Halesson Tiago Barbosa Honorato, also known as Philco, is 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 ...

from Iguaçu,

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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 ...

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Honorato started at

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

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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

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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

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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.NEW SIGNING! Żebbuġ Rovers are... - Żebbuġ Rovers F.C , Facebook
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