Zé Elias
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| Full name | José Elias Moedim Júnior | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1976 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||
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| Corinthians | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Corinthians | 60 | (2) | |||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Internazionale | 33 | (2) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Bologna | 19 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Olympiakos | 49 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Genoa | 19 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Santos | 25 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Metalurh Donetsk | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Guarani | 1 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Omonia | 12 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Londrina | ? | (?) | |||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Rheindorf Altach | 16 | (0) | |||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Brazil | 22 | (0) | |||||||||
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José Elias Moedim Júnior (born 25 September 1976), commonly known as Zé Elias, is a retired Brazilian footballer. A defensive midfielder, he played for 12 different teams, in seven different countries.
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Club career [edit]
Born in São Paulo, Elias was one of the youngest players to ever appear for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, already gaining strong interest from PSV Eindhoven during 1993–94. Upon his debut for his hometown team, he had not yet reached his seventeenth birthday.
After becoming an undisputed starter at Corinthians and first appearing for the Brazilian national team at 19, Elias went overseas, representing, with moderate individual success, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, F.C. Internazionale Milano, Bologna F.C. 1909, Olympiacos FC (winning three Greek championships in a row but playing sparingly, a maximum of 18 league appearances) and Genoa CFC.
After a return to Brazil with Santos FC, Elias had short-lived stints with FC Metalurh Donetsk, Guarani Futebol Clube, Omonia Nicosia and Londrina Esporte Clube. He retired as a player in March 2008 and assumed a scouting role in Brazil for Inter Milan. However, in June, Elias signed a contract with SC Rheindorf Altach for the 2008–09 season, before announcing his retirement again.
International career [edit]
Elias was capped 22 times for Brazil. He received his first call-up on 29 March 1995, in a friendly with Honduras which ended 1–1.
He represented Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning bronze and later at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where Brazil were runners-up, losing 0–2 in the final against Mexico.
Honours [edit]
- Corinthians
- Inter
- Olympiacos
- Santos
Personal [edit]
Elias' younger brother, Rubinho, is also a professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played most of his career in Italy.
External links [edit]
- SambaFoot profile
- Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
- Zé Elias at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from São Paulo (city)
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Santos Futebol Clube players
- Guarani Futebol Clube players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Serie A footballers
- Inter Milan players
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- Superleague Greece players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- FC Metalurh Donetsk players
- AC Omonia players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- SC Rheindorf Altach players
- Brazil international footballers
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Brazil
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in football
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
