Carlos Alberto Zanata Amato

Zanata
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Alberto Zanata Amato
Date of birthSeptember 6, 1950
Place of birthSão José do Rio Pardo (SP), Brazil
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1969-1973Flamengo19(1)
1974-1978Vasco da Gama120(8)
1978-1980Monterrey70(13)
1981Coritiba
Teams managed
1983Vasco da Gama
1987Avaí
1988-1989Vasco da Gama
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Alberto Zanata Amato, better known as Zanata (born September 6, 1950), is a former Brazilian association football defensive midfielder, who played in several Série A clubs.[1]

Career

Born in São José do Rio Pardo,[2] Zanata started his career in 1969, defending Flamengo.[1] Before leaving the club in 1973,[1] he won Placar's Bola de Prata (silver ball) award in 1970,[3] won the Campeonato Carioca in 1972, and played 19 Série A games, and scored once.[2] He joined Flamengo's rival Vasco in 1974,[1] winning the Série A in 1974 and the Campeoanto Carioca in 1977.[1] Zanata played 120 Série A games and scored eight goals for the club.[2] He defended Mexican club Monterrey from 1978 to 1980,[4] retiring in 1981 while playing for Coritiba.[1]

Honors

Flamengo

Vasco

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 370–371. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Zanata" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ Os Onze Melhores Jogadores (in Portuguese). Placar. 13 November 1970. p. 16.
  4. ↑ Carlos Alberto Zanata Amato Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)