Zequinha

This article is about the Brazilian footballer born in 1934. For the Brazilian footballer that played in the NASL, see Zequinha (footballer born 1949).
Zequinha

Zequinha, May 1963
Personal information
Full nameJose Ferreira Franco
Date of birth18 November 1934
Place of birthRecife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Date of death25 July 2009 (aged 74)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1954Auto Esporte-PB?(?)
1954–1958Santa Cruz-PE
1958–1965Palmeiras
1965Fluminense
1965–1968Palmeiras
1968–1970Atlético-PR
1970Náutico
National team
1960–1965Brazil16(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Ferreira Franco (18 November 1934 in Recife 25 July 2009), nicknamed Zequinha, was a Brazilian former football (soccer) player.

Playing career

National team

He earned 16 caps and scored 2 goals for the Brazil national football team. And he was also a part of the 1962 FIFA World Cup winning squad, although he did not play any matches during the tournament. He did though pick up a winners' medal at the tournament, being an unused substitute.

Professional

During his club career he played for Auto Esporte-PB in 1954, Santa Cruz-PE from 1954 to 1958. He then went to São Paulo club Palmeiras from 1958 to 1965. After this he went to rivals Fluminense for the 1965 season before returning to Palmeiras playing there until 1968.

After leaving Palmeiras, Zequinha went to Curitiba side Atlético-PR for whom he played for from 1968 until 1970. His last season in Brazil came with Náutico in 1970. He played for the Brazilian national team from 1960 to 1965. On 25 July 2009 Zequinha died at the age of 74

Honours

Palmeiras

International