José Roberto Rodrigues Mota (born 10 May 1979), or simply José Mota, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Mota joined

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club

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in September 2004, after having played for Portuguese clubs

Rio Ave Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Football in Portugal, Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which ...

and Oliveirense. After impressing during his first six months at the club, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with league rivals

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on 12 January 2005. He scored in his debut against AGF, volleying home a cross from Christian Magleby in a 2–1 league win. He made 48 league appearances for the club, in which he managed to score 21 goals. Mota joined AaB in January 2007, signing a four-year contract. In 2010, Mota was the top scorer in the

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with nine goals, though his Suwon Bluewings team only managed to reach the quarter final stage. In 2011, he won Norwegian top division,

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with

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and

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as manager. In January 2012, Mota signed for South Korean professional league

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side Busan I'Park on a free transfer.

Honours

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top scorer: 15 goals in

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top scorer:

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* * * * * Living people 1979 births Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Rio Ave F.C. players U.D. Oliveirense players Randers FC players Viborg FF players AaB Fodbold players Molde FK players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Busan IPark players Eliteserien players Danish Superliga players K League 1 players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Footballers from São Paulo {{Brazil-footy-forward-1970s-stub