Zequinha (footballer, born 1948)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Márcio Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1969 | Flamengo | – | (–) |
| 1970–1974 | Botafogo | – | (–) |
| 1975–1977 |
Grêmio | – | (–) |
| 1978 | São Paulo FC | – | (–) |
| 1979 | Dallas Tornado | 27 | (8) |
| 1979–80 | Detroit Lightning (indoor) | 22 | (20) |
| 1980–1981 | Dallas Tornado | 49 | (10) |
| 1980–81 | Dallas Tornado (indoor) | 15 | (12) |
| 1981–83 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 26 | (26) |
| 1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 24 | (4) |
| 1983 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 16 | (2) |
| 1983–84 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 27 | (20) |
| 1983–84 |
Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 10 | (6) |
| 1984 | Dallas Americans | – | (–) |
| 1985 | Tulsa Tornados | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Márcio Pereira da Silva (born 17 November 1948), better known in the United States as Zequinha is a Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward in Brazil and the United States.[1][2]
Biography
Born in
Grêmio in 1975 and stayed on for three years, before moving to São Paulo FC
for one season.
With the popularity of the
Tacoma Stars. He finished out his career in the USL, first with the Dallas Americans in 1984, then with the Tulsa Tornados in 1985. It was in the indoor game that he had his greatest success while in the U.S. He was a member of Tampa Bay's 1983 indoor Grand Prix winning side, scoring the game-tying goal with 1:55 remaining in regulation to send the match to golden goal
overtime.
References
- ^ "Zequinha :: José Márcio Pereira da Silva ::". footballzz.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Zequinha". Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ISBN 9781449423391. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
