Zé Elias
![]() Zé Elias in 2009 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | José Elias Moedim Júnior | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 September 1976 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Guarulhos, Brazil | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Central midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Corinthians | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1993–1996 | Corinthians | 60 | (2) | |||||||||||
1996–1997 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
1997–1999 | Internazionale | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||
1999–2000 | Bologna | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||
2000–2003 | Olympiacos | 49 | (2) | |||||||||||
2003–2004 | Genoa | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
2004–2005 | Santos | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||
2006 | Metalurh Donetsk | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
2006 | Guarani | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
2006–2007 | Omonia | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
2008 | Londrina | |||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Rheindorf Altach | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 257 | (7) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1995–1999 | Brazil | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Elias Moedim Júnior (born 25 September 1976), commonly known as Zé Elias, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer. A defensive or central midfielder, he played for 12 teams in seven countries. He is a football analyst for ESPN Brasil.
Club career
Born in Guarulhos, Zé Elias was one of the youngest players to ever appear for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. He had already gained strong interest from PSV Eindhoven during his beginnings as a senior, which happened at the age of 17.
After becoming an undisputed starter at Corinthians, and first appearing for the Brazil national team at 19, Zé Elias went overseas, representing with moderate individual success Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Inter Milan, Bologna F.C. 1909, Olympiacos F.C. and Genoa CFC. He won three consecutive Superleague Greece championships with the fourth club, but appeared sparingly in the process (a maximum of 18 league appearances).
After a return to Brazil with Santos FC, Zé Elias had short-lived stints with FC Metalurh Donetsk, Guarani Futebol Clube, AC Omonia 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, he signed a contract with SC Rheindorf Altach for the 2008–09 season, before announcing his retirement again.
International career
Zé Elias was capped ten times for Brazil. He received his first call-up on 29 March 1995, in a friendly with Honduras which ended 1–1.
Zé Elias represented the country at the 1996 Summer Olympics where he won bronze, and later at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup in a runner-up finish, losing 0–2 in the final against Mexico.
Personal life
Elias' younger brother, Rubinho, is also a professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played most of his career in Italy.[1]
Honours
Club
Corinthians
Inter
Olympiacos
- Superleague Greece: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
- Greek Football Cup: Runner-up 2000–01, 2001–02
Santos
International
Brazil
- CONCACAF Gold Cup: Runner-up 1996
- Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal 1996
References
- ^ "Sorpresa: un portiere brasiliano è Rubinho, fratello di Ze Elias" [Surprise: a Brazilian goalkeeper is Rubinho, Ze Elias's brother]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 17 July 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
External links
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazil men's international footballers
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Brazil
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in football
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Santos FC players
- Guarani FC players
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- Bundesliga players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Inter Milan players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Genoa CFC players
- Super League Greece players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- FC Metalurh Donetsk players
- Cypriot First Division players
- AC Omonia players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- SC Rheindorf Altach players
- UEFA Cup winning players
- Brazil men's under-20 international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics