José Carlos de Almeida, best known as ''Zé Carlos'' (born 14 November 1968 in Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo State) is a Brazilian former

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er who played as a defender. He started his career in 1990, and played for São José,

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, São Caetano, Portuguesa,

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, Juventude, Matonense, Ponte Preta, Grêmio and

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. He last played for Portuguesa in 2005 until May.

International career

Zé Carlos was called up for the Brazilian squad for the

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despite having never even been named for the senior squad, replacing

Flávio Conceição Flávio da Conceição (born 12 June 1974) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Conceição enjoyed a successful career in Spain, where he played for two clubs—including Real Madrid with whom he won six ma ...

. He played his sole national match in the 1998 FIFA World Cup semifinal match against

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since

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was suspended.

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Zé Carlos
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) 1968 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers São José Esporte Clube players Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players União São João Esporte Clube players São Paulo FC players Esporte Clube Juventude players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Joinville Esporte Clube players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Association football midfielders People from Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub