Place of birth Jundiai, Brazil Role King of Judah Royal line Davidic line Current team Independente-PA Parents Abijah, Ahaz Name Ezequias Melo | Playing position Children Manasseh of Judah Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Died 687 BC, Jerusalem, Israel Grandparents Jotham of Judah | |
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Full name Ezequias Roosevelt Tavares de Melo Date of birth (1981-01-28) 28 January 1981 (age 34) Similar People Ahaz, Manasseh of Judah, Jotham of Judah, Josiah, David | ||
El Rey Ezequias, King Hezekiah
Ezequias Roosevelt Tavares de Melo (born 28 January 1981), known simply as Ezequias, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Independente Atlético Clube (PA) as a left back.
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- El Rey Ezequias King Hezekiah
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- Football career
- Personal life
- Honours
- References
He played for several teams during his professional career, in three countries.
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Football career
Born in Jundiaí, São Paulo, Ezequias started playing football with lowly Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano. He would then spend the following seven seasons in Portugal, with C.S. Marítimo – where he arrived in 2001 alongside Pepe, later of FC Porto, Real Madrid and the Portugal national team fame – Gil Vicente FC, Académica de Coimbra, Porto, S.C. Beira-Mar and Leixões SC, the latter two loaned by the Primeira Liga club after being unable to impress (only one league appearance, a 1–2 away loss against S.C. Braga).
In the middle of 2008, Ezequias was finally released by Porto and signed with Romania's FC Braşov. Two years after, after two seasons as first-choice, he moved to another team in that country and its Liga I, FC Rapid Bucureşti.
Personal life
For reasons unknown to him, Ezequias' second name was an homage to American president Franklin D. Roosevelt.