Ziquita

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Ziquita
Personal information
Full name Gilberto de Souza Costa
Date of birth (1953-02-05) 5 February 1953 (age 72)
Place of birth Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Position Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1975 Democrata
1975–1976 Comercial-SP
1976 Atlético Mineiro 5 (0)
1976 Marília
1977 Comercial-SP (6)
1977–1978 Guarani
1978 Comercial-SP 14 (2)
1978–1979 Athletico Paranaense
1979 Noroeste (1)
1980 Coquimbo Unido 23 (4)
1981 Democrata
1982 Blumenau  [ pt ] 4 (0)
1984 Sobradinho
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilberto de Souza Costa (born 5 February 1953), sportingly known as Ziquita, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Besides Brazil, he played in Chile.

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Career

Ziquita started his professional career with Democrata in 1973, became the top goalscorer of the 1975 Taça Minas Gerais and switched to Comercial-SP in the same year. [1]

The next years, Ziquita continued in his homeland with Atlético Mineiro (1976), [2] Comercial (1977), [3] Guarani (1977–78), [4] Comercial (1978), [3] Athletico Paranaense (1978–79) and Noroeste (1979). [1] [5]

In 1977, Ziquita also represented the Seleção Paulista do Interior. [6]

A historical player of Athletico Paranaense, he scored all goals in the 4–4 draw against the classic rival, Colorado, on 5 November 1978. [1] [7] [8] [9]

In 1980, Ziquita moved abroad and played for Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División. [10] [11]

Back in Brazil, Ziquita played for Democrata, Blumenau  [ pt ] [12] and Sobradinho, his last club in 1984. [1]

Personal life

In March 2018, Ziquita suffered a stroke. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "PASSARAM POR AQUI: Ziquita". ALMANAQUE DO FUTEBOL BRASILIENSE (in Portuguese). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. Molibidenio, Jackass (29 July 2006). "ATLÉTICO MINEIRO - ALL MATCHES OF 1976". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Comercial/RP". futebol80.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  4. "Seguramente, Leonel Martins de Oliveira é o cartola que menos sabe contratar". www.futebolinterior.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2025. Mas a lista dos "bondes" dos anos 1970 não se limitam aos meias... Roberto (ponta), Ziquita (atacante), Laone (ponta),
  5. "Quem é Quem? Democrata – GV (MG)". Sumulas-Tchê - Almanaque (in Portuguese). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  6. "HÁ 40 ANOS NO FUTEBOL BRASILIENSE: Brasília x Seleção Paulista do Interior". ALMANAQUE DO FUTEBOL BRASILIENSE (in Portuguese). 6 September 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  7. "Dia de São Ziquita". furacao.com (in Portuguese). 5 November 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  8. "Ídolo do Athletico, Ziquita deixa o hospital após suspeita de Covid-19". UmDois Esportes (in Portuguese). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  9. Atlético-PR 4x4 Colorado (05/11/1978) - Paranaense de 1978 (empate histórico do Furacão) on YouTube (in Portuguese)
  10. "Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  11. "Coquimbo 1980 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  12. "Relação de jogos do jogador Ziquita no campeonato". www.meutimenarede.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  13. Almeida, Napoleão de (24 March 2018). "Lenda do Atlético-PR sofre AVC e ganha amparo com mobilização torcida-clube". www.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2025.