José António Gonçalves da Silva (born 7 February 1975 in

Funchal Funchal () is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high ...

, Madeira), known as Zeca, is a Portuguese former

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 ...

who played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. He spent 13 seasons in the Primeira Liga with

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M, commonly known as Marítimo ( locally ), is a Portuguese sports club founded in Funchal, Madeira, in 1910. Marítimo is best known for its football team playing in Portugal's top-flight competition, the Primeira Lig ...

, appearing in 216 matches in the competition and scoring three goals.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeca 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Funchal Portuguese footballers Madeiran footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.S. Marítimo players C.D. Santa Clara players C.F. União players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers