José Roberto de Oliveira, or simply Zé Roberto (born 9 December 1980), is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as an

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Career

Zé Roberto was born in

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. His representatives agreed to a €3 million fee with both

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and

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in August 2007. In January 2008 they finalised the deal and Zé Roberto joined the German side. He made his debut for Schalke 04 on 3 February 2008 scoring a goal in the 90th minute, only 33 seconds after being substituted on. On 12 December 2008, he was loaned out to

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to the end of the season. On 21 October 2009, he announced his wish to stay with

after the end of his loan contract.

Flamengo

Zé Roberto made his first match for

on 4 February 2009, playing against

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. After only six minutes of playing, he scored his first goal for his new club. He played 72 minutes and

won 4–1 at

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Vasco da Gama

Zé Roberto moved to

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in May 2010 (effective in August), signed a contract until July 2011.

Club statistics

Flamengo career statistics

:''(Correct 6 December 2009)'' ''according to combined sources on the.''

Honours

Club

Botafogo * Rio de Janeiro State League: 2006 Flamengo * Rio de Janeiro State League:

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Internacional * Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2011 Bahia * Bahia State League: 2012

Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

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* Bola de Prata: 2006

References

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