José Carlos Ferreira Filho (born 24 April 1983), known as Zé Carlos, is a retired Brazilian professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

Maceió Maceió (), formerly anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a Spring (hydrology), spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped ...

Alagoas Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is ...

, Zé Carlos started out at local

Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano, commonly referred to as Corinthians Alagoano, was a Brazilian professional football club based in Maceió, Alagoas. The team last participated in the Campeonato Alagoano in the 2013 season, before merging with ...

, who loaned him several times for the duration of his contract, including to clubs in Portugal and

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. He made his Série A debuts after being released, appearing rarely for

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta Associação Atlética Ponte Preta (), commonly referred to as Ponte Preta or just Ponte, is a Brazilian association football club based in Campinas, São Paulo state. Ponte currently plays in the Série C, the third tier of Brazilian footb ...

during the 2005 season as it narrowly avoided relegation. In 2006, Zé Carlos returned to the

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and joined

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, winning that year's

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after scoring the decisive goal in a 1–2 away loss against

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in the final's second leg (3–2 aggregate win). He subsequently returned to Corinthians, who again successively loaned him; during one of these spells, with

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube () is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Cruzeiro is the greatest team of Minas Gerais. Although competing in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its as ...

, he received the fastest

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in the history of the Brazilian top flight, being sent off after just twelve seconds for elbowing

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's Renan Teixeira during a 12 July 2009 clash. In the 2012 campaign, with

Criciúma Esporte Clube Criciúma Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947. Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the 1991 Copa do Brasil, the 2002 ...

, Zé Carlos netted a career-best 27 goals to help his team promote from Série B. On 3 February 2013, he signed for Changchun Yatai F.C. in the

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.Zé Carlos deixa o Criciúma e vai para o futebol chinês: 'Não podia deixar passar' (Zé Carlos leaves Criciúma and goes to Chinese football: 'I could not let it pass')
Esporte UOL, 3 February 2013

Honors

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ze Carlos 1983 births Living people Footballers from Maceió Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Paulista Futebol Clube players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Segunda Divisão players FC Porto B players F.C. Vizela players K League 1 players Ulsan HD FC players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players J1 League players Gamba Osaka players Chinese Super League players Changchun Yatai F.C. players UAE Pro League players Sharjah FC players Ajman Club players Paraná Clube players São Bernardo Futebol Clube players Clube do Remo players Murici Futebol Clube players UAE First Division League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates AFC Champions League Elite–winning players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan