Joãozinho (footballer, born 1954)

For other people named João Almeida, see João Almeida (disambiguation).

Joãozinho

Personal information
Full name	João Soares Almeida Filho
Date of birth	(1954-02-15) 15 February 1954
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1985	Cruzeiro	154	(31)
1985	Palmeiras
1986	Atlético Paranaense	20	(1)
1987	Coritiba
International career
1975–1979	Brazil	4	(0)
Managerial career
1994–1995	Santos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Soares Almeida Filho (born 15 February 1954) is a Brazilian retired footballer. He had the same given name with his father, thus had a suffix Filho (means son) in his name.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090504021711/http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/joaozinho3
• Joãozinho at National-Football-Teams.com