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Zé Carlos (footballer, born 1967)

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Zé Carlos
Personal information
Full name José Carlos de Almeida
Date of birth (1967-11-14)14 November 1967
Place of birth Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 25 October 2024(2024-10-25) (aged 56)
Place of death Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 São José
1991–1992 Nacional (SP)
1993 São Caetano
1994 Portuguesa
1995 União São João
1996 Juventude
1997 Matonense
1997–2000 São Paulo
2001 Ponte Preta
2002 Grêmio
2003–2004 Joinville
2005 Portuguesa
International career
1998 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Carlos de Almeida (14 November 1967 – 25 October 2024), best known as Zé Carlos, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.

Zé Carlos started his career in 1990, and played for São José, Nacional, São Caetano, Portuguesa, União São João, São Paulo, Juventude, Matonense, Ponte Preta, Grêmio, and Joinville.

He last played for Portuguesa in 2005 until May.

Background

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Zé Carlos was born in Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo on 14 October 1967.[2] He died from a cardiac arrest in Osasco, on 25 October 2024, at the age of 56.[3]

International career

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Zé Carlos was called up for the Brazil national team's squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup despite having never even been named for the senior squad, replacing Flávio Conceição. He played his sole national match in the 1998 FIFA World Cup semifinal match against Netherlands since Cafu was suspended.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Zé Carlos :: José Carlos de Almeida ::". www.ogol.com.br.
  2. ^ Ambros, Gabriel (25 October 2024). "Nota de pesar – Zé Carlos". SPFC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Morre Zé Carlos, ex-lateral do São Paulo e surpresa da Copa de 98". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Lembra Dele? Ex-imitador de galinha e Seleção, Zé Carlos abre escolinhas". 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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