Carlos Alberto Zanata Amato, better known as Zanata (born September 6, 1950), is a Brazilian former
football
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defensive midfielder, who played for several
Série A clubs.
Career
Born in
São José do Rio Pardo,
Zanata started his career in 1969, defending
Flamengo.
Before leaving the club in 1973,
he won ''
Placar's'' Bola de Prata (silver ball) award in 1970, won the
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...
in 1972, and played 19
Série A games, and scored once.
He joined Flamengo's rival
Vasco Vasco may refer to:
* Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish
* ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos
* Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
* Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco
* Club de Regatas Va ...
in 1974,
winning the
Série A in
1974
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and the Campeonato Carioca in 1977.
Zanata played 120 Série A games and scored eight goals for the club.
He played for Mexican club
Monterrey
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from 1978 to 1980,
retiring in 1981 while playing for
Coritiba.
Honors
Flamengo
*
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...
: 1972
Vasco Vasco may refer to:
* Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish
* ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos
* Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
* Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco
* Club de Regatas Va ...
*
Série A:
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
*
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...
: 1977
References
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1950 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Liga MX players
CR Flamengo footballers
CR Vasco da Gama players
C.F. Monterrey players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
CR Vasco da Gama managers
Avaí FC managers
Al-Ahli Saudi FC managers
Association football midfielders
Brazilian football managers
Footballers from São Paulo (state)