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Zé Carlos
Personal information
Full name	José Carlos de Almeida
Date of birth	14 November 1967
Place of birth	Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	25 October 2024 (aged 56)
Place of death	Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990	São José
1991–1992	Nacional (SP)
1993	São Caetano
1994	Portuguesa
1995	União São João
1996	Juventude
1997	Matonense
1997–2000	São Paulo
2001	Ponte Preta
2002	Grêmio
2003–2004	Joinville
2005	Portuguesa
International career
1998	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Carlos de Almeida (14 November 1967 – 25 October 2024), best known as Zé Carlos, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.

He last played for Portuguesa in 2005 until May.

Background

Zé Carlos was born in Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo on 14 October 1967.^[2] He died from a cardiac arrest in Osasco, on 25 October 2024, at the age of 56.^[3]

Zé Carlos was called up for the Brazil national team's squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup despite having never even been named for the senior squad, replacing Flávio Conceição. He played his sole national match in the 1998 FIFA World Cup semifinal match against Netherlands since Cafu was suspended.^[4]