Zequinha (footballer, born 1948)

José Márcio Pereira da Silva (born 17 November 1948), better known in the United States as Zequinha is a Brazilian former footballer, who played in Brazil and the United States.[1][2]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Zequinha
Personal information
Full name José Márcio Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1948-11-17) 17 November 1948
Place of birth Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1969 Flamengo – (–)
1970–1974 Botafogo – (–)
1975–1977 Grêmio – (–)
1978 São Paulo FC – (–)
1979 Dallas Tornado 27 (8)
1979–80 Detroit Lightning (indoor) 22 (20)
1980–1981 Dallas Tornado 49 (10)
1980–81 Dallas Tornado (indoor) 15 (12)
1981–83 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 26 (26)
1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 (4)
1983 Tulsa Roughnecks 16 (2)
1983–84 Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) 27 (20)
1983–84 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 10 (6)
1984 Dallas Americans – (–)
1985 Tulsa Tornados 4 (1)
International career
1971–1973 Brazil 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Born in Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Zequinha started his career in 1967 at Flamengo and he left to play for Botafogo two years later. After six season there, he then made the transfer to Grêmio in 1975 and stayed on for three years, before moving to São Paulo FC for one season.

With the popularity of the North American Soccer League at its zenith, Zequinha moved to the U.S. and joined the Dallas Tornado in 1979. Rather than go home during the off-season, he chose to play indoor soccer in the MISL for the Detroit Lightning. He played two more years in Dallas before the team was merged with the Tampa Bay Rowdies after the 1981 season.[3] After two indoor and one outdoor season with the Rowdies he joined the Tulsa Roughnecks and was a member of their Soccer Bowl winning side in 1983. From there he moved back to MISL, playing indoors for the Tacoma Stars. He finished out his career in the USL, first with the Dallas Americans in 1984, then with the Tulsa Tornados in 1985. It was in the indoor game that he had his greatest success while in the U.S. He was a member of Tampa Bay's 1983 indoor Grand Prix winning side, scoring the game-tying goal with 1:55 remaining in regulation to send the match to golden goal overtime.

References
  1. "Zequinha :: José Márcio Pereira da Silva ::". footballzz.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. "Zequinha". Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. MacCambridge, M. (2012). Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 9781449423391. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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