Zequinha (footballer, born 1949)

This article is about the Brazilian footballer that played in the NASL. For the Brazilian footballer (born 1934) that was a reserve for the 1962 World Cup champions, see Zequinha.
Personal information
Full name José Márcio Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1949-11-17) 17 November 1949
Place of birth Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1969 Flamengo - (-)
1970–1974 Botafogo - (-)
1975–1977 Grêmio - (-)
1970–1978 São Paulo FC - (-)
1979 Dallas Tornado 27 (8)
1979-80 Detroit Lightning (indoor) 22 (20)
1980–1981 Dallas Tornado 49 (10)
1980-81 Dallas Tornado (indoor) 15 (12)
1981-82 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 18 (19)
1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 (4)
1983 Tulsa Roughnecks 16 (2)
1983-84 Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) 27 (20)
1983-84 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 10 (6)
1984 Dallas Americans - (-)
1985 Tulsa Tornados 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


José Márcio Pereira da Silva (born 17 November 1949), better known in the United States as Zequinha is a retired Brazilian footballer, who played in Brazil and the United States.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Zequinha started his career in 1967 at Flamengo and he left to play for Botafogo two years later. After six season there, he then made the transfer to Grêmio in 1975 and stayed on for three years, before moving to São Paulo FC for one season.

With the popularity of the North American Soccer League at its zenith, Zequinha moved to the U.S. and joined the Dallas Tornado in 1979. Rather than go home during the off-season, he chose to play indoor soccer in the MISL for the Detroit Lightning. He played two more years in Dallas before the team was merged with the Tampa Bay Rowdies after the 1981 season.[3] After one season with the Rowdies he joined the Tulsa Roughnecks and was a member of their Soccer Bowl winning side in 1983. From there he moved back to MISL, playing indoors for the Tacoma Stars. He finished out his career in the USL, first with the Dallas Americans in 1984, then with the Tulsa Tornados in 1985. It was in the indoor game that he had his greatest success while in the U.S.

References

  1. ↑ "Zequinha :: José Márcio Pereira da Silva ::". footballzz.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Zequinha". web.archive.org. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ↑ MacCambridge, M. (2012). Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 9781449423391. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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