Zinho (footballer, born 1965)

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Zinho
Personal information
Full name Sebastião Cândido da Silva
Date of birth (1965-10-17) 17 October 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Picuí, Brazil
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Youth career
Olaria (Carnaúba dos Dantas)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991 ABC
1991Mogi Mirim (loan)
1991Santa Cruz (loan)
1991–1994 Sport Recife
1995–1997 Portuguesa
1997–1998 Bahia
1998 Ponte Preta
1999 Araçatuba
1999–2001 São Caetano
2001 Portuguesa Santista
2001 Etti Jundiaí
2001 Goiás
2002 Portuguesa Santista
2002 Ceará
2003 União São João
2003 Figueirense
2003 Campinense
2004 Vila Nova
2004 Campinense
2005 Paranoá
2005 Picuí
2010 Atlético Araçatuba
Managerial career
2005 Picuí
2007 Nacional de Patos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2023

Sebastião Cândido da Silva (born 17 October 1965), better known as Zinho (and later Zinho Banderas), is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a attacking midfielder and a forward.[1]

Career[edit]

Born in Paraíba, he started playing football in the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Norte, playing amateur tournaments in the city of Carnaúba dos Dantas. He went through selection at ABC de Natal, a club where he was champion in 1990. At Sport, he won titles again, especially the 1994 Copa do Nordeste. At Portuguesa, he was runner-up in the 1996 Brazilian Championship and one of the highlights of the competition, a feat he would repeat years later with São Caetano in 2000 and 2001. From then on, he played for several other clubs across the country, but without repeating his success.

Managerial career[edit]

In 2005, Zinho founded Picuí Club in his hometown, a team where he was a player, coach and president. In 2007, he achieved a huge feat, becoming champion of Paraíba with the modest Nacional de Patos.[2] Despite the achievement, he did not coach any team again.

Personal life[edit]

In addition to his childhood nickname (Zinho), at AD São Caetano he received the nickname "Antonio Banderas" in reference to the actor who was successful at the time, an irony since Zinho was considered ugly among his club teammates. Being a man with good humor, the player incorporated Banderas into his nickname.[3]

In 2016, he was arrested for non-payment of child support.[4]

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

ABC
Sport
Individual
  • 1989 Campeonato Potiguar top scorer: 18 goals

Manager[edit]

Nacional de Patos

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Que fim levou? Zinho". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Jogos Históricos da Paraíba: após atropelar o Atlético-PB, Nacional de Patos leva o Paraibano 2007". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 28 June 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ "ONDE ANDA: Zinho, o Antônio Bandeiras brasileiro!". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 15 April 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Ex-meia da Lusa e São Caetano é preso em Natal por não quitar pensão". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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