Zé Elias
 Zé Elias in 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Elias Moedim Júnior | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1976 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| Corinthians | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Corinthians | 60 | (2) | |||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Internazionale | 33 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Bologna | 19 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Olympiakos | 49 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Genoa | 19 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Santos | 25 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Metalurh Donetsk | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Guarani | 1 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Omonia | 12 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Londrina | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Rheindorf Altach | 17 | (1) | |||||||||
| Total | 258 | (8) | ||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Brazil | 22 | (0) | |||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | ||||||||||||
José Elias Moedim Júnior (born 25 September 1976), commonly known as Zé Elias, is a Brazilian retired footballer. A defensive midfielder, he played for 12 different teams, in seven different countries.
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Elias was one of the youngest players to ever appear for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. He had already gained strong interest from PSV Eindhoven during his beginnings as a senior, which happened at the age of 17.
After becoming an undisputed starter at Corinthians and first appearing for the Brazilian national team at 19, Elias went overseas, representing, with moderate individual success, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Inter Milan, Bologna F.C. 1909, Olympiacos FC (winning three Greek championships in a row but playing sparingly, a maximum of 18 league appearances) and Genoa CFC.
After a return to Brazil with Santos FC, Elias had short-lived stints with FC Metalurh Donetsk, Guarani Futebol Clube, AC Omonia and Londrina Esporte Clube. He retired as a player in March 2008 and assumed a scouting role in Brazil for Inter Milan; however, in June, he signed a contract with SC Rheindorf Altach for the 2008–09 season, before announcing his retirement again.
International career
Elias was capped 22 times for Brazil. He received his first call-up on 29 March 1995, in a friendly with Honduras which ended 1–1.
Elias represented the country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning bronze and later at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where Brazil were runners-up, losing 0–2 in the final against Mexico.
Honours
Club
- Corinthians
- Inter
- Olympiacos
- Santos
Country
- CONCACAF Gold Cup: Runner-up 1996
- Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal 1996
Personal life
Elias' younger brother, Rubinho, is also a professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played most of his career in Italy.
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- Zé Elias at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zé Elias – FIFA competition record
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