box]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 January 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. "Taça: Sp. Braga-Pontassolense, 2–1 (crónica)" [Cup: Sp. Braga-Pontassolense, 2–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 January 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. "Zé Carlos set for APOEL spell". UEFA.com. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
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