Zequinha (Portuguese footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Egas dos Santos Branco | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Number | 87 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2004–2005 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Porto B | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Tourizense (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2007 | → Penafiel (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Gondomar (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Olhanense | 17 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Fátima (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | AEL 1964 | 48 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Panthrakikos | 15 | (2) |
| 2014– | Vitória Setúbal | 33 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José Egas dos Santos Branco (born 7 January 1987), commonly known as Zequinha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória F.C. as a forward.
Club career
Born in Setúbal, Zequinha was an unsuccessful youth graduate at F.C. Porto.[1][2] Zequinha went on to serve consecutive loans in the following three years after having appeared for the B-side – and only three times – in both the country's second and third divisions (G.D. Tourizense, F.C. Penafiel, Gondomar S.C. and Gil Vicente FC[3]).
In the 2009 summer, he was released and joined top level newcomer S.C. Olhanense on a free transfer, penning a three-year contract.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 16 August, playing 20 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against Associação Naval 1º de Maio.
In July 2011 Zequinha moved abroad, signing for two years with AEL 1964 FC in Greece. After two seasons in division two he signed with Panthrakikos F.C. in the Superleague[5] where he stayed until 7 January 2014,[6] signing with his very first club Vitória de Setúbal three days later.
International career
Zequinha represented Portugal at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, playing and starting all four matches for the team, albeit without scoring. In the round-of-16 defeat against Chile (0–1), he stripped referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh of his red card as the judge was going to send his teammate Mano off; subsequently he received his marching orders as well,[7][8] and both players were suspended from international football, Zequinha for one year.[9]
References
- ↑ Zequinha é o novo reforço júnior (Zequinha is new junior signing); Record, 31 May 2004 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Zequinha: «Empate foi positivo» (Zequinha: «Draw was positive»); Record, 8 November 2009 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Zequinha para cantar de galo (Zequinha the new rooster); Record, 12 July 2008 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Zequinha assina por 3 anos (Zequinha signs for 3 years); Record, 9 July 2009 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Δελτίο τύπου της 01.07.2013 (Press release of 01.07.2013); Panthrakikos' official website, 1 July 2013 (Greek)
- ↑ Δελτίο τύπου της 07.01.2014 (Press release of 07.01.2014); Panthrakikos' official website, 7 January 2014 (Greek)
- ↑ Vidal off after sinking Portugal; FIFA.com, 12 July 2007
- ↑ Referee loses his red card; Soccer Blog, 13 July 2007
- ↑ Zequinha suspended for one year; Mano for three months; World Cup Blog, 28 July 2007
External links
- AEL official profile (Greek)
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Zequinha profile at ForaDeJogo
- Zequinha – FIFA competition record
- Soccerway profile
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