José Roberto Rodrigues Mota (born 10 May 1979), or simply José Mota, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Roberto Rodrigues Mota Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Rio Ave | 13 | (7) |
| 2002–2004 | Oliveirense | 42 | (23) |
| 2004 | Randers | 13 | (6) |
| 2005–2007 | Viborg | 48 | (21) |
| 2007–2008 | AaB | 12 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Molde (loan) | 25 | (12) |
| 2008–2011 | Molde | 31 | (8) |
| 2010 | → Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 19 | (7) |
| 2012 | Busan IPark | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 192 | (77) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Mota joined Danish Superliga club Randers FC in September 2004, after having played for Portuguese clubs Rio Ave and Oliveirense.[1] After impressing during his first six months at the club, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with league rivals Viborg FF on 12 January 2005.[2] He scored in his debut against AGF, volleying home a cross from Christian Magleby in a 2–1 league win.[3] He made 48 league appearances for the club, in which he managed to score 21 goals.[4]
Mota joined AaB in January 2007, signing a four-year contract.[4]
In 2010, Mota was the top scorer in the AFC Champions League with nine goals, though his Suwon Bluewings team only managed to reach the quarter final stage.
In 2011, he won Norwegian top division, Tippeligaen with Molde FK and Ole Gunnar Solskjær as manager.
In January 2012, Mota signed for South Korean professional league K-League side Busan I'Park on a free transfer.
Honours
Molde
Individual
- Molde top scorer: 15 goals in 2008
- AFC Champions League top scorer: 2010
References
External links
- AaB profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-27) (in Danish)
- José Mota – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Player profile on Molde FK official club website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-06-04) (in Norwegian)
- José Mota at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- José Mota at ForaDeJogo (archived)
