Zé Roberto
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| Zé Roberto | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | José Roberto da Silva Júnior | |
| Date of birth | 6 July 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Ipiranga, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Central midfielder Left winger |
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| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hamburg | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1997 1997–1998 1998 1998–2002 2002–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009– |
Portuguesa Real Madrid Flamengo Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Santos Bayern Munich Hamburg |
61 (1) 15 (0) 11 (0) 113 (17) 110 (5) 32 (5)[1] 59 (9) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1995–2007 | Brazil | 84 (6) |
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José Roberto da Silva Júnior, (born 6 July 1974 in Ipiranga), commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Hamburger SV.
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[edit] Club career
Zé Roberto began his career at Portuguesa in São Paulo, Brazil. He then joined Real Madrid for a brief spell where he helped them win La Liga, before moving back to Brazil to play for Flamengo. He joined Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 1998. It was at Bayer Leverkusen he made a real name for himself, fast becoming a popular figure at the club.
In the summer of 2002, he joined Bayern Munich for £8 million,[2] where he claimed the domestic league and Cup double three times between 2002 and 2006. He found his starting spot threatened under coach Felix Magath. Following the announcement that he would not return to Bayern Munich, he publicly criticized the club's style of play and predicted struggles if changes were not made.
On 31 August 2006, Zé Roberto signed a one-year deal with Santos FC and helped the team to win the 2007 Campeonato Paulista in a brilliant style. The win was his first and only title (to date) in a Brazilian competition. He scored seven goals in the Copa Libertadores 2007 where Santos reached the semi-finals.
On 22 June 2007, Bayern Munich officially announced the return of Zé Roberto on a Bosman transfer. He had completed his medical with the German club a day before and was offered a two year contract.[3]
He said “It was as if I’d never been away,” en route to winning a fourth domestic double with the Bavarians. During Bayern's 07-08 season, he scored five goals and was influential in Bayerns domestic and cup double. The revitalised Zé Roberto demonstrated all his newly-acquired skills by scoring five goals and forming a rock-solid partnership with Mark van Bommel in his new role in central defensive midfield.
He has made a successful start to the 2008–09 season - scoring four goals in eleven starts (as of 30 October 2008).[2]
His current contract with Bayern runs until 30 June 2009. The club offered him a contract until 2010, though Zé Roberto declined.[4]
Bundesliga side Hamburg officially announced signing Zé Roberto to a two year contract on 2 July 2009. [5]
[edit] International career
He was part of the Brazil squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. Zé Roberto scored Brazil's third and final goal in a man of the match performance in Brazil's second round match against Ghana in the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.
[edit] Honours
Germany
- German Championship: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
- German Cup: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
- German League Cup: 2004, 2007
Spain
- Spanish Championship: 1997
- Spanish Supercup: 1997
Brazil
- Paulista Championship: 2007
Brazil national team
- Copa America: 1997, 1999
- Confederations Cup: 1997, 2005
[edit] Personal life
Zé Roberto is a devout Christian and is married to Luciana, with whom he has three children, Endrik, Miriá and Isabelli.[6] He is interested in becoming a pastor once his career is over.
[edit] References
- ^ "Zé Roberto (José Roberto Júnior da Silva)". footballdatabase.com. http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=1084. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ a b "Sky Sports Ze Roberto Profile". http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11890_41863,00.html.
- ^ "Zé Roberto seals return to Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 2007-06-22. http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/news/news/2007/12190.php?fcb_sid=ddecb59f59c68658508878f95ac007b3. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Zé Roberto: Ein Jahr zu wenig?". kicker.de. 2009-03-09. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/chleague/startseite/artikel/505605/. Retrieved on 2009-03-09.
- ^ "HSV verpflichtet Zé Roberto". hsv.de. 2009-07-02. http://www.hsv.de/index.php?id=26476. Retrieved on 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Zé Roberto Profile on Bayern Munich website". http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/teams/profis/00399.php.
[edit] External links
- All about Zé Roberto on sambafoot.com
- Player Profile
- Leverkusen-who's who
- Career stats at fussballdaten.de (German)
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