Zico (footballer, born 1954)

Zico
Personal information
Full name José Aparecido Rodrigues
Date of birth (1954-11-09) 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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Zico: o herói de 1980". Revista Aldeia (in Portuguese). 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ "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.