Zé Roberto

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In this name, the family name is da Silva, not Roberto.
Zé Roberto
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Personal information
Full name José Roberto da Silva Jr.
Date of birth 6 July 1974 (1974-07-06) (age 37)
Place of birth Ipiranga, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–1997 Portuguesa 61 (1)
1997–1998 Real Madrid 15 (0)
1998 Flamengo 24 (0)
1998–2002 Bayer Leverkusen 113 (17)
2002–2006 Bayern Munich 110 (5)
2006–2007 Santos 48 (12)
2007–2009 Bayern Munich 59 (9)
2009–2011 Hamburger SV 54 (7)
2011–2012 Al-Gharafa 14 (1)
National team‡
1995–2007 Brazil 84 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:28, 31 January 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:18, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

José Roberto da Silva Jr. (born 6 July 1974 in Ipiranga), commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian footballer who is currently unattached, after last playing for Al-Gharafa of the Qatari League as midfielder.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Portuguesa

Zé Roberto started the youth ranks of the Lecture of São Bernardo, however, was playing in Portuguesa in São Paulo, Brazil, where he became known throughout Brazil because of the conquest of vice in the Brasileirão 1996.

[edit] Real Madrid

He then joined Real Madrid for a brief spell where he helped them win La Liga, before moving back to Brazil to play for Flamengo.

[edit] Flamengo

Zé passed by Flamengo in 1998 and served in Gávea alongside big names in football like Romário and Palhinha. He played in twenty-four league games, but failed to score. His spell at Flamengo was very short, considering that in that same year 1998, he was eventually negotiated with Bayer Leverkusen, Germany.

[edit] Bayer Leverkusen

He joined Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 1998. It was at Leverkusen that he made a real name for himself, fast becoming a popular figure at the club. During his four year stay at the club, Bayer enjoyed its most successful period, being German Bundesliga runners-up on three occasions and reaching the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final. In four years at the club Zé Roberto appeared in 113 league matches scoring 16 goals.

[edit] Bayern Munich

In May 2002, he joined Bayern Munich for a reported €12 million[1][2] where he claimed the domestic league and Cup double three times between 2002 and 2006. He found his starting spot threatened under coach Felix Magath. Following the announcement that he would not return to Bayern Munich, he publicly criticized the club's style of play and predicted struggles if changes were not made.

[edit] Santos

On 31 August 2006, Zé Roberto signed a one-year deal with Santos[3] and helped the team to win the 2007 Campeonato Paulista in a brilliant style. The win was his first and only title (to date) in a Brazilian competition. He scored seven goals in the Copa Libertadores 2007, where Santos reached the semi-finals. During his time with Santos he appeared in 48 official matches scoring 12 goals, playing for the first time in his career as an attacking midfielder.

[edit] Return to Bayern

On 22 June 2007, Bayern Munich officially announced the return of Zé Roberto on a Bosman transfer. He had completed his medical with the German club a day before and was offered a two-year contract.[4]

He stated, "It was as if I’d never been away," en route to winning a fourth domestic double with the Bavarians. During Bayern's 2007–08 season, he scored five goals and was influential in Bayern's domestic and cup double. The revitalised Zé Roberto demonstrated all his newly-acquired skills by scoring five goals and forming a rock-solid partnership with Mark van Bommel in his new role in central defensive midfield.

He made a successful start to the 2008–09 season – scoring four goals in his first 11 starts. He would conclude his second spell at the Bavarian club appearing in 59 league matches scoring nine goals.

[edit] Hamburg

His contract with Bayern ran until 30 June 2009. The club offered him a contract until 2010, though Zé Roberto declined.[5] Bundesliga side Hamburger SV officially announced signing Zé Roberto to a two year contract on 2 July 2009.[6][7] But Der Spiegel reported Hamburg actually paid €4 million sign-on fees to Zé Roberto's agent Juan Figer, which Bayern also paid €1 million in 2007.[8][9] In May 2011, Zé Roberto confirmed that he would not renew his contract with the German team, because he wanted a longer contract than the new one offered by the club.[10]

[edit] Al-Gharafa

On 10 July 2011, Zé Roberto signed a two-year contract with the Qatari club Al-Gharafa.[11] On 31 January 2012, Zé Roberto had his contract with Al-Gharafa terminated.

[edit] International career

Zé Roberto was part of the Brazil squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. Zé Roberto scored Brazil's third and final goal in a man of the match performance in Brazil's second round match against Ghana in the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.

[edit] Honours

Germany

Spain

Brazil

Brazil national team

[edit] Personal life

Zé Roberto is a devout Catholic and is married to Luciana, with whom he has three children: Endrik, Miriá, and Isabelli.[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ze Roberto signs for Bayern". AP. Published by Sports Illustrated. 17 May 2002. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2002/05/17/bayern_roberto_ap/. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  2. ^ "Bayern sign Ze Roberto". BBC Sport. 17 May 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1993691.stm. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  3. ^ "Santos anuncia contratação de Zé Roberto" (in Portuguese). O Globo Online. 31 August 2006. http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/Brasileiro2006/mat/2006/08/31/285493789.asp. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  4. ^ "Zé Roberto seals return to Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 22 June 2007. http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/news/news/2007/12190.php?fcb_sid=ddecb59f59c68658508878f95ac007b3. Retrieved 25 September 2007. 
  5. ^ "Zé Roberto: Ein Jahr zu wenig?" (in German). kicker.de. 9 March 2009. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/chleague/startseite/artikel/505605/. Retrieved 9 March 2009. 
  6. ^ "HSV verpflichtet Zé Roberto" (in German). hsv.de. 2 July 2009. http://www.hsv.de/index.php?id=26476. Retrieved 2 July 2009. [dead link]
  7. ^ "HSV seal Zé Roberto signature". UEFA.com. 2 July 2009. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=843893.html. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  8. ^ "Report: Ze Roberto not as free as initially thought". The Earth Times. 31 August 2009. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/283413,report-ze-roberto-not-as-free-as-initially-thought.html. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  9. ^ "HSV kaufte Zé Roberto vom uruguayischen Club Nacional Montevideo" (in German). Der Spiegel. 29 August 2009. http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,645773,00.html. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  10. ^ "Zé Roberto to leave HSV". hsv.de. 6 May 2011. http://www.hsv.de/en/season/meldungen/bundesliga/may-2011/ze-roberto-to-leave-hsv/. Retrieved 10 July 2011. 
  11. ^ "Zé Roberto hat noch nicht genug" (in German). kicker.de. 10 July 2011. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/startseite/554986/artikel_zc3a9-roberto-hat-noch-nicht-genug.html. Retrieved 10 July 2011. 
  12. ^ "Zé Roberto Profile". Bayern Munich website. http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/teams/profis/00399.php. [dead link]

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