José Marcelo Januário de Araújo (6 May 1972 – 31 October 2018), commonly known as Esquerdinha, was a Brazilian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
left back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Esquerdinha scored in the first leg of the
1999 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
The 1999 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 21st edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup run ...
which Porto would go on to win 5–2 on aggregate.
He died on 31 October 2018, in
Cruz das Armas, a neighborhood in
João Pessoa, Paraíba,
Brazil from a heart attack after playing football with friends.
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1972 births
2018 deaths
Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul
Brazilian footballers
Association football defenders
Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players
Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Esporte Clube Bahia players
Fluminense FC players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Primeira Liga players
FC Porto players
La Liga players
Real Zaragoza players
Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
Goiás Esporte Clube players
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain