Joãozinho Neto

João Soares de Almeida Neto (born 30 January 1980), known as Joãozinho Neto, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Camaçari Futebol Clube.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is de Almeida. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.

Joãozinho Neto
Personal information
Full name João Soares de Almeida Neto
Date of birth (1980-01-30) 30 January 1980
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Camaçari
Youth career
1998 Cruzeiro
1999 Guarani
2000 Ipatinga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Santa Cruz 13 (1)
2002–2004 Cruzeiro 10 (1)
2003 → Recreativo (loan) 7 (2)
2003 → Fluminense (loan) 21 (1)
2004 → Juventude (loan) 0 (0)
2004 → Paysandu (loan) 5 (3)
2004–2005 Litex Lovech ? (?)
2005–2006 Brasiliense 5 (0)
2006 Portuguesa ? (?)
2006 Ipatinga ? (?)
2007 Vitória ? (?)
2008 Monarcas Morelia 6[1] (0)
2008 Atlético Paranaense 8 (1)
2009 Ipatinga 0 (0)
2009 Bahia 7 (1)
2010 América (MG) 0 (0)
2010 Vila Nova 4 (1)
2011 Ipatinga 0 (0)
2012– Camaçari
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Joãozinho started his career at Cruzeiro, one of the biggest club of Minas Gerais. He left Brazil for Spanish side Recreativo de Huelva on 29 January 2003.[2]

He left Brazil again for Litex Lovech on 20 July 2004.[3] He moved back to Brazil for Brasiliense on 15 August 2005,[4] signing a contract until the end of the 2006 season.[5] he played for the club at 2006 Copa do Brasil before left for Portuguesa and Ipatinga.

In January 2007, he signed a one-year contract with Esporte Clube Vitória.[6] He extended his contract for an additional year in September 2007, and he also played for the club at Copa do Brasil 2007. Joãozinho would lead Vitória to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B title, scoring 19 goals during the season.[7] In January 2008, he went on loan to Mexican Primera División side Monarcas Morelia.[8]

In June 2008, he signed a 2-year contract with Atlético Paranaense.[9] In January 2009, he left for Ipatinga.[10]

In April 2009, he was signed by Bahia at Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[11]

Personal life

He also known as Joãozinho Neto to avoid confusion with other his former teammate at Portuguesa, Joãozinho.

References
  1. http://www.femexfut.org.mx Archive, Manual Search required
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2004 Archived 2 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Bid.HTM". Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  6. "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E)RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 22/01/2007". CBF (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  7. ""Joaozinho", al Morelia" (in Spanish). Esto. January 2008.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Joãozinho já tem condições de jogo" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Paranaense. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  10. "Atacante Joãozinho se apresenta no Ipatinga" (in Portuguese). Ipatinga Futebol Clube. 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  11. "Bahia contrata atacante Joãozinho" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Bahia. 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
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