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Zé Roberto
Personal information
Full name	José Roberto de Oliveira
Date of birth	9 December 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botafogo (SP)
Youth career
1996–1997	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998	Mirassol
1999	Juventus
2000	Cruzeiro
2001	Benfica B
2001	Portuguesa
2002–2003	Vitória
2004	Kashiwa Reysol
2005	Vitória
2005–2008	Botafogo
2008–2010	Schalke 04
2009	→ Flamengo (loan)
2010	Vasco da Gama
2011	Internacional
2012–2013	Bahia
2013	Figueirense
2014	Brasiliense
2015–	Botafogo (SP)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2014

José Roberto de Oliveira, or simply Zé Roberto (born 9 December 1980), is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Zé Roberto was born in Itumbiara.

His representatives agreed to a €3 million fee with both Botafogo and FC Schalke 04 in August 2007. In January 2008 they finalised the deal and Zé Roberto joined the German side.^[1]^[2] He made his debut for Schalke 04 on 3 February 2008 scoring a goal in the 90th minute, only 33 seconds after being substituted on. On 12 December 2008, he was loaned out to Flamengo to the end of the season. On 21 October 2009, he announced his wish to stay with Flamengo after the end of his loan contract.

Flamengo

Zé Roberto made his first match for Flamengo on 4 February 2009, playing against Mesquita. After only six minutes of playing, he scored his first goal for his new club. He played 72 minutes and Flamengo won 4–1 at Maracanã Stadium.^[3]^[4]

Vasco da Gama

Zé Roberto moved to Vasco da Gama in May 2010 (effective in August), signed a contract until July 2011.^[5]^[6]

Club statistics

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
2000	Cruzeiro	Série A	3	0
2001	Portuguesa Desportos	Série A	0	0
2002	Vitória	Série A	8	3
2003	Vitória	Série A	36	6
Japan			League
2004	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	18	1
Brazil			League
2005	Vitória	Série B	0	0
2005	Botafogo	Série A	17	3
2006			30	9
2007			24	2
Germany			League
2007/08	Schalke	Bundesliga	3	1
2008/09	Schalke	Bundesliga	0	0
Brazil			League
2009	Flamengo	Série A	25	5
Germany			League
2009/10	Schalke	Bundesliga
Country	Brazil		143	27
	Japan		18	1
	Germany		3	1
Total			164	29

Flamengo career statistics

(Correct as of^[update] 6 December 2009)

Club	Season	Carioca League			Brazilian Série A			Brazilian Cup			Copa Libertadores			Copa Sudamericana			Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Flamengo	2009	14	3	4	25	5	2	4	2	0	-	-	-	1	0	0	44	10	6

according to combined sources on the.^[7]

Honours

Club

Botafogo

Rio de Janeiro State League: 2006

Flamengo

Internacional

Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2011

Bahia

Bahia State League: 2012

Individual

References

^ "Kein Interesse an Zé Roberto" (in German). Kicker. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
^ "Ze Roberto offenbar zu Schalke" (in German). sport1.de. 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
^ Fla goleia o Mesquita com direito a gols do estreante Zé Roberto e de Bruno (in Portuguese)
^ Flamengo goleia e se aproxima da semifinal Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^ "Zé Roberto é apresentado". CR Vasco da Gama (in Portuguese). 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Zé Roberto joins Vasco da Gama". FC Schalke 04. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
^ "Campeão, São Paulo domina a seleção do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Terra. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

External links

Zé Roberto at Sambafoot (archived)
Zé Roberto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Zé Roberto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Zé Roberto at GloboEsporte (in Portuguese)

[1] "Kein Interesse an Zé Roberto" (in German). Kicker. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.

[2] "Ze Roberto offenbar zu Schalke" (in German). sport1.de. 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.

[3] Fla goleia o Mesquita com direito a gols do estreante Zé Roberto e de Bruno (in Portuguese)

[4] Flamengo goleia e se aproxima da semifinal Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)

[5] "Zé Roberto é apresentado". CR Vasco da Gama (in Portuguese). 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[6] "Zé Roberto joins Vasco da Gama". FC Schalke 04. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[7] Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)

[8] "Campeão, São Paulo domina a seleção do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Terra. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

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Zé Roberto (footballer, born 1980)