Zinho (footballer, born 1965)

Zinho
Personal information
Full name	Sebastião Cândido da Silva
Date of birth	17 October 1965 (age 59)
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
1987–1991	ABC
1991	→ Mogi Mirim (loan)
1991	→ Santa 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

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

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

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

Player

ABC

Campeonato Potiguar: 1990

Sport

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1991, 1992, 1994
Copa do Nordeste: 1994

Individual

1989 Campeonato Potiguar top scorer: 18 goals

Manager

Nacional de Patos

Campeonato Paraibano: 2007

References

^ "Que fim levou? Zinho". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ "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.
^ "ONDE ANDA: Zinho, o Antônio Bandeiras brasileiro!". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 15 April 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ "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.

External links

Zinho at ogol.com.br
Zinho Bandeiras - Picui Club - Entrevista ESPN Brasil on YouTube

[Terceiro_Tempo-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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