José Roberto de Oliveira, or simply Zé Roberto (born 9 December 1980), is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Roberto de Oliveira | ||
Date of birth | (1980-12-09) 9 December 1980 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Botafogo (SP) | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1997 | Coritiba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | Mirassol | – | (–) |
1999 | Juventus | – | (–) |
2000 | Cruzeiro | 3 | (0) |
2001 | Benfica B | 11 | (1) |
2001 | Portuguesa | – | (–) |
2002–2003 | Vitória | 42 | (9) |
2004 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | (1) |
2005 | Vitória | 4 | (1) |
2005–2008 | Botafogo | 71 | (14) |
2008–2010 | Schalke 04 | 3 | (1) |
2009 | → Flamengo (loan) | 25 | (5) |
2010 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | (5) |
2011 | Internacional | 15 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Bahia | 26 | (0) |
2013 | Figueirense | (0) | |
2014 | Brasiliense | (0) | |
2015– | Botafogo (SP) | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2014 |
Zé Roberto was born in Itumbiara.
His representatives agreed to a €3 million fee with both Botafogo and FC Schalke 04 in August 2007. In January 2008 they finalised the deal and Zé Roberto joined the German side.[1][2] He made his debut for Schalke 04 on 3 February 2008 scoring a goal in the 90th minute, only 33 seconds after being substituted on. On 12 December 2008, he was loaned out to Flamengo to the end of the season. On 21 October 2009, he announced his wish to stay with Flamengo after the end of his loan contract.
Zé Roberto made his first match for Flamengo on 4 February 2009, playing against Mesquita. After only six minutes of playing, he scored his first goal for his new club. He played 72 minutes and Flamengo won 4–1 at Maracanã Stadium.[3][4]
Zé Roberto moved to Vasco da Gama in May 2010 (effective in August), signed a contract until July 2011.[5][6]
Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Brazil | League | |||
2000 | Cruzeiro | Série A | 3 | 0 |
2001 | Portuguesa Desportos | Série A | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Vitória | Série A | 8 | 3 |
2003 | 36 | 6 | ||
Japan | League | |||
2004 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 18 | 1 |
Brazil | League | |||
2005 | Vitória | Série B | 0 | 0 |
2005 | Botafogo | Série A | 17 | 3 |
2006 | 30 | 9 | ||
2007 | 24 | 2 | ||
Germany | League | |||
2007/08 | Schalke | Bundesliga | 3 | 1 |
2008/09 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brazil | League | |||
2009 | Flamengo | Série A | 25 | 5 |
Germany | League | |||
2009/10 | Schalke | Bundesliga | ||
Country | Brazil | 143 | 27 | |
Japan | 18 | 1 | ||
Germany | 3 | 1 | ||
Total | 164 | 29 |
Club | Season | Carioca League | Brazilian Série A | Brazilian Cup | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | Total | ||||||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
Flamengo | 2009 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 6 |
according to combined sources on the.[7]
Botafogo
Flamengo
Internacional
Bahia
2006 Bola de Prata | |
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2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year | |
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