Zé Carlos (footballer, born 1962)
Brazilian footballer
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José Carlos da Costa Araújo (7 February 1962 – 24 July 2009), best known as Zé Carlos, was a Brazilian association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At international level, he played for the Brazil national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Carlos da Costa Araújo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 July 2009 (aged 47) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Americano | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Rio Branco | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1991 | Flamengo | 107 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Cruzeiro | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Farense | 57 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Vitória de Guimarães | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Felgueiras | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Flamengo | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Vitória | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | XV de Piracicaba | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | América | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Tubarão | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Brazil | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Throughout his career (1983–2000) he played for Americano de Campos, Flamengo, Rio Branco, Cruzeiro, Vitória, XV de Piracicaba, América and Tubarão.[1] He played also in Portugal, where he defended Vitória de Guimarães, SC Farense, and Felgueiras.[1] The best moment in his career came when he played for Flamengo, in the late eighties, when he won one Brazilian championship in 1987 and one Rio de Janeiro state championship in 1986.
At that time he was often called up for the Brazil national football team, but was usually the second goalkeeper after Taffarel. That was the case in the 1988 Olympics. He did play on two occasions in 1989. However, during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, he only made the third goalkeeper, after Taffarel and Acácio.
List of goals scored
| # | Date | Venue | Host team | Result | Away team | Competition | Score | Type | Opponent goalkeeper |
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| 1 | 27 February 1997 | Estádio Vivaldão, Manaus | Nacional | 2–6 | Flamengo | Copa do Brasil | 2–6 | Penalty kick | Bernuncio |
Death
Zé Carlos died on 24 July 2009 of abdominal cancer, after more than one month at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
Flamengo goalkeeper Bruno chose to wear Zé Carlos' name on the back of his shirt for the remainder of the 2009 season.
