Zé Carlos (footballer, born 1975)

Zé Carlos
Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Santos Silva
Date of birth	19 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Ipirá, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995	Goianiense
1996–2001	Botafogo
2001	→ Guarani (loan)
2002	Malatyaspor
2003	Flamengo
2004	Pohang Steelers
2005	Juventude
2006	Marítimo
2006–2007	Braga
2007–2008	APOEL
2008	Trofense
2009	Veria
2009	Juventude
2010–2012	Bolívar
2012	→ Botafogo-DF (loan)
2012	Ceilândia
2013	Olaria
2014–2015	Barra da Tijuca
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

Campeonato Carioca: 1997

APOEL

Cypriot Cup: 2007–08

Bolívar

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2011

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Transferências internacionais (International transfers) Archived 4 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^ "Braga gear up for the UEFA Cup". UEFA. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Zé Carlos set for APOEL spell". UEFA. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.

External links

Brazilian FA database (in Portuguese)
Zé Carlos at Sambafoot (archived)
Zé Carlos at the Turkish Football Federation
Zé Carlos at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Zé Carlos – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
APOEL official profile (in Greek)

[INTER-1] Transferências internacionais (International transfers) Archived 4 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)

[2] "Braga gear up for the UEFA Cup". UEFA. 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. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.

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