Zico (footballer, born 1954)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Aparecido Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Andirá, Paraná, Brazil | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974 | Matsubara | ||
| 1975–1977 | 9 de Julho (CP) | ||
| 1978 | Marcílio Dias | ||
| 1979–1982 | Cascavel EC | ||
| 1983 | Colorado-PR | ||
| 1983 | Pinheiros-PR | ||
| 1984 | Comercial-MS | ||
| 1984–1985 | Pinheiros-PR | ||
| 1986 | Cascavel EC | ||
| 1986–1987 | CSA | ||
| 1987 | ASA | ||
| 1988–1989 | Grêmio Maringá | ||
| 1990 | Campo Mourão | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 September 2025 | |||
José Aparecido Rodrigues (born 9 November 1954), better known as Zico, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
A native of Paraná, Zico spent most of his career with teams from the state. He gained notoriety both in 1980, when he scored a goal from his own goal area against Colorado's Joel Mendes,[1] and in 1983 in a Brazilian Championship match, when he failed to return from halftime against Botafogo FR, arriving on the field in a race after passed 40 seconds of the start of second half.[2][3][4]
Honours
Cascavel EC
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1980
References
- ^ "Morre Joel Mendes, que levou um gol histórico do goleiro Zico". Alerta Paraná (in Portuguese). 9 December 2024. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Zico (Ex-goleiro do Cascavel e Colorado)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Zico: o herói de 1980". Revista Aldeia (in Portuguese). 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Zico o folclórico Goleiro do Cascavel e Colorado nos anos 80". Melhores da Base (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.