José Ferreira Franco (18 November 1934 in Recife – 25 July 2009), nicknamed Zequinha, was a Brazilian association footballer who played as a midfielder.
.png) Zequinha, May 1963 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jose Ferreira Franco | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 July 2009 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1954 | Auto Esporte-PB | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 1954–1958 | Santa Cruz-PE | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1965 | Palmeiras | ||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Fluminense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1968 | Palmeiras | ||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1970 | Atlético Paranaense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Náutico | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1965 | Brazil | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
Club edit
During his club career he played for Auto Esporte-PB in 1954, Santa Cruz-PE from 1954 to 1958. He then went to São Paulo club Palmeiras from 1958 to 1965. After this he went to rivals Fluminense for the 1965 season before returning to Palmeiras playing there until 1968.
After leaving Palmeiras, Zequinha went to Curitiba side Atlético-PR for whom he played for from 1968 until 1970. His last season in Brazil came with Náutico in 1970.
International edit
He earned 16 caps and scored 2 goals for the Brazil national football team between 1960 and 1965. And he was also a part of the 1962 FIFA World Cup winning squad, although he did not play any matches during the tournament. He did though pick up a winners' medal at the tournament, being an unused substitute.
On 25 July 2009, Zequinha died at the age of 74.
Honours edit
Santa Cruz edit
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1957
Palmeiras edit
- Campeonato Paulista: 1959, 1963, 1966
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1965
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1960, 1967, 1967
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1961, 1968
International edit
- FIFA World Cup: 1962
- Copa Roca: 1960, 1963
- Pan American Games: 1963
References edit
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