Zequinha (footballer, born 1948)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Márcio Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1969 | Flamengo | – | (–) |
| 1970–1974 | Botafogo | – | (–) |
| 1975–1977 | Grêmio | – | (–) |
| 1978 | São Paulo FC | – | (–) |
| 1979 | Dallas Tornado | 27 | (8) |
| 1979–80 | Detroit Lightning (indoor) | 22 | (20) |
| 1980–1981 | Dallas Tornado | 49 | (10) |
| 1980–81 | Dallas Tornado (indoor) | 15 | (12) |
| 1981–83 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 26 | (26) |
| 1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 24 | (4) |
| 1983 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 16 | (2) |
| 1983–84 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 27 | (20) |
| 1983–84 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 10 | (6) |
| 1984 | Dallas Americans | – | (–) |
| 1985 | Tulsa Tornados | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Márcio Pereira da Silva (born 17 November 1948), better known in the United States as Zequinha is a Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward in Brazil and the United States.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Zequinha started his career in 1967 at Flamengo and he left to play for Botafogo two years later. After six season there, he then made the transfer to Grêmio in 1975 and stayed on for three years, before moving to São Paulo FC for one season.
With the popularity of the North American Soccer League at its zenith, Zequinha moved to the U.S. and joined the Dallas Tornado in 1979. Rather than go home during the off-season, he chose to play indoor soccer in the MISL for the Detroit Lightning. He played two more years in Dallas before the team was merged with the Tampa Bay Rowdies after the 1981 season.[3] After two indoor and one outdoor season with the Rowdies he joined the Tulsa Roughnecks and was a member of their Soccer Bowl winning side in 1983. From there he moved back to MISL, playing indoors for the Tacoma Stars. He finished out his career in the USL, first with the Dallas Americans in 1984, then with the Tulsa Tornados in 1985. It was in the indoor game that he had his greatest success while in the U.S. He was a member of Tampa Bay's 1983 indoor Grand Prix winning side, scoring the game-tying goal with 1:55 remaining in regulation to send the match to golden goal overtime.
References
- ^ "Zequinha :: José Márcio Pereira da Silva ::". footballzz.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Zequinha". Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ MacCambridge, M. (2012). Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 9781449423391. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
External links
- Living people
- 1948 births
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- CR Flamengo footballers
- Grêmio FBPA players
- São Paulo FC players
- Dallas Americans players
- Dallas Tornado players
- Detroit Lightning players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Tacoma Stars players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
- Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players
- Tulsa Tornados players
- United Soccer League (1984–85) players
- People from Leopoldina, Minas Gerais
- Footballers from Minas Gerais