Name Jose Rodrigues Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal Role Footballer Date joined July 1, 2011 1998–2007 Casa Pia Spouse Sara Zinhaa | Number 10 Weight 67 kg Playing position Height 1.82 m Children Bea Rodrigues | |
Full name Jose Carlos Goncalves Rodrigues Date of birth (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 27) Current team Panathinaikos F.C. (#10 / Midfielder) | ||
José Carlos Gonçalves Rodrigues (born 31 August 1988), commonly known as Zeca (Greek: Ζέκα), is a Greek professional footballer who plays for Danish club F.C. Copenhagen and the Greek national team mainly as a midfielder but also as a right back.
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- Zeca santos goals skills tackles 2016 2017 hd
- Setbal
- Panathinaikos
- Copenhagen
- International career
- Club
- International
- International goals
- Honours
- References
He spent most of his career in Greece with Panathinaikos after starting out at Casa Pia, appearing in more than 200 competitive games for the former club and winning the 2014 Greek Cup. In March 2017, he became a Greek citizen.
Zeca santos goals skills tackles 2016 2017 hd
Setúbal
Born in Lisbon, Zeca started his career with local Casa Pia AC, joining joined the club's youth system at the age of 10 and promoting to the fourth division in his first season as a senior. In the 2010 summer he moved straight into the Primeira Liga, signing with Vitória de Setúbal.
During his first and only season with the Sado River team, Zeca made 26 league appearances, appearing in as many games as a starter or a substitute and totalling 1,611 minutes of action.
Panathinaikos
On 29 July 2011, Zeca signed a four-year contract with Greek giants Panathinaikos FC for a fee of €400,000, as the club was coached by countryman Jesualdo Ferreira. He played all 30 league games in 2012–13, but Pana could only finish in sixth place. After a massive rebuilding for the following campaign, he was one of the few survivors.
On 26 April 2014, after more than 100 appearances with the club, Zeca lifted the Greek Cup as team captain, in a final against PAOK FC at the Olympic stadium in Athens. On 21 June, he signed a three-year contract extension.
In February 2015, Zeca expressed his desire to play for the Greece national team if he was awarded the country's citizenship. He agreed to renew his contract until 2018 two months later, commenting on the deal: "It will be good to continue with Anastasiou in charge. ... The team is happy and I think we can do a lot better under him".
On 6 February 2016, Andrea Stramaccioni's team ended the match with ten players, as Zeca was shown a straight red card at a 0–1 home loss against Skoda Xanthi FC. Eight days later, after returning from suspension, he again received his marching orders, but in an eventual 3–0 win at PAS Giannina FC.
On 9 August 2016, Zeca extended his contract until the summer of 2019 for an undisclosed fee.
Copenhagen
On 28 August 2017, Panathinaikos reached a formal agreement with F.C. Copenhagen for Zeca's transfer to the Danish club, for a fee believed to be in the region of €1.5 million. The player signed a four-year contract, with an annual fee of €1 million. In his debut, on 9 September, he scored in a 4–3 home win over FC Midtjylland.
International career
Having completed five years of residence and professional status in Greece, Zeca became eligible for its citizenship in the beginning of 2017. He passed the relevant language and history exams in November 2016, becoming available for national side manager Michael Skibbe in the middle of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. He earned his first cap on 25 March 2017, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Belgium; in the return match, on 3 September of that year, he scored his first goal in a 1–2 loss in Piraeus.
Club
As of 23 September 2017(* Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League)
(** Includes Taça da Liga and Greek Playoffs)