Halesson Tiago Barbosa Honorato, also known as Philco, is a Brazilian
footballer
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from
Iguaçu,
Brazil
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born on February 4, 1989, that currently plays for
HNK Zmaj Makarska
HRNK Zmaj is a professional Croatian football club based in the town of Makarska.
History
HRNK Zmaj was founded in 1921. The first club president was Tonči Vuzio. From 1993 to 1996 club wore a sponsor name NK Zmaj-Euroherc.
Achievements
HR ...
.
Career
Honorato started at
Brazil
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ian giant
Clube Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
. He played in the
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
club's youth academy, where he prospered; he made his professional debut in 2007. Clube Atlético Paranaense president João Augusto Fleury da Rocha has said that Philco had been looked at by several Italian teams. He has also stated that the young Brazilian was widely regarded as the new Zico; even national team coach
Dunga
Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), known as Dunga (), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. Under his captaincy, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he lifted ...
has stated similar information to journalists. In June 2007, Philco moved to
S.C. Braga
Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese ...
, but he only made three substitute appearances in the
Portuguese Liga
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for the club.
On 25 January 2018, Philco joined
Xewkija Tigers in Malta. He left the club at the end of the season, where his contract expired. But in January 2019, he joined the club again. He left the club in the summer and joined
Żebbuġ Rovers on 5 September 2019.
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facebook.com, 5 September 2019
See also
*Football in Brazil
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country’s national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil a ...
References
External links
CBF
Philco
at ZeroZero
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Brazilian men's footballers
1989 births
Living people
Club Athletico Paranaense players
S.C. Braga players
Portimonense S.C. players
América Futebol Clube (PE) players
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players
Central Sport Club players
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Pernambuco
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