João Soares de Almeida Neto (born 30 January 1980), known as Joãozinho Neto, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for

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Career

Joãozinho started his career at Cruzeiro, one of the biggest club of Minas Gerais. He left Brazil for Spanish side Recreativo de Huelva on 29 January 2003. He left Brazil again for Litex Lovech on 20 July 2004. He moved back to Brazil for Brasiliense on 15 August 2005, signing a contract until the end of the 2006 season. he played for the club at

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before left for Portuguesa and Ipatinga. In January 2007, he signed a one-year contract with

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. He extended his contract for an additional year in September 2007, and he also played for the club at

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. Joãozinho would lead Vitória to the

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title, scoring 19 goals during the season. In January 2008, he went on loan to

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side Monarcas Morelia. In June 2008, he signed a 2-year contract with Atlético Paranaense. In January 2009, he left for Ipatinga. In April 2009, he was signed by Bahia at

Personal life

He also known as ''Joãozinho Neto'' to avoid confusion with other his former teammate at Portuguesa, Joãozinho.

References

External links

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