Zeferino (Portuguese footballer)

Zeferino
Personal information
Full name	Zeferino Paulo Borges Soares
Date of birth	27 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1992–1995	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2000	Real Madrid B
1997–1998	→ Las Palmas (loan)
1999–2000	→ Badajoz (loan)
2000–2004	Alverca
2004–2005	Umm-Salal
2005–2006	Logroñés
2007–2008	Umm-Salal
2008–2009	Çetinkaya Türk
2009	Hibernians
International career
1997–1998	Portugal U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zeferino Paulo Borges Soares (born 27 August 1978), known simply as Zeferino, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker.

Football career

Zeferino was born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Aged 17, he was bought by Real Madrid from F.C. Porto, but never played for the first team, going on to appear three seasons for the reserve side Real Madrid Castilla while also serving two second division loans in Spain.

In January 2001 Zeferino was released and joined F.C. Alverca, going on to experience his most steady period, with three consecutive top level seasons. Prior to the 2005–06 kick-off he had a trial with Major League Soccer's D.C. United,^[1] but nothing came of it, and he went on to represent Umm-Salal Sports Club (twice), CD Logroñés, Çetinkaya Türk S.K. and Hibernians FC.

^ "Zeferino dispensado pelo DC United" [Zeferino released by DC United] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 3 September 2015.