Full name Luiz Ricardo da Silva Career start 2003 Place of birth Pirajui, Brazil Role Footballer Spouse Victoria Bravicheva | Name Luiz Silva Playing position Height 1.88 m Years Team Weight 89 kg Children Veronica da Silva | |
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Date of birth (1984-11-12) 12 November 1984 (age 31) | ||
Luiz Ricardo da Silva (born 12 November 1984), commonly known as Zelão, is a Brazilian professional footballer. Zelão plays in a centre back position for Penapolense.
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Career
Zelão scored his first goal in the Campeonato Brasileiro against Santos on 3 June 2007 in a 1-1 draw.

On 31 January 2011, Zelão signed a four-year contract with FC Kuban Krasnodar. After two seasons with Kuban, Zelão left on 23 January 2013, and a week later signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Astana.
In November 2014, Zelão was linked with a move to Guarani, but went on to sign for XV de Piracicaba in December.
Career statistics
As of Match played 6 July 2014Honours
Astana
References
Zelão Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA