Zeferino Paulo Borges Soares (born 27 August 1978), known simply as Zeferino, is a

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retired

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who played as a striker.

Football career

Zeferino was born in

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. Aged 17, he was bought by

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from

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, but never played for the first team, going on to appear three seasons for the reserve side

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while also serving two

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loans in

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. In January 2001 Zeferino was released and joined

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, going on to experience his most steady period, with three consecutive top level seasons. Prior to the 2005–06 kick-off he had a trial with

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, but nothing came of it, and he went on to represent

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(twice),

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and

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